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US President Donald Trump's meeting with China's Xi Jinping last month had raised concerns in Taiwan

Stability key concern

On Iran truce, all sides want bigger China role, but does China?

The Kremlin has ordered a temporary truce for Orthodox Easter this weekend

Ukrainians sceptical as Kremlin orders Easter truce

Passengers have been forced to endure long waits at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints during the shutdown

Record-long partial government shutdown

Pay fears grow for US security workers in shutdown

Tisza supporters say they hope for 'change'

Frantic last-minute rallies

Hungary rivals rally crowds in closing strait of election campaign

The suspect appeared in the district court building in Harnosand, Sweden

'Ruthless exploitation'

Swede goes on trial for pressuring wife to sell sex

A container ship docked in Antwerp, where an oil spill has caused a near-shutdown of maritime traffic

Europe's second-biggest port

Antwerp port reopens to North Sea shipping after oil spill

Farmers and hauliers protesting rising fuel prices have blocked Dublin city centre for four days

Following protests

Irish govt to meet farmers, hauliers over fuel cost fears

Two others died

Man rescued two weeks after Mexico mine collapse

Fearful of Hezbollah rocket strikes, Israeli mums in the northern city of Haifa are giving birth in bunkers under their maternity hospitals

Giving birth in a shelter in Israel

The fish doorbell has proved very popular

Eel world problems: Dutch webcam 'doorbell' helps fish

Security personnel keep watch near the expected venue of the US-Iran talks in the Red Zone area of Islamabad

Fragile ceasefire

Five things to know about the planned Iran-US talks in Islamabad

A television shows the meeting between Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, at a restaurant in Taipei on April 10

'Inevitable part of history'

Chinese, Taiwanese will unite, Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader

Zelensky has sought to clinch security deals and exchange Ukrainian drone expertise for air defence missiles

'Moscow extremely upset'

Kyiv books tentative diplomatic coup with Iran war forays

Measles is one of the world's most contagious diseases, according to the World Health Organization, and spreads via coughs or sneezes

Over 143 deaths since 15 March

Vaccine gaps fuel Bangladesh's deadly measles crisis

Traffic in a seaside Australian town was briefly diverted on Friday when a local seal decided to take a nap on the road

Sun's out, cones out

Sleepy seal diverts traffic in Australian seaside town

The beginning of a solar eclipse with the Sun setting on the opposite side of the Moon, photographed by the Artemis II crew on April 6, 2026, courtesy of NASA

Radiation dangers

Artemis astronauts to shed light on space health risks

As Caritas scandal lingers

UNICEF Luxembourg warns needs outpace funding in annual report

Security was high in Pakistan's capital which is set to host Iran-US talks aimed at striking a permanent deal to end the war in coming days

Pakistan prepares to host US-Iran talks, as Lebanon fighting continues

Chief Minister of West Bengal and Chairperson of All India Trinamool Congress, Mamata Banerjee, greets supporters as she arrives to file her nomination papers on April 8

More than just food

Fish furore fuels fierce election in India's West Bengal

'I am not his victim'

Melania Trump blasts 'lies' linking her to Epstein

Former Myanmar military chief and Myanmar president Min Aung Hlaing arrives at parliament to be sworn in as president

Rebranding military rule

Myanmar junta chief sworn in as president

Iranian cartoonist Sanaz Bagheri

One of few independent information channels

Exiled cartoonists give voice to Iran's silenced millions

Pakistan is preparing for high-stakes talks between the United States and Iran on ending the war in the Middle East

Quiet, but essential role

In Pakistan's mediation to end Mideast war, China may hold the key

Morning Roundup

Relief for motorists, White House steel donation, and fake Eminem concert

Residents walk past scattered debris at the site of an Israeli airstrike in the Lebanese capital Beirut

War in the Middle East: latest developments

A staff member puts the finishing touches to the exhibition 'Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style' which is opening in London's Buckingham Palace

'Her Life in Style'

'Sartorial diplomacy' on show in expo of late UK queen's fashion

Cartoonish pro-Iran video memes are emerging as an effective tool in an intensifying information war

'Trump always chickens out'

Lego-style memes troll Trump after fragile US-Iran truce

Chinese authorities are anxious to tackle rising obesity rates, which are fast becoming a pressing public health issue

'Flab for potatoes'

Chinese slimmers trade lost fat for beef

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