![Germany approves a historic €500bn fund, boosting defence spending and infrastructure, reshaping European security policy. [Image via Getty Images]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/e9b21220-040e-11f0-9a14-55d29bbe2f11.jpg.webp "e9b21220-040e-11f0-9a14-55d29bbe2f11.jpg")
Germany approves a historic €500bn fund, boosting defence spending and infrastructure, reshaping European security policy.
![Putin rejects full Ukraine ceasefire, agrees to halt energy attacks after Trump call; US peace talks continue in Jeddah. [Getty Image via AFP]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/b560ae7c75b481a6974415eefb3f51d24767260c.webp "b560ae7c75b481a6974415eefb3f51d24767260c")
Putin rejects full Ukraine ceasefire, agrees to halt energy attacks after Trump call; US peace talks continue in Jeddah.
![King Charles welcomes Canadian PM Mark Carney, signaling support for Canada amid Trump tensions through symbolic gestures. [Image via BBC]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/p0kyqrnh.webp "p0kyqrnh")
King Charles welcomes Canadian PM Mark Carney, signaling support for Canada amid Trump tensions through symbolic gestures.
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EU hosts donor drive for Syria, pledging €5.8B in aid to support recovery and a peaceful transition post-Assad.
![Mark Carney boosts Canada-France-UK ties amid Trump’s trade war, affirming Canadian sovereignty and Arctic security. [Image via Reuters]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/4051-1600x961.webp "4051")
Mark Carney boosts Canada-France-UK ties amid Trump’s trade war, affirming Canadian sovereignty and Arctic security.
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Russia demands neutrality and NATO exclusion of Ukraine in peace talks as Trump, Putin discuss ceasefire and territorial terms.
![Offensive of Russia in Kursk region gains ground as Ukraine faces setbacks amid US intel cutoff, European aid efforts, and deep strikes. [Image via Al Jazeera]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-11T091116Z_451461812_RC2XADAO625J_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-RUSSIA-KURSK-GERASIMOV-1741796976-1600x1280.webp "2025-03-11T091116Z_451461812_RC2XADAO625J_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-RUSSIA-KURSK-GERASIMOV-1741796976")
Offensive of Russia in Kursk region gains ground as Ukraine faces setbacks amid US intel cutoff, European aid efforts, and deep strikes.
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Trump threatens a 200% tariff on EU alcohol as US-EU trade war escalates over steel, whiskey tariffs, and retaliatory measures.
![Ukraine struggles to hold its foothold in Russia’s Kursk region as Moscow claims gains and Kyiv hints at a strategic pullback. [Russian Presidential Press Service/AP]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/AP25071699227512-1741808828.webp "AP25071699227512-1741808828")
Ukraine struggles to hold its foothold in Russia’s Kursk region as Moscow claims gains and Kyiv hints at a strategic pullback.
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Trump escalates trade war with new EU tariffs, threatens further tariffs as Canada, EU, and allies retaliate amid market fears.