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March 6, 2025 6:53 PM

EU leaders begin emergency talks on higher defence spending & Ukraine aid

  European Union leaders today began a day of emergency talks to strengthen their own security and ensure that Ukraine will still be properly protected. Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor of Germany, and summit chairman Antonio Costa discussed in Brussels ways to fortify Europe's defences ...

March 6, 2025 4:45 PM

Taiwan reacts to reports of Chinese increased military spending

Taiwan has called for reason and self-restraint following reports that China would increase its military spending by 7.2 per cent in 2025. According to local media reports, the Mainland Affairs Council, MAC, of Taiwan stated that the Chinese Army continues to increase defence spending and aggressi...

March 6, 2025 3:02 PM

UN to slash monthly food aid for Rohingya in Bangladesh

The United Nations (UN) will slash monthly food aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from $12.50 to $6 per month from April due to a funding crisis, the World Food Programme (WFP) informed Bangladesh on Wednesday. Citing funding shortages, WFP stated in the letter that it had been trying to m...

March 6, 2025 1:58 PM

Bangladesh Students protest Dhaka-centric dominance, block railway in Rajshahi

In Bangladesh, Students blocked the railway line in Rajshahi on Wednesday, demanding an end to Dhaka University- and Dhaka-centric dominance in power and appointments across all sectors and calling for decentralisation.   The protesters complained that from advisory council appointments to th...

March 6, 2025 11:22 AM

Maldives sees sharp drop in exports, customs revenue in Jan 2025

The Maldives has witnessed a sharp drop in exports in January 2025, with the total value falling by 29 million Maldivian Rufiya compared to the same month last year. Goods worth 144 million Rufiya were exported, down from 173 million in January last year.   The decline in exports also impacte...

March 6, 2025 8:48 AM

Telangana student shot dead in US, 27-year-old Praveen killed in Milwaukee

In the U.S., a 27-year-old student from Telangana was shot dead by unidentified persons in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Praveen, a native of Keshampet Mandal in Shadnagar Constituency, Rangareddy district, was in his second year of a Master's program while working a part-time job. The tragic incident has l...

March 6, 2025 10:21 AM

US President tells Trudeau he has ‘not done enough’ to avoid tariff hikes

US President Donald Trump told Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about steps taken by him to avert the hike in tariff were not good enough. A tariff of 25 per cent on goods entering the US from Canada and Mexico went into effect on the 4th of March as scheduled, and 20 per cent on imports from ...

March 6, 2025 7:56 AM

4 killed, 5 injured in IED blast at Balochistan market

In Pakistan, at least four people were killed and five others injured in an explosion in a market in the restive Balochistan province yesterday. Police said an improvised explosive device (IED) was attached to a motorbike which was parked in the Naal Bazaar of Khuzdar. Naal police Station House Offi...

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