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18 March 2025, 08:15
Preview US President Donald Trump has terminated the Secret Service protection of Hunter Biden
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18 March 2025, 08:15
Preview The IDF has resumed “extensive strikes” in Gaza after negotiations with Hamas stalled
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18 March 2025, 08:15
Preview The EU will discuss supporting the RFE/RL news agency after Trump slashed its funding, the bloc’s top diplomat has said
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18 March 2025, 08:15

BRUSSELS/ GENEVA, Mar 17 (IPS) - Winds are also changing in trade policy. As they get rougher and more unpredictable, the much-criticised multilateral trade regime of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has so far proved surprisingly resilient. Paradoxically, Donald Trump’s tariff policy could actually strengthen the WTO.

Read the full story, “WTO: Standing Tall as the Winds Howl”, on globalissues.org

18 March 2025, 08:15

A relative of two Syrians tortured and murdered by the Assad regime has spoken of the anguish caused by their enforced disappearance during the country’s civil war.

Read the full story, “Syria: Relative of Assad regime’s disappeared speaks of anguish in search for truth and justice”, on globalissues.org

18 March 2025, 08:15

The Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year, as UN agencies reported sharp declines in resources for lifesaving aid.

Read the full story, “Afghanistan: Security Council renews UN mission as WHO warns of health catastrophe”, on globalissues.org

18 March 2025, 08:15

The rapid spread of the highly infectious avian flu virus H5N1 has reached an “unprecedented” scale, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly spilling over into mammals, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Monday.

Read the full story, “FAO warns of ‘unprecedented’ avian flu spread, in call for global action”, on globalissues.org

18 March 2025, 08:15

Fourteen years of war have left Syria’s people in desperate need – but international support is dwindling, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, calling for urgent investment in the country’s recovery.

Read the full story, “Funding shortages risk undermining a ‘watershed moment’ for Syria”, on globalissues.org

18 March 2025, 08:15

The UN on Monday expressed concern over the continued threat posed to shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi attacks from their bases in Yemen as well as recent airstrikes by the United States which have left over 50 reportedly dead.

Read the full story, “World News in Brief: US strikes on Yemen, Gaza aid update, debt burden weighs on developing world”, on globalissues.org

18 March 2025, 08:15
The world champions will face Uruguay on March 21 and Brazil on March 25 without their influential captain.