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Italy proposes extending NATO’s security umbrella to Ukraine without membership 2025-03-07
Anadolu Agency

Italy proposed on Thursday that Ukraine be offered protection under NATO's collective defense without full membership. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, speaking at a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels, emphasized the need for "more durable solutions" than sending European peacekeeping troops to...

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Eurostar and French train services halted at Gare du Nord after WW2 bomb found 2025-03-07
AOL

Traffic at the Paris Gare du Nord train station has been halted after a second world war bomb was found on tracks leading to France’s busiest terminal, officials said. The unexploded bomb was found in the middle of the tracks overnight during maintenance work carried out in the suburb of Saint...

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Can China keep winning without fighting? 2025-03-07
Asiatimes

China’s global expansion under President Xi Jinping reflects Sun Tzu’s principle of “subduing the enemy without fighting.” Instead of direct military conflict, China relies on economic, diplomatic and technological influence. Through initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),...

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Philippines says to sign troops pact with Canada as defense ties deepen 2025-03-07
LBC International

The Philippines and Canada are set to sign a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) after negotiations to...

photo: AP / Private First Class Carmelotes/Public Affairs Office Armed Forces of the Philippines

German government coalition: Can CDU, SPD come together? 2025-03-07
Deutsche Welle

Germany needs a new government fast. The center-right CDU/CSU and the center-left SPD are set to hammer out an agreement by Easter, but there are several sticking points. ......

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Court orders South Korea’s impeached President Yoon released from jail for his criminal trial 2025-03-07
The Los Angeles Times

A South Korean court on Friday ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, more than a month after he was arrested and indicted over his short-lived imposition of martial law. The decision by the Seoul Central District Court would allow Yoon to stand trial while not being...

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Pope Francis thanks well-wishers in first audio message since hospitalization 2025-03-07
CNN

Pope Francis thanked his supporters for their prayers on Thursday in a breathless audio message that nonetheless lifted spirits among his faithful as concerns grow for the 88-year-old pontiff’s health. The Pope’s pre-recorded remarks, broadcast on loudspeakers at the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square...

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Changing Gaza by force will bring new chaos, Wang says 2025-03-07
ECNS

Changing the status of Gaza by forceful means will not bring about peace, but only new chaos, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday, calling on major countries to promote ceasefire and step up...

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Putin warns Russia's opponents by citing Napoleon's defeat 2025-03-07
Xinhua

MOSCOW, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday cautioned those opposing Russia by invoking French Emperor Napoleon...

photo: AP / Evgeny Paulin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo

More than 133,000 Syrians have left Turkey for Syria: Erdogan 2025-03-07
The New Arab

More than 133,000 Syrians living in Turkey have returned home in the three months since former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was toppled, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on...

photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici