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Satellite appears to show new highway cutting through Brazils Amazon rainforest

Wednesday, March 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Satellite images appear to show a new highway cutting through the rainforest in the Brazilian state set to host the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference.The images, taken in by Copernicus satellites in October 2023 and October 2024, appear to show... Read More.

21 passengers killed on Pakistani train after hundreds taken hostage

Wednesday, March 12 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Twenty-one passengers were killed after a train in Pakistan was attacked and hundreds were taken hostage by the militant Balochistan Liberation Army on Tuesday, according to the Pakistani military.Four military members conducting a rescue operation and 33 terrorists, members of the BLA,... Read More.

190 people rescued from Pakistani train after 450 passengers taken hostage

Wednesday, March 12 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- At least 190 people have been rescued from a train in Pakistan as of Wednesday after it was attacked one day prior and hundreds were taken hostage by the militant Balochistan Liberation Army, according to a Pakistani military official.At least 17 people... Read More.

Canada, Europe hit back after US metals tariffs kick in

Wednesday, March 12 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- The European Union and Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on Wednesday after the Trump administration's metals duties went into effect, broadening a trade war with several of America's top trading partners.The U.S. at midnight began imposing 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum... Read More.

Pope begins 27th day in hospital after resting peacefully overnight

Wednesday, March 12 by ABC News

(ROME) -- The pope rested peacefully overnight as he begins his 27th consecutive day in hospital this morning, the Vatican said.The pope’s prognosis was "lifted" on Monday, meaning he is no longer in imminent danger, but the clinical picture still remains complex.The 88-year-old pontiff... Read More.

EU announces $28 billion in countermeasures to Trumps steel tariffs

Wednesday, March 12 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- The European Union responded on Wednesday to the Trump administration's metals tariffs, saying member states would place countermeasures on some 26 billion euros, or about $28 billion, worth of U.S. goods.The U.S. at midnight began imposing 25% tariffs on all steel and... Read More.

Ceasefire in Russias hands, Ukraine says after US meeting in Saudi Arabia

Wednesday, March 12 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- The prospects for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine are "in Moscow's hands," a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said following successful U.S.-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.Andriy Yermak -- the head of Zelenskyy's office -- was part of... Read More.

104 hostages rescued after Pakistani train attacked, 450 taken hostage

Wednesday, March 12 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- There have been 104 passengers rescued from a train in Pakistan on Tuesday after it was attacked and hundreds were taken hostage by the militant Balochistan Liberation Army, according to a Pakistani military official.At least 17 people have been injured and 16... Read More.

SpaceX mission set to launch on Wednesday will bring home Starliner astronauts

Tuesday, March 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- An upcoming SpaceX mission on Wednesday will bring the next crew set to work on the International Space Station (ISS), but also return a pair of astronauts back to Earth.Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams have been in space since... Read More.

Trump adds another 25% to tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum

Tuesday, March 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated a trade war with Canada, imposing a fresh round of tariffs on steel and aluminum products, threatening additional duties, and reiterating a call for Canada to give up its sovereignty and become a part of the... Read More.

Author: ABC News

Satellite appears to show new highway cutting through Brazils Amazon rainforest

21 passengers killed on Pakistani train after hundreds taken hostage

190 people rescued from Pakistani train after 450 passengers taken hostage

Canada, Europe hit back after US metals tariffs kick in

Pope begins 27th day in hospital after resting peacefully overnight

EU announces $28 billion in countermeasures to Trumps steel tariffs

Ceasefire in Russias hands, Ukraine says after US meeting in Saudi Arabia

104 hostages rescued after Pakistani train attacked, 450 taken hostage

SpaceX mission set to launch on Wednesday will bring home Starliner astronauts

Trump adds another 25% to tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum

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