Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, is one of the distinguished participants at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025, held in the Chinese province of Hainan. On the…
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Five wounded in Amsterdam stabbing attack, police say | News
One suspect arrested after attack near the central Dam Square in the capital of the Netherlands.
At least five people have been wounded in a stabbing attack in the Netherlands capital of Amsterdam, police have said.
One suspect has been arrested…
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Trump imposes 25% tariffs on auto imports as threats on allies intensify trade war
President Donald Trump has imposed 25 percent tariffs on car imports into the United States, escalating the ongoing global trade war and causing significant declines in Asian auto stocks.
Trump’s new duties, set to…
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BFA opening ceremony: China calls for promoting economic globalization, safeguarding free trade
HAINAN- The significant impact of Asia on the global economy has been highlighted with the commencement of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 in the Chinese province of Hainan.
Notable attendees at the BFA’s opening ceremony,…
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Australian ambassador targeted in assassination plot in Iran – SBS
Australia’s former ambassador to Iran was the target of an assassination plot in 2019 in Tehran, the SBS News website reported citing leaked Iranian judicial documents.
The plot, which had not previously been reported, did not appear to involve…
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Satellite images reveal how South Korea wildfires spread
Severe wildfires have been spreading rapidly in South Korea.
Ancient temples are among the buildings that have been destroyed and thousands of people have been evacuated.
BBC Verify’s Nick Beake has been looking at how – and why – the fires spread…
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Iran stages naval parade in support of Palestinians ahead of "Quds Day"
TEHRAN, March 27 (Xinhua) — Iran held a large naval parade on Thursday in both its northern and southern waters to show support for the Palestinian people, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
The event, which featured 3,000 vessels,…
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US judge orders Trump admin to save ‘Signalgate’ chat
A US judge ordered Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday to preserve messages from a chat group used by top national security officials to discuss plans for an attack on Yemen’s Huthi rebels.
The ruling adds to the pressure on the White House…
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AFP journalist Yasin Akgul leaves jail, but lawyer says charges remain
AFP photographer Yasin Akgul, who was arrested this week covering Turkey’s worst unrest in more than a decade, was freed Thursday from an Istanbul jail, AFP correspondents said, though his lawyer said the charges against him remain.
Akgul was…
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Lebanon Druze leader accuses Israel of exploiting minority in Syria
Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt has accused Israel of exploiting followers of his minority faith in Syria as part of a broader plan to divide the Middle East along sectarian lines.
Israel wants “to implement the plan it has always had……
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