Day: March 12, 2025

In today’s newsletter: After Ukraine and the United States agree to a 30-day ceasefire plan, Moscow faces key decision on how to respond

Pakistan’s military have been engaged in a deadly standoff for more than 24 hours with armed militants who hijacked a train and took hostages, in a dramatic escalation of an insurgency that has plagued the region for decades.

Over a thousand people will be laid off from the 4,000-person agency

There is no faith that the US are honest brokers in talks with Russia among the people of Ukraine or in its corridors of power, writes World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley

Pakistani security forces exchanged gunfire on Wednesday with hundreds of separatist militants as they sought to free about 300 hostages aboard a train in the country’s rugged southwest, officials said
Pakistani security forces exchanged gunfire on Wednesday with hundreds of separatist militants as they sought to free about 300 hostages aboard a train in the country’s rugged southwest, officials said.

Ukraine has backed a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire and agreed to “immediate” negotiations with Russia in talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The US said it would resume aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv.

US News: A heated exchange occurred between White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and AP reporter Josh Boak regarding Trump’s tariff policies. Leavitt d

Pakistani forces have rescued 155 passengers from a train that was hijacked by separatist fighters in the southwest of the country, security sources said on Wednesday, while the government said an operation was underway to rescue dozens still held hostage.