Bodies of aid workers recovered from Gaza mass grave after March 23 killings
The recovery of 14 bodies adds to the grim tally from an attack that has left one person still believed buried.
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Caribbean guilder starts as new legal tender in Curaçao and Sint Maarten
Curaçao and Sint Maarten have begun using the Caribbean guilder, with the old Antillean currency still accepted for a limited transition period.
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Sukiya closes nearly 2,000 Japan restaurants for hygiene checks
The beef-bowl chain scheduled a four-day nationwide cleaning after separate reports of a rat in soup and an insect in another meal.
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Brooklyn Park plane crash leaves no survivors aboard, residents safe in house strike
A SOCATA TBM7 crashed into a home in Brooklyn Park shortly after taking off from Des Moines, prompting an FAA and NTSB investigation.
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Carney calls Trump's auto tariff a 'direct attack' and vows Canada will respond
The Canadian prime minister said the 25% import tax threatens jobs and trade, and he set Ottawa talks for Thursday.
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Trump announces 25% tariffs on cars and parts imported into the US
The White House says the tariffs will begin on April 2 for vehicles, with duties on car parts following later, intensifying pressure on global auto supply chains.
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US says Black Sea shipping deal reached, but Russia demands sanctions relief
Washington said Russia and Ukraine agreed to halt attacks in the Black Sea and secure commercial shipping, while Moscow said sanctions relief must come first on the event date 2025-03-25.
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Morrisons to Close Cafes and Convenience Stores in Fresh Cost-Cutting Drive
British supermarket chain Morrisons says it will close dozens of cafes, stores and in-store services as it tries to redirect investment and compete in a tougher grocery market.
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23andMe files for Chapter 11 as Anne Wojcicki steps down
The genetic-testing company says it will sell substantially all of its assets while trying to keep operating through the bankruptcy process.
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Hamas official Ismail Barhoum killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital, group says
Hamas said Barhoum was struck inside Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis while Israel said it hit a key militant operating there.
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Hamas says Israeli strike in Khan Younis killed senior political leader Salah al-Bardawil
A Hamas official told the BBC that Salah al-Bardawil and his wife were killed in an Israeli air strike in southern Gaza on 2025-03-23.
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Sudan’s army says it has seized the central bank as it pushes deeper into Khartoum
The Sudanese army says it has captured the central bank headquarters from the RSF, extending a series of gains in Khartoum after taking the presidential palace a day earlier.
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Deutsche Bank Says It Will Cut About 2,000 Retail Jobs on Event Date 2025-03-20
Chief executive Christian Sewing said the lender plans further job cuts and branch closures in Germany as it pushes to improve profitability in its retail banking business.
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Russia accuses Ukraine of breaking energy ceasefire with oil depot strike
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Ukraine struck an oil depot in Krasnodar Krai just hours after a Trump-Putin deal to pause attacks on energy infrastructure.
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UN Staffer Killed, Five Wounded in Strike on Gaza Guesthouse
2025-03-19 event: The United Nations said one international staff member died and five others were injured in a strike on a guesthouse in Deir al-Balah.
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Audi to cut 7,500 jobs in Germany as EV demand slows and competition bites
The Volkswagen-owned carmaker says the cuts will come through voluntary exits and contract expirations, not compulsory redundancies, as Germany's auto industry battles weak demand and Chinese competition.
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Houthis claim strike on USS Harry S. Truman after US raids in Yemen
The Houthi movement says it fired rockets and drones at the USS Harry S. Truman, while no damage has been reported.
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Karak salt mine landslide kills two workers and injures one
A landslide inside a salt mine in Karak district, Pakistan, leaves two workers dead and another injured, according to rescue officials.
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EU pledges $5bn for South Africa after U.S. aid cuts widen funding gap
Ursula von der Leyen says most of the package will support clean energy and vaccine manufacturing as Brussels and Pretoria renew ties after seven years.
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Qatar begins gas deliveries to Syria via Jordan to boost power output
Qatar has started sending natural gas through Jordan to help run Syria's Deir Ali power plant and lift electricity generation for Damascus and other cities.
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Starmer abolishes NHS England in major attempt to cut bureaucracy
The government says folding NHS England into the health department will save money and put more control directly in ministers’ hands, but critics warn that another reorganisation could disrupt care.
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Canada hits back with $20.7 billion in tariffs after Trump's metal levy
Ottawa announced retaliatory duties after Washington imposed 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
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Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in foreign-aid funds
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release nearly $2 billion in foreign-aid payments on 2025-03-11, ruling that money already approved by Congress must be spent on completed work under existing contracts.
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Ontario pulls back electricity surcharge after Trump escalates tariff fight
Doug Ford suspended the levy after a call from Howard Lutnick, and the White House said Trump backed away from doubling steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%.
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