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Trump ‘couldn’t care less’ if car makers hike prices

US President Donald Trump says he won’t car industry executives against raising prices as tariffs on foreign-made autos come into force, telling NBC News he “couldn’t care less” if they do. The White House has been preparing to impose new tariffs on a range of consumer goods on April 2, a move that has drawn criticism from international leaders and concerns about potential price increases for consumers. In the interview, Trump said his permanent tariffs on foreign-made automobiles would be a boost to US-domiciled factories and was confident the move would lead to increased sales of American-made cars.

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Turkey

Huge rallies for Erdogan rival

Hundreds of thousands of Turks protested in Istanbul this weekend against the jailing of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival, sustaining the largest demonstrations Turkey has seen in more than a decade. A letter from Imamoglu was read out at the rally to cheers from the crowd. “I have no fear, you are behind me and by my side. I have no fear because the nation is united. The nation is united against the oppressor,“ the letter said. ”They can put me in jail and try me as much as they want, the nation has shown that it will crush all traps and plots.“

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South Korea

28 Mar 2025

Weather break helping to tame deadly wildfires

Light rain has offered some relief to South Korean authorities tackling the country’s worst wildfires on record, with exhausted firefighters making another push to contain blazes stretching 70 km (44 miles). At least 28 people have died and more than 45,000 hectares (111,197 acres) of largely forest land in the country’s southeast have been charred or are burning, as strong winds have driven blazes from central Uiseong county to coastal regions over the past week.

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28 Mar 2025

China

France, China ministers in ‘constructive’ talks

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has begun a two-day visit to China, during which he is to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart on Ukraine and longstanding trade disputes between China and Europe. Barrot went into a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday morning, to be followed by a news conference and luncheon. On Friday, he will travel to Shanghai for meetings with local officials and business leaders.

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Military

Rescuers dig for missing US soldiers

Rescuers in Lithuania are digging into a peat bog in a military training area to recover the vehicle of four US soldiers missing for two days. The soldiers in the M88 Hercules armoured recovery vehicle were on an exercise at the Pabrade training ground near the Belarus border where US units have been rotating since 2019.

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Security

26 Mar 2025

‘Nothing’: Trump defends war chat

President Donald Trump has downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen’s Houthis this month to a group chat that included a journalist, saying it was “the only glitch in two months” of his administration as Democratic lawmakers heaped criticism on the administration for handling highly sensitive information carelessly.

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26 Mar 2025

Security

Officials mistakenly leak war plans

Top national security officials for President Donald Trump, including his defence secretary, mistakenly disclosed war plans in a messaging group that included a journalist shortly before the United States attacked Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, it has been revealed. The group texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, the magazine reported. The National Security Council said the text chain “appears to be authentic.”

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Russia

US, Russia talk as strikes persist

US and Russian officials have wrapped up day-long talks focused on a narrow proposal for a ceasefire at sea between Kyiv and Moscow, part of a diplomatic effort that Washington hopes will help pave the way for broader peace negotiations. Even as the meeting was under way in Saudi Arabia, where a Ukrainian delegation was present on the sidelines, a Russian missile strike damaged a school and a hospital in Ukraine, wounding at least 88 people.

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Canada

‘We can talk on Canada’s terms’

New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was available for a call with US President Donald Trump but would do so “on our terms as a sovereign country”. Carney was elected leader of the ruling Liberal Party on March 9, automatically becoming prime minister. Calls with the US president traditionally take place soon afterwards but the two men have yet to speak. ”I’m available for a call, but you know, we’re going to talk on our terms as a sovereign country, not as what he pretends we are,“ Carney told reporters in Newfoundland on the second day of a general election campaign.

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Ukraine

23 Mar 2025

Mass drone strikes kill seven

At least seven people have been killed after Russia launched a barrage of drones across Ukraine overnight, according to local Ukrainian officials and emergency services. The attack on the Ukrainian capital came ahead of ceasefire negotiations in Saudi Arabia in which Ukraine and Russia are expected to hold indirect US-mediated talks on Monday to discuss a pause in long-range attacks targeting energy facilities and civilian infrastructure. The Ukrainian delegation is expected to meet with US officials in Saudi Arabia a day ahead of the indirect talks, Ukrainian President Voldoymyr Zelenskyy said. Ukraine is planning to send technical teams to discuss the details of the partial ceasefire.

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23 Mar 2025

Turkey

22 Mar 2025

Tense protests grow in Turkey

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoglu has appeared before police for questioning on terror-related charges, a day after his interrogation over corruption allegations. His arrest this week has sparked widespread protests across Turkey, with demonstrators rallying in multiple cities to voice their opposition.

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22 Mar 2025

Accident

21 Mar 2025

Early report out on jet that went belly-up in Toronto

The alert system on a Delta Air Lines jet that flipped upside down and burst into flames as it tried to land in Toronto last month indicated a high rate of descent less than three seconds before touchdown, according to a preliminary report. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada, which issued the report, continues to investigate the February 17 crash-landing.

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21 Mar 2025

Middle East

Scores dead, many flee as Israel action ramps up

Israeli strikes have killed at least 85 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip overnight, according to local health officials. Hours later, Hamas fired three rockets at Israel without causing casualties, in the first such attack since Israel ended their ceasefire with a surprise bombardment of Gaza on Tuesday.

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Yemen

Houthis will be ‘annihilated’

US President Donald Trump has threatened Yemen’s Houthi rebels, saying they’ll be “completely annihilated” as American airstrikes pound locations under their control, while further pressuring the group’s main benefactor Iran. Strikes hit Sanaa, Yemen’s rebel-held capital, as well as their stronghold of Saada in the country’s northwest. Footage showing firefighters battling a blaze in Sanaa and damaged at what it described as a sheep farm in al-Jawf.

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Space

Astronauts finally return to Earth after space saga

Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have returned to Earth, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico in the early evening, just hours after departing the International Space Station. Splashdown occurred off the coast of Tallahassee in the Florida Panhandle, bringing their unplanned odyssey to an end.

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Court

Chief Justice rebukes Trump’s attack on judge

US Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked calls for impeaching federal judges shortly after US President Donald Trump demanded the removal of a judge who ruled against his deportation plans. In a rare statement, Roberts wrote: “For more than two...

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