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Isaac, a transgender man, in Clermont-Ferrand in central France

'People don't understand'

Insults and acceptance: being trans in rural France

The French scientist was stopped at the US border

Smartphone read

US denies entry to French scientist over 'hateful' messages

Philippine Justice Secretary Jesus Remulla told senators the government did not coordinate last week's arrest of Rodrigo Duterte ahead of time

Detained on 11 March

Philippine officials deny coordinating Duterte arrest with ICC

A man of many parts: Eddie Jordan, F1 team owner and astute entrepreneur

Eddie Jordan, the Dublin bank clerk who gave Michael Schumacher his F1 debut

China classifies death penalty statistics as a state secret, though rights groups including Amnesty International believe thousands of people are executed in the country every year

In recent weeks

China says acted 'in accordance with the law' after 4 Canadians executed

Sinkhole in Villerupt

Little help for affected residents

Islam Khalilov, 16, (L) and Artem Donskov, 15, managed to save more than a hundred people by helping them flee the burning building

'Chills down his spine'

A year on, survivors still haunted by Russia's Crocus attack

A couple smile during the sunset in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Mexico

World happiness report

Luxembourg drops one place to ninth, Finland remains top for eighth consecutive year

Following meeting with Swedish PM

Frieden stresses need for a 'lasting and just' peace in Ukraine

Morning Roundup

EU leaders to discuss defence spending, Amazon loses appeal on data protection fine, and Luxembourg ninth happiest country in the world

Rising food prices have sparked calla for a boycott of Sweden's main grocery chains to get them to lower prices

With industry giants

Swedish govt holds talks on countering rising food prices

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is co-leading efforts to form the 'coalition of the willing' to help Ukraine in peace

Planning a peacekeeping force

Military chiefs gather in UK to discuss Ukraine protections

US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education

American conservative goal

Trump order to dismantle Education Dept expected Thursday: reports

Among the banners held by protesters were many calling on the government to end the war

'We are all hostages'

Israelis return to streets in anger over Netanyahu's policies

Washington authorities last week began removing a mural that said 'Black Lives Matter,' in line with the Trump administration's assault on diversity and racial justice programs

Assault on diversity

Trump's US government erases minorities from websites, policies

Palestinians flee Beit Hanun in north Gaza following an Israeli warning to evacuate

Truce remains an option

Israel announces ground operations, issues 'last warning' to Gazans

US President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One at the South Lawn of the White House on March 14, 2025

Not going to plan

Trump vows peace but faces hard realities as war rages

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

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