Soccer fans around the world call on FIFA, UEFA to ‘show Israel the red card’
As Israel prepares to play its 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, its soccer teams are facing calls to be banned from all competitions.
Day: March 16, 2025
Trump’s bitcoin reserve a ‘digital Fort Knox’: New gold or gamble?
The U.S. plans to create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, backed by 200,000 bitcoins seized in civil and criminal cases. This move, part of President Trump’s effort to make the country a global cryptocurrency leader, aims to stabilize the currency without …
Fifteen detained after North Macedonia nightclub fire kills 59
Pyrotechnics during a concert sparked the blaze, causing mass panic in the crowd.
Gaza: Israeli air strike kills nine in Beit Lahiya, local ministry says
At least nine Palestinians including three local journalists were killed on March 15 in an Israeli air strike on Gaza’s northern Beit Lahiya town, the local health ministry said, as Hamas leaders held ceasefire talks with mediators in Cairo.
‘At least 50 dead’ after nightclub fire
At least 50 people are reported to have died in a fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia.
US launches deadly strikes on Yemen’s Houthis as Trump vows to end Red Sea attacks
US President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Houthis on March 15 over the group’s attacks against Red Sea shipping, killing at least 31 people, according to the Iran-aligned group. Washington warned Tehran to stop ba…
Are Polish attitudes to Ukrainian refugees souring?
Polish anti-discrimination coach Lukasz Jakubowski reports a rise in racist attacks against Ukrainian refugees, including schoolchildren. Tensions have increased as the Polish government considers limiting child benefits for Ukrainian parents. This iss…
Italy says does not plan to send peacekeepers to Ukraine
Rome does not plan to participate in a peacekeeping force on the ground in eastern Ukraine to guarantee a potential ceasefire, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office has announced.
Between 275,000 and 325,000 rally in Belgrade for anti-corruption protest
Between 275,000 and 325,000 protesters gathered in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, on March 15 in what was likely the largest in a series of anti-corruption demonstrations that have shaken the Balkan country in recent months.
The movement emerged after 1…
Ukraine LIVE: Putin henchman names two conditions for ceasefire as talks hang by thread
The war has already been raging for well over three years, since Vladimir Putin’s invasion of February 24, 2022.