Germany's new Bundestag convenes in Berlin as coalition talks proceed
Berlin [Germany], March 26: Germany's Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, convened for a new legislative session on Tuesday.
UK 'hopeful' after Russia and Ukraine agree to truce
London [UK], March 26: The UK prime minister's office has said it is "hopeful of the progress" following the announcement Ukraine and Russia had agreed...
'No Other Land' director released after being attacked in West Bank
Damascus [Syria], March 26: The Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," Hamdan Ballal, has been released after being detained by Israeli forces...
Syrian Foreign Ministry condemns Israeli attacks that killed six people
Damascus [Syria], March 26: At least six civilians were killed as a result of Israeli strikes in southern Syria, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said on...
Brazil's top court to rule on coup charges against Bolsonaro
Buenos Aires [Argentina], March 26: Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday began considering charges against former president Jair Bolsonaro for planning a coup against his successor,...
Turkish opposition calls boycott of firms it cites as pro-government
Istanbul [Turkiye], March 26: Turkiye's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has urged supporters to boycott a list of companies and media outlets which it...
Japan court dissolves controversial 'Moonies' church
Tokyo [Japan], March 26: A court in Japan has ordered the disbandment of the controversial Unification Church, which came under scrutiny after the shock killing...
White House plays down leak of Houthi attack chat group
Washington [US], March 26: The White House on Tuesday played down a growing scandal over a journalist gaining inadvertent access to a secret US administration...
Belarus opposition leader calls for Radio Free Europe to stay on air
Riga [Latvia], March 26: The Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has called for US foreign broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) to keep broadcasting, despite...
SpaceX launch blamed for glowing spiral in UK
London [UK], March 26: A large glowing spiral which lit up the skies over the UK on Monday night is believed to have been...
New two-party liberal coalition in Estonia with narrow majority
Riga [Latvia], March 26: A government reshuffle in Estonia was completed on Tuesday with the swearing in of five new ministers under Prime Minister Kristen...
South Korean PM Han Duck-soo reinstated as acting president
Seoul [South Korea], March 25: South Korea's Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating the nation's No. 2 official as acting...
Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills Hamas leader, teen, say officials
Gaza [Palestine], March 25: An Israeli air strike on a hospital in southern Gaza has killed at least two people, including a senior Hamas official...
Israel building agency to steer Palestinian 'voluntary departure'
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 25: Israel is set to establish a government agency that would oversee the "voluntary departure" of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
US deportations to Venezuela resume after dispute
New York [US], March 25: A flight carrying 199 Venezuelans deported from the US to their homeland has landed at Simon Bolívar airport near Caracas.
Paris residents vote in favour of car-free zones across 500 streets
Paris [France], March 25: Paris residents on Sunday voted in favour of the creation of a car-free zone across huge swathes of the French capital.
Egypt makes new proposal to restore Gaza truce as Israeli strikes kill...
Cairo [Egypt], March 25: Egypt has floated a new proposal aimed at restoring the Gaza ceasefire deal, security sources told Reuters on Monday, as Palestinian...
Putin gave Trump a personal gift: Kremlin
Moscow [Russia], March 25: Russian President Vladimir Putin gave US President Donald Trump an "absolutely personal gift," presenting it to Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff...
150 victims of Germanwings crash in French Alps commemorated, 10 years on
Berlin [Germany], March 25: Relatives of the 150 people killed in a Germanwings airplane crash in the French Alps marked the 10th anniversary of the...
Egypt makes new proposal for Gaza truce
Cairo [Egypt], March 25: Egypt has floated a new proposal aimed at restoring the Gaza ceasefire deal, security sources told Reuters on Monday, as Palestinian...
Pope Francis returns to Vatican
Rome [Italy], March 25: After 38 days in hospital battling double pneumonia almost entirely out of sight, Pope Francis made his first public appearance on...
Trump pushes US claims to Greenland
Washington DC [US], March 25: President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on his suggestion that the U.S. should take over Greenland as leaders from...
South Korean wildfires spread
Seoul [South Korea], March 25: Deadly wildfires spread further across South Korea on Monday as authorities designated three more counties 'special disaster zones'.
Nazis were treated better than Venezuelans deported by Trump
Washington DC [US], March 25: A U.S. appeals court judge said on Monday that Nazis were given more rights to contest their removal from the...
Erdogan slams protests over jailed Istanbul mayor as 'movement of violence'
Ankara [Turkey], March 25: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that protests over the jailing of Istanbul's mayor had become a "movement of violence"...
Ukraine sees Russian effort to sow chaos as cyberattack hits rail service
Moscow [Russia], March 25: A powerful cyberattack knocked out the online ticketing system for Ukraine's state railway service, causing long queues at stations on Monday...
Turkish President Erdogan's main rival jailed
Ankara [Turkey], March 25: The main rival to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been formally arrested and charged with corruption.