Daily Archives: 18 March، 2025

Will the EU be able to save Radio Free Europe after Trump’s funding cuts?

Muhamad Yehia European Union government ministers are discussing ways to keep the pro-democracy media outlet afloat after the Trump administration stopped its grants over the weekend. Now that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has fallen victim to sweeping funding cuts by US President Donald Trump’s administration, the future of the …

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European Commission to propose EU-wide mechanism to pool member states’ defence orders

Muhamad Yehia Ursula von der Leyen already unveiled a ReArm Europe proposal earlier this month she said could see up to €800 billion poured into the defence sector over the next four years. Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday announced that the bloc’s plan to boost its defence will include …

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Europe at the crossroads: Euronews launches special EU summit show

Muhamad Yehia As European leaders converge in Brussels this week to tackle some of the continent’s most pressing issues—Ukraine, defence, competitiveness, and migration—Euronews is bringing you a front-row seat to the action with a special live summit morning show. Your front-row pass to the summit Starting at 8 am (CET) …

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News World Gaza More than 400 Palestinians killed and scores injured in extensive Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

Muhamad Yehia Israel said it carried out the strikes after Hamas refused to release hostages held in Gaza and rejected a truce deal proposed by US special envoy Steve Witkoff. More than 400 Palestinians were killed, including children and women, on Tuesday after Israel launched extensive airstrikes, Palestinian medics say. …

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Germany’s parliament passes historic package boosting defence spending

Muhamad Yehia Friedrich Merz needed the support of two-thirds majority in parliament for his plan to unlock billions for defence and infrastructure spending. Germany’s parliament on Tuesday passed a historic bill unlocking a record level of state borrowing for defence and infrastructure through amending the country’s constitutionally enshrined fiscal rules. …

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DRC: Violations against children surge in South Kivu – UNICEF

Muhamad Yehia According to UNICEF, the resurgence of conflict in the province of South Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has forced more than 850,000 people—nearly half of them children—to flee their homes. Many are living in precarious conditions, taking shelter in schools, churches, or in …

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Southern African countries to pull troops out of eastern Congo

Muhamad Yehia The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has announced the end of its military mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following the loss of at least a dozen soldiers in January. After a virtual summit, SADC confirmed a phased withdrawal of its troops, who had been …

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Somalis rejects U.S. plan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza

Muhamad Yehia Locals in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu rejected Friday a proposal of resettling Palestinians from Gaza in Somalia. “In my opinion, as an independent Somali politician, I don’t think that it will get the unanimous support of the Somali people, be it people, the population or the government,” …

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Trump ends secret service protection for Biden’s adult children

Muhamad Yehia President Donald Trump said Monday he was ending “immediately” the Secret Service protection details assigned to Democrat Joe Biden’s adult children, which the former president had extended to July shortly before leaving office in January. The Republican president on social media objected to what he said were 18 …

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Trump orders airstrikes on Houthi strongholds, killing 53

Muhamad Yehia President Donald Trump announced a series of airstrikes on Houthi-held areas in Yemen, targeting the Iran-backed rebels’ strongholds. The Houthis reported at least 53 people were killed in the strikes. Trump vowed to use ‘overwhelming lethal force’ until the rebels cease attacks on global shipping. In a social …

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