First Line News Articles for Saturday, March 22 2025
World
Exclusive: Iraq Militia Issues Trump Ultimatum on US Troops
Asenior official of a powerful Iraqi militia has told Newsweek that U.S. President Donald Trump must live up to his predecessor’s commitment to withdraw troops from the country by the end of the year amid a series of escalations that have once again put the Middle East on the brink of a larger conflict.
Hamas launches first attack on Israel since ceasefire collapse
Hamas has claimed responsibility for rockets fired at Israel on Thursday. “This launch is the resistance’s first response to the zionist entity’s violation of the ceasefire, which resulted over 710 martyrs in the last three days. It also comes after the IOF’s renewed ground invasion into Beit Lahia this morning, and the failure of the mediators and the world to curb the IOF’s aggression,” according to reports.
Taliban frees an American man who was abducted while traveling in Afghanistan more than 2 years ago
An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released by the Taliban in a deal with the Trump administration that Qatari negotiators helped broker, the State Department said Thursday.
Zelensky tells Russia to drop ‘unnecessary’ demands ahead of peace talks
Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukrainian and US officials will meet for peace talks in Saudi Arabia next Monday, after the Kremlin confirmed US-Russia talks there the same day.
EU delays implementing first retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods to middle of April
The European Union will delay implementing its first set of tariffs on goods from the U.S. until the middle of April to allow for additional time for discussions with Washington, an EU spokesperson told CNBC Thursday.
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