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Syria's interim foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani attended the EU-convened donors' conference, where he met EU chief Ursula von der Leyen

Road to stability

Donors pledge 5.8 bn euros for Syria, down on last year

President Donald Trump has ordered a funding freeze on US-funded outlets such as Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Laying off staff

EU warns Trump's freeze of US-funded media risks aiding enemies

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres flew to Geneva after visiting Bangladesh

To find a 'way forward'

UN chief meets rival Cyprus leaders ahead of talks

Vladimir Putin says he has 'serious questions' about the ceasefire proposal Donald Trump is pushing for in Ukraine

Speaking by phone

Putin, Trump to discuss Ukraine Tuesday

Ce pont de l'A31, situé juste avant le triangle de la Fensch et enjambant l'Orne, va être en travaux durant plusieurs mois.

Months of construction ahead on cross-border route

US President Donald Trump has ordered a review of overseas aid spending

Ideological pressure

'Anti-American'? US questions UN agencies, international aid groups

Nearly two years of war have left large swathes of the capital unrecognisable

Gruesome scenes

Stench of death as Sudan army, paramilitaries battle for capital

Donald Trump kicked Zelensky out of the White House after a televised clash

Thorny relationship

Trump and Zelensky's stormy ties: From impeachment to truce proposal

A crowd gathered to sign a book of condolences in Kocani on Monday

Half-staff flags

N.Macedonia mourns dozens killed in nightclub blaze

Yuki Niimi is the widow of Tomomitsu Niimi who was executed in 2018 for his role in the 1995 sarin gas attacks on the Tokyo metro system

Wife of 'most blood-stained' disciple

Japan cult widow speaks 30 years after subway attack

Putin has called on Ukrainian soldiers in the area to lay down their arms

Amid ongoing ceasefire talks

Russians speak of nerves and hope for peace as they shelter in Kursk

A handout picture released by El Salvador's Presidency press office shows alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua at the Terrorism Confinement Center

US flies alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court block

Praying in hospital chapel

Vatican release first photo of Pope Francis since hospitalisation

Morning Roundup

Children poisoned in Steinfort, Bettel in Bhutan, and stranded astronauts set to return to earth

South Korean protesters held mass weekend demonstrations against and in support of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol

Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment

South Korea opposition urges swift ruling on president's fate

Update – Ceasefire talks

Kremlin confirms Putin, Trump to speak Tuesday

Macron and Starmer sat alongside each other at a summit for Ukraine in central London earlier this month

Resetting European ties

Starmer, Macron work 'hand in glove' amid revived UK-French ties

Voice of America was created during World War II

Non-English language services

Trump admin begins mass layoffs at Voice of America

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro (L) gestures next to Sao Paulo Governor Tarcisio de Freitas during a rally in Rio de Janeiro on March 16, 2025

Brazil's Bolsonaro blasts election ban as 'denial of democracy'

Colombia's new Minister of Defense Gen. Pedro Sanchez speaks during an interview with AFP in Bogota, on March 16, 2025.

Cocaine imports

Colombia warns Trump against drug blacklisting

Shin Bet agency chief Ronen Bar's ties with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were strained even before the Hamas attack

Ongoing lack of trust

Israel's Netanyahu seeks to fire internal security agency chief

Israel has carried out near-daily air strikes in Gaza since early March, 2025

Israel team discusses hostages at truce talks dogged by divisions

US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz (C) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) are seen at a White House meeting with President Donald Trump on March 13, 2025

Further strikes

US vows 'unrelenting' campaign to halt Huthi ship attacks

Cubans charge their cell phones during a nationwide blackout caused by a power grid failure in Havana

40 hours without electricity

Cuba gradually turning lights back on after island-wide blackout

The window of the apostolic palace remains closed as Pope Francis continues to convalesce in hospital

'A period of trial'

Hospitalised Pope Francis addresses frailty, calls body 'weak'

Protesters gathered across Mexico to demand justice following a grisly discovery of charred bones, shoes and clothing at a suspected drug cartel training ground

Demanding justice

Mexicans protest for victims of latest mass grave discovery

Russia has momentum in many areas of the front in Ukraine

Unconditional ceasefire

Top US and Russian diplomats discuss next steps on Ukraine

An injured civilian being carried following aerial bombardment of Singu in central Myanmar's Mandalay region

Myanmar village air strike kills at least 12, says local official

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