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Patrice Lumumba became Congolese leader when the country gained independence but was assassinated a short while later

One-time EU commisioner

Belgian court decides on holding trial over 1961 Congo leader murder

Israel has undertaken ground operations inside Lebanon

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Tricycle drivers queue in Manila on Tuesday for a fuel subsidy meant to offset the soaring cost of petrol

Temporary relief

Cash handouts, fare hikes as Philippines battles soaring fuel costs

Latin America's largest city has long battled high rates of crime, and the Smart Sampa AI tech was introduced in 2024 to scan the streets and compare images to those in judicial databases

Keeping live tally of criminals

Sao Paulo AI policing nabs criminals, and a few innocents

Rosersberg is one of eight prisons preparing to house young offenders starting July 1

Sweden's prisons prepare to house young teens

A sketch by artist Rocco Fazzari shows accused Bondi shooter Naveed Akram appearing via video link at Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney on March 17, 2026.

Following shooting that killed 15 people

Alleged Bondi Beach killer's mother received death threats, court told

US filmmaker Steven Spielberg says he has never used AI in his award-winning films, and he doesn't support AI if it takes work from creatives

In Hollywood, AI's no match for creativity, say top executives

US President Donald Trump has urged allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Tumultuous year

Trump faces coalition of the unwilling on Iran

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says artificial intelligence companies from major players like Anthropic and OpenAI to budding startups are all hungry for more computing power to drive the technology

Chip powerhouse

Nvidia chief expects revenue of $1 trillion through 2027

Drivers queue to refuel rickshaws at a fuel station on the outskirts of the Sri Lankan capital, as the war's economic impact mounts worldwide

Ongoing tensions

Middle East war: global economic fallout

A plane comes into land as smoke rises near Dubai International Airport

Middle East war

Trump demands allies help secure Strait of Hormuz

A blackout on March 4 in Havana, where extended power outages are commonplace as Cuba, facing a US oil embargo, lacks the fuel needed to generate power

Struggling nation

Trump vows to 'take' Cuba as island reels from oil embargo

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe (C) is set to return to action against Manchester City

Mbappe set for Real Madrid return against Man City

Asian labourers working in the United Arab Emirates have been caufght up in the Middle East war triggered by the US-Israeli assault on Iran

Migrant workers bear brunt of Iran attacks in Gulf

An injured man looks out of an ambulance at a hospital in Maiduguri following blasts across the northeastern Nigerian city

Wrecked yearslong peace

Multiple suicide bombers hit Nigeria's Maiduguri city after years of calm

Iran's players salute during the national anthem before the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 football match between Iran and Philippines in Gold Coast on March 8, 2026

After seeking asylum

Iran footballers train with Australia club and say 'everything will be fine'

Trump had his name added to the Kennedy Center and installed himelse of chairman of its board

Following Trump takeover

Kennedy Center board approves 2-year closure for renovation

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr is one of the defendants named in the lawsuit

US judge halts implementation of Trump vaccine overhaul

Afghan authorities blamed Pakistan for the airstrikes on Kabul

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of deadly airstrike on drug rehab centre in Kabul

Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with US counterpart Donald Trump by phone shortly after a video call with Russia's Vladimir Putin

Tensions over Middle East

Trump asks China to delay Xi summit as Iran war rages

Israel has undertaken ground operations inside Lebanon

Israel president says Europe should back fight against Hezbollah as troops operate in Lebanon

Israel's President Isaac Herzog gives an interview at his residence in Jerusalem

Following start of ground offensive

Israel president tells AFP Europe should back efforts to 'eradicate' Hezbollah

Iran has virtually blocked oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and on Monday major oil fields in Iraq and the United Arab Emirates were hit

Equities rise on oil easing, with focus on Iran war and central banks

Nvidia's chief Jensen Huang calls OpenClaw 'the operating system for personal AI'

Taken tech world by storm

Nvidia rides 'claw' craze with AI agent platform

Notorious Latin American narco trafficker Marset has finally been arrested in Bolivia after eluding police for years

Uruguayan national

Alleged narco trafficker makes first US court appearance

Suad Jallad's son Shadi was killed earlier this week by an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese border village of Ain Ebel, and was comforted by the Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon Paolo Borgia

Still affected by war

South Lebanon's Christian towns insist they are not part of Israel-Hezbollah war

A tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane for oil

Securing the Strait of Hormuz: Tactics and threats

Iranian ambassador Ali Bahreini said Tehran would not submit to coercion or intimidation

Citizens in 'grave danger' from US, Israeli strikes

Iran, at UN, insists will not submit to 'lawless aggression'

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