Statement from the Press Secretary – The White House

  1. Statement from the Press Secretary  The White House
  2. Released From Hamas Captivity, a Hostage Finds His Family Gone  The New York Times
  3. White House says Trump ‘listened intently to the hostages’ heartbreaking stories’  The Times of Israel
  4. 'They handcuffed one of the boys, cut his hand—and smiled'  Ynetnews
  5. ‘You were sent by God’: Freed hostages meet Donald Trump in White House  The Jerusalem Post
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9 vacationing students missing in Mexico found dismembered on highway – New York Daily News

  1. 9 vacationing students missing in Mexico found dismembered on highway  New York Daily News
  2. 9 Students Who Went Missing While on Vacation Found Dismembered on the Side of a Highway in Mexico  PEOPLE
  3. Disappearance of eight young people and the silence of three states highlights opacity of crime in Mexico  EL PAÍS USA
  4. Chilling cartel warning to 'thieves' is found on note stuck to victim's body as new details emerge in slaughte  Daily Mail
  5. 9 Students Who Went Missing On Mexico Holiday Found Dismembered With "Bag Of Hands"  NDTV
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‘Paradigm shift’: Australian researchers discover key to treatment of bacterial vaginosis

Study shows that male partners can help in limiting recurrence of the condition afflicting almost one in three women

Like almost one in three women, Hanae has developed bacterial vaginosis (BV) – a condition when the normal healthy bacteria in the vagina are replaced by an overgrowth of other mixed bacteria.

When she got it for first time in 2021, she took the standard treatment of antibiotics, only for the condition to come back weeks later. “It came back time and time again, no matter how many times I got antibiotic treatment,” said Hanae, who lives in Melbourne.

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In 1st moves as IDF chief, Zamir orders recheck of Oct. 7 probes, dissolving Iran unit – The Times of Israel

  1. In 1st moves as IDF chief, Zamir orders recheck of Oct. 7 probes, dissolving Iran unit  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel new army chief Eyal Zamir says Hamas mission ‘not accomplished’  Al Jazeera English
  3. New Israeli military chief assumes command with Gaza ceasefire in the balance  Reuters
  4. Middle East crisis: Netanyahu tells new military chief Israel ‘determined’ to achieve victory – as it happened  The Guardian
  5. New IDF chief Eyal Zamir faces old battles as Netanyahu seeks to dictate his first moves  Haaretz
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Macron: France must face ‘Russian threat’ with or without US – POLITICO Europe

  1. Macron: France must face ‘Russian threat’ with or without US  POLITICO Europe
  2. Macron warns Russian aggression ‘knows no borders’ in televised address  The Guardian
  3. Macron will open debate about extending French nuclear protection to European allies  Reuters
  4. Emmanuel Macron says Europe must be ready to defend Ukraine without U.S. assistance  NBC News
  5. Macron says he’ll confer with allies on protecting Europe with French nuclear deterrence  The Associated Press
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The dangerous tension in Europe’s response to Trump – The Economist

  1. The dangerous tension in Europe’s response to Trump  The Economist
  2. Willpower, Not Manpower, is Europe’s Main Limitation for a Force in Ukraine  War On The Rocks
  3. Can Europe Back Ukraine’s Fight Alone?  New Lines Magazine
  4. Trump wants to destroy the EU — and rebuild it in his image  POLITICO Europe
  5. Europe Should Make a $200 Billion Deal With Trump  Foreign Policy
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As Israel and U.S. Align on Gaza, the Arab’s Plan Leaves Issues Unanswered – The New York Times

  1. As Israel and U.S. Align on Gaza, the Arab’s Plan Leaves Issues Unanswered  The New York Times
  2. 'Obstacles' in Egypt's $53 billion plan to rebuild Gaza, install Palestinian Authority control  CNBC
  3. The Arab League's plan for Gaza  The Week
  4. Trump and Netanyahu Reject the New Arab Plan for Gaza – but for Very Different Reasons  Haaretz
  5. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian’s Regular Press Conference on March 5, 2025  MFA China
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Jack Daniel’s maker says Canada pulling US alcohol off shelves ‘worse than tariff’

CEO Lawson Whiting calls Canada’s move ‘disproportionate response’ to levies imposed by Trump administration

The Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman’s CEO Lawson Whiting said on Wednesday Canadian provinces taking US liquor off store shelves was “worse than a tariff” and a “disproportionate response” to levies imposed by the Trump administration.

Several Canadian provinces have taken US liquor off store shelves as part of retaliatory measures against Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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Hundreds of Children Are Among the Rape Victims of Sudan’s War, U.N. Says – The New York Times

  1. Hundreds of Children Are Among the Rape Victims of Sudan’s War, U.N. Says  The New York Times
  2. Infants as young as one raped in Sudan, UNICEF says  Reuters
  3. Sexual violence used as war tactic against Sudanese children: UNICEF  Straight Arrow News
  4. Sudan civil war: One-year-olds dey among rape victims for Sudan war, UN tok  BBC.com
  5. Sudan: Children as young as one raped during conflict, UNICEF warns  UN News
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Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi given 74 lashes over protest song

Lashes were part of agreement to end criminal case against Yarrahi over song against Iran’s strict dress code for women

Mehdi Yarrahi, a well-known Iranian protest singer who spoke out against the country’s strict dress code for women, has been given 74 lashes as part of an agreement to end a criminal case against him.

Yarrahi was initially convicted in January 2024 of acting unlawfully by releasing a protest song in September 2023 entitled Your Headscarf (Roo Sarito) on the first anniversary of the “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising.

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Trump admin rethinking Guantánamo immigrant detention plan – NBC News

  1. Trump admin rethinking Guantánamo immigrant detention plan  NBC News
  2. Satellite analysis shows rapid dash to house migrants at Guantanamo Bay  ABC News
  3. Team Trump rethinking costly Guantánamo Bay immigration plan: report  The Independent
  4. An open letter to Trump from former Guantanamo prisoners  Al Jazeera English
  5. Exclusive: Trump Administration Suspends Military Deportation Flights  The Wall Street Journal
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Macron warns Russian aggression ‘knows no borders’ in televised address

French president says Europe must prepare for a future without guaranteed US support, warning Russian threat could extend beyond Ukraine

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has warned that Russian aggression “knows no borders”, will not stop at Ukraine and is a direct threat to France and Europe which must prepare in case the US steps away from its side.

“I want to believe the US will stay by our side,” Macron said in a televised address late on Wednesday. “But we have to be ready if that isn’t the case,” he said.

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