Italian Prime Minister’s close relationship with President Trump may weigh on a referendum on reforming Italy’s judiciary. #Italy039s #farright #Prime #Minister039s #political #future #stake #referendum #vote
The concert in Seoul’s historic center was a grand homecoming for a pivotal force of South Korean soft power. RM, the group’s leader, performed through an ankle injury. #BTSs #Comeback #Show #Heavy #Album
On 19 March, ahead of the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, 79 WTO members participating in the Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions (TESSD) unveiled a package of outcome documents showcasing progress achieved over the past five years and highlighting the group’s substantive analytical work across several workstreams since MC13. Members also expressed their readiness to shift towards priority areas and deliver concrete actions after MC14. #Participants #launch #MC14 #environmental #sustainability #package #chart #phase #action
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Sunday hinted at the possibility of sending the country’s Self-Defence Forces for minesweeping operations in the Strait of Hormuz, provided that a ceasefire is realised in the conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel. “Japan’s minesweeping technology is at the top level in the world,” Motegi said during a television programme. “Let’s say [the parties have entered into a] ceasefire, and in the event that mines pose an obstacle, we may have to think about it,” he added, referring to a potential SDF dispatch. Motegi, who was present during Thursday’s Japan-US summit talks in Washington, recalled how US President Donald Trump was […]
World March 21, 20265:47 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By Adrian Ma , Darian Woods , Eric McDaniel How the Iran war is wasting American resources Listen · 5:13 5:13 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src=”https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5753825/nx-s1-9697932″ width=”100%” height=”290″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” title=”NPR embedded audio player”> Facebook Flipboard Email #Iran #war #wasting #American #resources #NPR
The U.S. military said it had substantially degraded Tehran’s fighting power, attacking 8,000 targets so far. But on Saturday, both the United States and Britain said Iran had tried to strike a faraway joint base. #Iran #War #Live #Updates #U.S #Bombed #Thousands #Iranian #Targets #Iran #Shows #Sign #Backing
by Robert Staiger The outlook for world trade in 2026 will be shaped by two powerful and opposite forces. On the one hand, the extraordinary momentum of investment in artificial intelligence (AI) continues to energize global demand for high-tech goods and digitally delivered services. On the other hand, the conflict in the Middle East – and the resulting spike in energy and transport costs – could weigh heavily on world trade and output. The WTO Secretariat’s latest Global Trade Outlook and Statistics 2026 captures this evolving picture, presenting the latest data for 2025 as well as new projections for 2026 and 2027. While trade proved more resilient than expected in […]
Three weeks into the Iran war, tit-for-tat escalations on multiple fronts have dragged the Middle East to the brink of the region-wide conflict that its governments have repeatedly warned about – and tried to avert – since Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023. Israel has launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon in recent days, after Hezbollah entered the conflict in response to the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Iraq has been turned into a shooting range, as Iran-allied militias exchange missile fire with US and Kurdish forces also facing cross-border attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Sandwiched between the two countries, Syria’s revolutionary government is watching […]
The cost of the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran are mounting in terms of civilian deaths and damage to Iran’s most famous cultural heritage sites. #Iran039s #cultural #heritage #sites #damaged #American #Israeli #strikes
U.S. warplanes and attack helicopters are hitting Iranian targets in an effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, officials said. The price of oil remained high as new strikes hit Gulf energy facilities. #Iran #War #Live #Updates #U.S #Steps #Attacks #Strait #Energy #Fears #Unsettle #Markets
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