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Mercedes Yamarte thought her son was coming home to Venezuela, but instead he was sent to a Salvadoran prison

Sent to notorious prison

Venezuelans watch in horror as Trump sends family to El Salvador

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused judges of 'usurping' presidential power

Following rulings against Trump

White House says US judges 'usurping' Trump's authority

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival who was to be named the opposition's candidate for the 2028 presidential election

Corruption probe

Turkey detains Istanbul mayor, Erdogan's main rival

The proposed ceasefire, which was endorsed by Ukraine last week, and yielded only a Russian promise to halt attacks on energy infrastructure

Ceasefire agreement

Ukrainians sceptical of Trump, Putin promises

Kallas spelled out proposals aimed at helping member states to ramp up defence spending

Russia response

Rocked by Trump, EU seeks to kickstart defence push

Sam Rainsy is a French citizen

France tries Cambodian ex-PM's guards over 1997 massacre

The IOM says 140 people have died or gone missing attempting the central Mediterranean crossing so far this year

Italy says six dead, 40 missing after migrant shipwreck

The detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu brought hundreds of protesters onto the street despite a heavy police presence and a ban on protests

Turkey: Corruption allegations

'Living in dictatorship': Istanbul mayor's arrest sparks anger

European Council president Antonio Costa said it was 'essential' to understand that Russia represents a 'collective threat' for Europe

Ahead of a leaders' summit

Russia threatens the entire EU, bloc's chief tells AFP

President Donald Trump's slashing of the US aid budget has contributed to 'critical funding shortfalls' for the World Food Programme, forcing it to make sweeping cuts in Myanmar

World Food Programme

Myanmar relief camps receive last WFP aid as cuts begin

Uganda has deployed troops in the DR Congo with its consent since 2021 to counter an Islamist miiltia

Under the radar

Uganda: the quiet power in the eastern DRC conflict

Members of the M23 movement in Goma in March after launching their DR Congo offensive this year

Rwanda, DRC presidents hold surprise ceasefire talks in Qatar

The Ethno House restaurant in Gracanica, an ethnic Serb enclave on the edge of the Kosovo capital Pristina

Previously unimaginable scenes

Kosovo inn serves up peace and love, one bite at a time

Citizens looks at the flags of Ukraine, the United States and others at Independence square during the commemoration ceremony for the six Americans, who died fighting for Ukraine during Russia-Ukraine war in Kyiv on 14 March.

Morning Roundup

No ceasefire for Ukraine, Frieden to meet Swedish PM, and life expectancy in Luxembourg among highest in EU

President Donald Trump has personally called for a judge's impeachment

Judiciary conflict

Supreme Court chief rebukes Trump over call for judge's impeachment

Opposition politicians disrupted voting on the bill by lighting flares

Orban targets LGBTQ+ rights

Hungary passes bill against annual Budapest Pride march

An Afghan shops in Mazar-i-Sharif: the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women

Face mesh as symbol of oppression

New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa

Maradona was found dead in bed of a heart attack two weeks after surgery for a brain clot

Maradona homocide trial

No 'medical items' around Maradona deathbed, policeman tells court

Mourners left flowers and messages for the 59 people killed in the fire in Kocani

Dozens left dead

Pain and anger grip N. Macedonia after fire tragedy

Israel has unleashed its most intense campaign on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, and vowed to increase military pressure on Hamas

Over 400 casualties

Netanyahu says Gaza strikes 'only the beginning'

Poland and the Baltic state want to withdraw from the international treaty banning anti-personnel mines

Increased security risk

Poland, Baltics signal plans to withdraw from landmines treaty

Catholics have been praying for Pope Francis's recovery during his month-long stay in hospital

In hospital for over a month

Pope did not need oxygen mask overnight: Vatican

A Turkish university says Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu falsely obtained his university degree

Likely to appeal decision

In high stakes move, Istanbul University revokes degree of top Erdogan rival

'Negotiations will begin immediately'

Trump, Putin agree halt to Ukraine energy attacks but no ceasefire

A man pleads with Mozambican policemen after they removed the body of a man killed during demonstrations that was left covered on a curb

Mozambique police fire on protesters, killing two: AFP journalists

The Huthis called out huge crowds to the capital Sanaa to protest against US strikes on Yemen

Huthis announce new attack on American warships, fresh US strikes

Ex-general and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has rehabilitated his image despite allegations of rights abuses under dictator Suharto's rule

'Abuse' of power

Indonesia activists condemn amendment allowing more military in government

Tens of thousands of Yemenis demonstrate against US strikes

Expert analysis

'Resilent fighters': why Yemen's Huthis are no pushover for US

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