March 3, 2025 5:39 pm

Day: March 2, 2025

UK Announces £1.6 Billion Deal for Ukraine to Purchase Air-Defence Missiles

London, UK — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on March 2 a new £1.6 billion (S$2.7 billion) deal that will allow Ukraine to purchase 5,000 air-defence missiles using export finance. The missiles, manufactured by Thales, have a range of over 6km and can be fired from various platforms on land, sea, and air. “This […]

USAID Official Warns of Unnecessary Deaths Amid Trump Administration Cuts, Then Placed on Leave

Washington, D.C. — A senior official with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) warned in an email on Sunday that the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency would result in unnecessary deaths, only to email his staff less than 30 minutes later to announce he had been placed on administrative leave. Nicholas Enrich, USAID’s […]

Zelensky Says Clash with Trump Was Necessary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was warned not to engage in a heated exchange with U.S. President Donald Trump before their meeting in the Oval Office. The warning came just hours before the meeting from Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who advised Zelensky not to debate Trump, particularly on security agreements. Despite the warning, […]

Zelensky Must Mend Ties with Trump: NATO

The global community is abuzz with discussions following the unprecedented verbal exchange between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has already called for Zelensky to apologize. Now, NATO has weighed in on the matter. The military alliance’s Secretary-General, Mark Rutte, emphasized that Zelensky must find a […]

Slovakia Announces End to Financial and Military Aid to Ukraine

Slovakia has announced it will stop providing financial and military support to Ukraine. The Central European nation stated that Ukraine is not strong enough to negotiate from a position of military power. According to a report by Anadolu Agency, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico shared an open letter on the social media platform X on […]

Publicist Fired After Tom Cruise’s Iconic Couch Jump on Oprah

In a surprising revelation, veteran publicist Tim Menke shared that he was fired from his position at Paramount Pictures in 2005 after booking Tom Cruise for his infamous couch-jumping appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Menke, who was honored with the Henri Bollinger Award at the ICG Publicists Awards on Friday, explained that his decision […]

Israel Completely Halts Goods Entry into Gaza

Israel has completely stopped the entry of all types of goods into the besieged Gaza Strip. On Sunday (March 2), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced the decision, stating that it was made because Hamas refused to extend the ceasefire. In a statement, Netanyahu’s office said, “With the end of the first phase of […]

Grammy-Nominated R&B Singer Angie Stone Dies in Car Crash

Angie Stone, the Grammy-nominated R&B singer known for hits like “Wish I Didn’t Miss You” and co-founding the hip-hop trio The Sequence, tragically passed away on March 1, 2025, in a car crash involving an 18-wheeler. She was 63 years old. Her daughter, Ladi Diamond, confirmed the devastating news on Facebook, writing, “My mommy is […]

Harrison Ford Cancels Oscars Presentation

Harrison Ford will no longer be presenting at the 97th Academy Awards, which will take place this Sunday night. Variety confirmed that Ford’s last-minute exit was due to a shingles diagnosis, which he received on Friday. According to the Mayo Clinic, shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash, typically appearing as a […]

Israel Halts Entry of Goods into Gaza, Warns of ‘Additional Consequences’

On Sunday, March 2, 2025, Israel announced it is stopping the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip. The Prime Minister’s office did not elaborate on the decision but warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas does not accept what Israel says is a U.S. proposal for an extension of the ceasefire. It […]