March 28, 2025. International news round-up / last 24 hours

US policy

• Putin insists that Trump's plans for annexing Greenland are "serious" and warned that Russia will defend its interests in the Arctic.
• Denmark condemned Trump's "veiled threats" over Greenland.
• The US has deployed its Typhoon missile system in Philippines, a move that has drawn criticism from Russia and China.
• The US imposed additional tariffs of 25% on the auto industry, sparking harsh reactions from several members of the EU, Canada, Japan and South Korea.
• Many federal courts have stayed deportation orders issued by Trump.
• Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of the most visible voices on the right of the Republican Party, insulted a British journalist at a press conference.

Republic of Moldova

• Gagauz Gagauz's banned banker, Evghenia Guțul, has sent a letter to Putin from prison, asking him to intervene for her release. Evghenia Gutul was arrested for links to the network of oligarch Ilan Shor.
• The US warns that the FSB and SVR are carrying out operations to destabilize Moldova.

Protests in Turkey

• Turkey expelled a BBC correspondent and detained the lawyer of the arrested mayor of Istanbul.
• Anti-Erdogan protests continue in Istanbul against the decision to arrest Ekrem Imamoglu, the main opposition leader.

Other topics

• Four US soldiers went missing during an exercise in Lithuania; their vehicle was found submerged.
• A tourist submarine carrying 45 Russian tourists sank in Hurghada, Egypt, killing six people.
• The health of King Charles has deteriorated following treatment for cancer; the British monarch has been hospitalized and canceled his public engagements.

Top entities mentioned

• Vladimir Putin
• Volodimir Zelensky
• Donald Trump
• Emmanuel Macron
• Keir Starmer

*****Summary compiled using a monitoring feed provided by NewsVibe Romania. The top international topics are identified from the automated monitoring of impactful media sources in Romania, as well as from the tracking of foreign policy topics in mainstream media sources and the pages of the main influencers. The analysis, data and images presented were enhanced with the help of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence tools.