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Mexico’s president said her government will continue to back former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet for U.N. secretary-general after Chile withdrew its endorsement. The nomination had been presented jointly by Mexico, Brazil and Chile before Chile’s new president took office. Mexico says it will maintain support and plans direct contact with Ba…
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said he welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to seek negotiations aimed at ending the war with Iran and urged that any diplomatic opening be given a chance. Wadephul, speaking in Berlin alongside Tunisian counterpart Mohamed Ali Nafti, highlighted a short postponement of an ultimatum and called on Tehr…
Ukraine is bracing to repel a renewed Russian spring offensive concentrated on the heavily defended 'Fortress Belt' in Donetsk as U.S.-backed peace talks break down. Kyiv plans to build on recent localized gains and broaden the use of mid-range drone strikes and other battlefield innovations to slow Russian advances, even as shifting global priorit…
A senior official from Turkey’s ruling party said Ankara is transmitting messages between Iran and the United States aimed at reducing hostilities and promoting direct negotiations. The comments come amid denials from Iran’s military about U.S. negotiations to end the conflict and follow Turkish diplomatic efforts to mediate since the attacks began…
The Philippines is coordinating with the U.S. State Department to secure waivers or exemptions that would permit purchases of oil from countries subject to U.S. sanctions. The move comes as Manila declares a one-year national energy emergency to manage supply disruptions resulting from the Middle East war, build buffer stocks and deploy special pro…
Taiwanian officials and analysts say China appears to be intensifying pressure while U.S. attention and some military resources are devoted to the Middle East. Taipei cites renewed large-scale air incursions, Beijing’s wartime rhetoric and state media narratives questioning U.S. weapons as evidence that China may be seeking to exploit a perceived r…
Sarah Mullally, a former nurse and civil servant, will be formally enthroned as the Church of England's first female Archbishop of Canterbury in a service at Canterbury Cathedral. The ceremony, which marks the start of her public ministry, will seat her in the 13th-century Chair of St Augustine before about 2,000 guests, with multilingual prayers a…
An international activist coalition docked a small vessel in Havana on Tuesday carrying 14 tons of food, medicine, solar panels and bicycles. The delivery, part of the Nuestra America Convoy, supplements earlier airlifted goods and is one of three ships in a planned flotilla from Progreso, Mexico. Organizers framed the arrival as a symbolic gesture…
The federal government, under the Trump administration, has reached a settlement that forbids three federal agencies from using threats of legal, regulatory or economic punishment to coerce social media companies into removing or suppressing protected speech for a decade. The accord resolves a lawsuit filed by Missouri, Louisiana and several indivi…
On March 24 in Vatican City, Pope Leo voiced deep concern over a worsening Iran conflict, called for an immediate ceasefire, and appealed for dialogue rather than military action. His remarks came amid reports that the United States is preparing to deploy thousands of additional troops to the region. The pope highlighted large-scale displacement an…
A Venezuelan barber who says U.S. officials wrongly identified him as a member of the Tren de Aragua gang and deported him to El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center has filed a federal lawsuit seeking at least $1.3 million. The suit accuses the U.S. government of false imprisonment, negligence and other violations, and contends he endured physi…
Colombia's attorney general has issued arrest warrants for seven leaders of the Segunda Marquetalia dissident group in connection with the June 2025 assassination of senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe. Authorities say the attack was a structured operation involving a contracted urban gang and that key suspects may be hiding in neighborin…
Local officials reported that a 15-year-old student is in custody after two female employees of a private school in Michoacán were found fatally shot. One of the victims has been identified in reports as a teacher, while the precise roles of the two staff members remain unspecified by prosecutors. The incident took place at the Makarenko School in …
Speaking in New York at a United Nations event on reparations, Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama criticised recent U.S. policy shifts around museums, monuments and school curricula, saying they risk normalising the erasure of Black history and could be emulated elsewhere. He is in New York to present a U.N. General Assembly resolution calling …
Two people familiar with the matter said the Pentagon plans to send thousands of soldiers from the army’s 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to the Middle East. Officials did not specify destinations or arrival dates. The deployment would augment recent movements that included thousands of Marines and sailors aboard an amp…
A U.N. human rights report says criminal groups now control roughly one quarter of Haiti's population, even as the government and a private contractor mounted more aggressive anti-gang operations. Between January 2025 and March 2026, those operations coincided with more than 5,500 deaths and widespread harm to civilians, including children, with li…
A senior State Department arms control official told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the United States has not settled on how to implement President Trump's October directive to resume nuclear weapons testing. No talks have taken place regarding a return to atmospheric testing; underground explosive tests remain a possibility, though no…
Researchers in Japan cloned 1,206 mice from a single female donor between 2005 and 2025 and found that repeated cloning eventually generated severe genetic damage. While the first 25 generations showed no visible problems, mutations began to accumulate after the 27th generation and by the 58th generation clones died within days of birth despite app…
Czech and Slovak police have arrested three people, including U.S. and Czech nationals, after an arson attack damaged a building used by defence group LPP Holding in Pardubice. A group claiming responsibility said it seized restricted documents and demanded LPP cut ties with Israeli firm Elbit Systems. Investigators are examining multiple lines of …
Senior sources in Tehran say Iran's negotiating stance has hardened since the outbreak of war, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps exerting increased sway over decision-making. Officials indicated that if mediation advances to substantive talks with the United States, Iran will press for wide-ranging and politically sensitive concessions - i…
United Nations agencies reported that a drone strike on Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur on March 20 has resulted in 70 fatalities, including women, children and medical staff, and 146 injured. The World Health Organization said the hospital, which served as a referral facility for more than 2 million people, is no longer operational. The …
Germany's foreign minister said he views U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement about discussions with Iran as a potential turning point in the nearly month-long Middle East conflict. The U.S. president posted that Washington and Tehran held "very good and productive" talks aimed at a "complete and total resolution of hostilities in the Middle …
Since the opening exchanges on February 28, thousands of people have been reported killed across a range of countries in the Middle East and beyond. This article compiles the casualty counts released by national authorities, rights groups and official statements reported as of March 23. The numbers vary by source in several instances and have not b…
Three senior Israeli officials told Reuters that U.S. President Donald Trump appears intent on negotiating a settlement with Iran to end Middle East hostilities, but those officials said they consider it unlikely that Iran will accept U.S. demands. Negotiations collapsed on February 28 following the launch of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The U.S. …
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned that the commencement of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term constitutes a fundamental rupture in transatlantic relations, comparable in scale to the change in relations with Russia following its February 24, 2022 invasion. Speaking at a foreign ministry event in Berlin, Steinmeier said Germany …
