One million refugees have returned to Syria since the beginning of 2025
More than one million Syrian refugees have returned home since the beginning of the year, a record number not seen since the outbreak of the Syrian war in 2011.
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March 23, 2025 Trump envoy dismisses Starmer plan for Ukraine
Sir Keir Starmer’s plan for an international force to support a ceasefire in Ukraine has been dismissed as “a posture and a pose” by Donald Trump’s special envoy. Steve Witkoff said the idea was based on a “simplistic” notion of the UK prime minister and other European leaders thinking “we have all got to be […]
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March 23, 2025 Pope Francis set to be released from hospital Sunday, according to doctors
Dr. Sergio Alfieri, medical director at Gemelli, stated on Saturday that Pope Francis will need at least two months of rest and rehabilitation as he continues his recovery at the Vatican.
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March 22, 2025 Heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76
Boxing heavyweight legend George Foreman has died aged 76. Known as Big George in the ring, the American built one of the most remarkable and enduring careers in the sport, winning Olympic gold in 1968 and claiming the world heavyweight title twice, 21 years apart – the second making him the oldest champion in history […]
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March 21, 2025 Elon Musk meets with defence officials in Pentagon visit
Tech billionaire and senior Trump adviser Elon Musk visited the Pentagon on Friday for briefings that have sparked debate after multiple US media outlets reported that he would be given an overview of US plans in the event of war with China. President Donald Trump denied the reports, saying “China will not even be mentioned […]
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March 21, 2025 Migrant deaths hit record number in 2024, UN agency says
Nearly 9,000 people have died last year attempting to cross borders, including 2,452 Mediterranean, in the the UN agency for migration has said.
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March 19, 2025 Police arrest Istanbul mayor and key Erdoğan rival amid crackdown
The government’s move to detain Ekrem İmamoğlu comes 24 hours after his university diploma was revoked.
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March 18, 2025 Scientists at Antarctic base rocked by alleged assault
A group of scientists due to work together for months at a remote Antarctic research station has been rocked after a member of the team was accused of physical assault. A team of nine researchers were due spend the Antarctic winter at the South African-run base, which sits about 170km (about 105 miles) from the […]
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March 17, 2025 St. Patrick’s Day parade celebrates Boston heritage in America’s most Irish big city
By ROBERT BUKATY and RODRIQUE NGOWI BOSTON (AP) — Throngs of green-clad, shamrock-festooned revelers filled the streets of America’s most Irish big city on Sunday for the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade. A Shriner motors by the crowd during the St. Patrick’s Day parade, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Boston, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Green, white […]
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March 17, 2025 Lyse Doucet: Symbols and substance in Canadian leader’s first foreign visits
Two European politicians, dressed symbolically in red and white, sent a message last week to Canada on social media declaring “we’ve got your back”. Also signalling support was King Charles, who planted a red maple tree on the grounds of Buckingham Palace and wore his Canadian medals during a high profile visit to a naval […]
