US Pulls Back From Global Climate Financing Pact
Washington has withdrawn from the Just Energy Transition Partnership, leaving other donors in place but complicating projects in South Africa and Indonesia.
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Latakia clashes leave at least 70 dead as Syria's new rulers struggle to contain coastal violence
France 24, citing a war monitor, says fighting in Latakia province has killed at least 70 people and exposed a major security challenge for Syria's new authorities.
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US suspends intelligence sharing with Ukraine as Trump-Zelenskyy tensions widen
CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed on 2025-03-05 that the United States had paused intelligence sharing with Kyiv, a move that could constrain Ukraine’s ability to target Russian forces while Washington presses for negotiations.
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Somalia faces aid shortfalls as government weighs security funding pressure
Somali Finance Minister Bihi Imaan Egeh says the government must shoulder more of the cost of national priorities as shifting foreign aid leaves security and other programs under pressure.
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South Sudan detains senior Machar allies as peace deal comes under strain
Gen Gabriel Duop Lam and oil minister Puot Kang Chol were taken into custody, while troops briefly surrounded Vice-President Riek Machar’s home in Juba.
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Trump threatens Hamas and Gaza residents as US opens direct talks
The US president demanded the immediate release of every hostage while his administration confirmed unprecedented direct contact with Hamas over American captives.
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Pakistan bombing kills at least 12 at Bannu security compound
Police and a hospital official said attackers used explosive-laden vehicles before storming the site.
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Philippine Air Force searches for missing FA-50 after night operations exercise
The Philippine Air Force said an FA-50 fighter jet went missing shortly after midnight during a Tactical Night Operations exercise.
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Female suicide bomber kills one in Pakistan’s Balochistan province
A female suicide bomber killed one person and wounded three others in Kalat, renewing concern about insurgent violence in southwest Pakistan.
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L'armée déloge la milice Mobondo du village Lweme: 8 morts
Radio Okapi reported that the Congolese army drove Mobondo militia fighters out of Lweme, killing eight and wounding several others.
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Trump orders pause in U.S. military aid to Ukraine after Oval Office clash with Zelensky
A White House official told CNN that President Donald Trump is ordering a pause on shipments of U.S. military aid to Ukraine after last week's argument with Volodymyr Zelensky.
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United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth orders a halt to offensive cyber operations and information operations against Russia by U.S. Cyber Command.
NBC News reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered U.S. Cyber Command to pause offensive cyber and information operations against Russia, prompting questions about U.S. policy and strategy.
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Zelensky meets King Charles at Sandringham after London summit on Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky visited King Charles III at Sandringham after attending a European summit in London on ending the war in Ukraine.
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Israel blocks aid into Gaza as strikes and artillery fire resume
Israel halted all supplies into Gaza after the first phase of the truce ended on the event date, with artillery fire and air strikes reported in the territory.
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Colombian army says ELN lured troops with flag before setting off explosive in Saravena
The military said ELN fighters placed a flag at the entrance to Saravena, Arauca, to draw troops into range before detonating an improvised explosive device.
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ADF-linked attacks in Ituri leave at least 23 dead and about 20 hostages, report says
Civil society sources in eastern Congo say ADF fighters killed at least 23 people and took about 20 hostage in two villages in Ituri province.
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Bodies found near Orú deepen pressure on Colombia’s Catatumbo region
Authorities found three dead men near the village of Orú in Tibú, including one body wearing an ELN armband, as the Catatumbo corridor remains caught in a wider conflict.
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Israel and Hamas remained split over whether to extend the deal or move into a second phase that could end the war.
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PKK declares ceasefire after Ocalan calls for peace and disarmament
The announcement is the most significant step yet in a 40-year conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.
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Israel blocks Gaza aid as ceasefire talks enter a new phase
2025-03-01 event: Israel stopped all food and other supplies entering Gaza and warned of further consequences if Hamas did not accept a ceasefire extension proposal.
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Starmer gives Zelensky backing as UK signs £2.26bn loan for Ukraine military supplies
Volodymyr Zelensky’s London visit produced a new British loan for Ukrainian military supplies and a public show of support from Keir Starmer after a bruising White House row.
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Suwayda Military Council Declares Full Alert After Jaramana Clashes
Violent clashes in Jaramana, in the Damascus countryside, left people dead and injured and triggered a full military alert declaration by the Military Council in Suwayda, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to prepare to defend the Druze community there.
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State Department ends U.S. support for Ukraine’s energy grid restoration effort
The State Department terminated a USAID-backed initiative that had helped restore Ukraine’s energy grid after Russian attacks, NBC News reported.
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South Africa, Malaysia and Colombia unite over Gaza plan they call ethnic cleansing
Three leaders from different regions used a joint article to reject Donald Trump's Gaza proposal and describe it in the strongest possible terms.
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