Author: Prima News

When U.S. President Donald Trump’s signature appears on $100 bills in June, it will end 165 years of the U.S. Treasurer signing banknotes and place Trump among a small band of sitting global leaders, most heads of developing economies, whose autographs or images have ​graced their currencies. Banknotes around the world often show the signature of a central bank leader, finance minister or other ‌official associated with the printing and issuing of money. Trump’s signature would replace that of the U.S. Treasurer, which has appeared on U.S. currency since 1861. The Treasury secretary’s signature was added about a century ago.…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ​told Pakistan’s Prime Minister ‌Shehbaz Sharif that trust is needed to ​facilitate talks and ​mediation on the conflict in ⁠the Middle East, ​the prime minister’s office ​said on Saturday. It said Pezeshkian had praised Pakistan’s diplomatic ​efforts and that ​the two leaders had discussed ‌hostilities ⁠in the region and efforts to end the conflict during ​a call ​that ⁠lasted over an hour. Sharif ​briefed Pezeshkian on ​Pakistan’s ⁠diplomatic contacts with the United States and ⁠Gulf ​states, it said.

Pope Leo on Saturday made a day trip to Monaco, a tax-free microstate on the French Riviera known as a haven for billionaires ​and their luxury yachts, and urged its residents to share their wealth ‌and help those in need. “In God’s eyes, nothing is received in vain!” the pope told Monaco’s royal family and leading residents. “Every good placed in our hands… bears an intrinsic need not ​to be held back, but to be shared, so that everyone’s life ​may be better.” Leo is the first pope in nearly five centuries ⁠to visit the wealthy Mediterranean enclave. He arrived after a 90-minute…

When Israeli strikes rained down on southern Lebanon in early March, Hawraa Houmani, 29 years old ‌and almost nine months pregnant, fled her village near Nabatieh to a shelter in a school in Beirut. She no longer had access to the doctor that had cared for her throughout her pregnancy. “I had prepared myself physically and mentally for that doctor, for her to be ​the one delivering,” Houmani said. A Beirut hospital turned her away for a pre-delivery check-up, though when she started having ​contractions a week later, it admitted her. She gave birth to her son, Ali, on March…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday discussed the possibility of a diplomatic settlement in the Iran ​war with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi, Lavrov’s ‌ministry said. “The ministers discussed in detail the most difficult military-political crisis in the Middle East, which erupted as a result ​of unprovoked American-Israeli aggression against Iran,” the statement ​on the ministry website said. “There was an exchange ⁠of views on the prospects of shifting the conflict ​into a channel for a political-diplomatic settlement based on ​international law and taking into account the legitimate interests of all countries in the region.” The statement also said Lavrov outlined…

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Saturday that he expected the country to have a new government next week, with a list of ​new cabinet members to be submitted for royal endorsement on Monday. The new government ‌will move quickly to deliver a policy statement to parliament so it can begin its work, Anutin told a press conference. The policy statement is expected to take place around April 7-9, and will be mostly based ​on the election promises of Anutin’s Bhumjaithai Party, including the next phase of a consumer ​subsidy scheme, deputy party leader Siripong Angkasakulkiat told Reuters. Anutin apologised to the ⁠public…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on ​Saturday he had met with United ‌Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and that they had agreed ​to cooperate in the field of ​security and defence. “Our teams will finalise ⁠the details,” Zelenskiy said on the ​Telegram app. The two leaders tackled opportunities to ​advance bilateral cooperation under the Comprehensive Economic Agreement between the two sides, the Emirati state news ​agency WAM said, without further elaborating. They ​also discussed the security developments and military escalation ‌in ⁠the region and their impact on international navigation and the global economy, WAM added. Zelenskiy…

Thousands of rallies are expected across the U.S. on Saturday ​in the latest “No Kings” protest against the policies of President Donald Trump and his administration. Organizers say that ‌more than 3,200 events are planned in all 50 states for what they hope could be the largest single-day nonviolent protest in U.S. history. The two previous No Kings events attracted millions of participants. Flagship rallies will take place in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Minnesota’s ​Twin Cities, but two-thirds of participants are expected from outside major city centers, a nearly 40% jump for ​smaller communities from the movement’s…

Pakistan ​will host Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt for talks from Sunday ‌on the Iran war as Islamabad positions itself as a potential venue for U.S.-Iran negotiations on the month-old conflict. The four countries’ foreign ministers will hold “in-depth discussions on a range of issues, ​including efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region” during the two-day talks, ​Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Turkish Foreign Minister ⁠Hakan Fidan said the meeting would seek to establish a mechanism aimed at ​de-escalation. “We would discuss where the negotiations in this war are heading and how ​these four countries assess the situation…

When former Congressman Matt Gaetz opened his speech by aligning with a Republican faction “loyal to only one nation,” his message to the Conservative Political Action Conference was clear: It was a veiled swipe at perceived ​Israeli influence over U.S. politicians, even without naming Israel outright. A month into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, Gaetz’s comments struck a discordant note at the annual CPAC event. They cut against calls ‌for unity and exposed a growing Republican rift largely along generational lines, as younger conservatives increasingly question support for Israel. That skepticism reflects a broader distrust of military intervention among younger Republicans, fueled in part by…