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Watchdog calls for yellow cards for passengers

Railnews.co.uk 

The passenger watchdog Transport Focus has called for a rethink by operators over how they deal with passengers who have made a mistake when buying a ticket. The watchdog says it wants operators to ‘play fair’ with passengers who have made a mistake for the first time. They would be identified, informed of the reason for their error and the facts recorded so that they could be checked if problems occurred again.

Spanish FM Raises Flag At Damascus Embassy After 12-year Closure

International Business Times 

Spain's foreign minister raised his country's flag at their Damascus embassy on Thursday more than a decade after Madrid suspended diplomatic activity and as Western countries resume ties following President Bashar al-Assad's ouster.

'Nothing off the table' in Canada's response to US tariff threat - BBC.com

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  1. 'Nothing off the table' in Canada's response to US tariff threat  BBC.com
  2. Fuming Canada Threatens Multibillion-Dollar U.S. Trade War  The Daily Beast
  3. Canadian minister warns that Americans will experience economic pain from Trump tariffs  The Associated Press
  4. Trudeau, facing disagreements over US tariff response, to convene cabinet  Reuters Canada
  5. Canada Readies Tariffs on $105 Billion of US Products If Trump Hits First  Bloomberg

Argentina recalls Ambassador in Montevideo due to "service reasons"

«MercoPress» (en) 

Ambassador Martín García Moritán has been removed from the Argentine mission in the Uruguayan capital and ordered back to Buenos Aires, according to Presidential Decree 29/2025 published Wednesday in the Official Gazette. The measure was adopted barely over a month before President-elect Yamandú Orsi's March 1 inauguration. The career diplomat had been appointed on Feb. 19, 2024.

Ceasefire agreed upon between Israel and Hamas

«MercoPress» (en) 

Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas agreed on a 42-day ceasefire to come into effect on Sunday in Gaza, during which some Israeli hostages will be released -dead or alive- in exchange for convicted terrorists serving their sentences in Tel Aviv's correctional system.