Day: March 25, 2026

Ukrainian president says US will provide security guarantees if Kyiv withdraws troops from Donbas – Anadolu Ajansı

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says Washington responds with ‘general phrases’ – Anadolu Ajansı

A total of 14.818 million barrels of oil were transported via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline (BTC) from Türkiye in February 2026, according to BOTAŞ, AzerNEWS reports.

Ukraine’s disinformation center warned that Russia is weaponizing migration flows to destabilize Europe, and flagged EU migration remarks as potentially misleading, urging vigilance and coordinated responses.

US and Israeli media outlets are reporting that the Trump administration – with the help of Pakistan- has handed Iran a 15-point ceasefire plan. President Trump insists his administration is talking to the “right people” in Iran, and that they “badly” want a deal to end the four week conflict. On Tuesday he hinted at a “very significant prize” gifted to the US by Iranian negotiators relating to oil and gas, and the Strait of Hormuz. Just hours later, Iran told the United Nations that “non-hostile vessels” will be allowed to pass through the Strait. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is expected to deploy ground forces to the Middle East, according to the BBC’s US partner, CBS News. Also: the social media giant Meta is ordered to pay $375 million dollars in damages for misleading users over child safety; Russia launches one its largest aerial attacks on Ukraine since the war began, hitting cities across the country with nearly one thousand drones; Denmark’s governing Social Democratic Party comes top in Tuesday’s parliamentary election, but with its worst showing in more than a century. And, joy as a second gorilla gives birth to twins in a national park in Congo in the space of a few months. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight.
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr declared a state of national energy emergency in response to the Middle East conflict and what he called an ‘imminent danger’ posed to the country’s energy supply  reut.rs/4bJParH
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