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Drivers in Ethiopia's capital said they slept in their cars waiting in long queues for fuel

Hours-long wait

Overnight petrol queues in Ethiopia as war shortages hit

Iran has retaliated against US and Israeli strikes with attacks on Israel and its Gulf neighbours

Marginalized community

Bahrain cracks down on Shia dissent as Iran war tests kingdom

The Hantibum (Face to Face) festival runs until the end of March

Endangered language

Under threat of dying out, Turkish Armenian evolves through art

Zwee Kanner sëtze virun engem Bildschierm.

No screens for under-2s

UK government advises parents to limit under-5s screen time

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives at his house after being discharged from the hosptial. He will continue to serve his 27-year sentence for attempted coup from home

27-year sentence

Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves hospital, starts house arrest for coup attempt

'Families live in constant fear,' said the UNHCR's Karolina Lindholm Billing

One month into war

Lebanon at risk of 'humanitarian catastrophe': UN

Pavel Talankin's film -- based on hours of footage he had smuggled out of Russia -- beat the odds and took home an Oscar

Oscar-winning enemy of the state

Russia labels 'Mr Nobody Against Putin' teacher a 'foreign agent'

Lumumba (centre), pictured here in 1960, was an outspoken critic of Belgium's colonial rule

Killing of Patrice Lumumba

Belgian diplomat appeals to avoid trial over Congo leader's murder

Female sperm whales lift up a newborn calf until it can swim on its own

Whale filmed giving birth, with a little help from her friends

Graves are dug for children reportedly killed in a school strike in Minab, an image from the Iranian Press Center shows

At UN Human Rights Council

Tehran accuses US of 'calculated' assault on school

Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned the attack as a 'barbaric act'

Seeking the perpetrator

Police probe firebomb attack on Russian centre in Prague

Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul warned about the extent of Iran-Russia cooperation

Diverting attention

Putin hopes Iran war will shift focus from 'crimes' in Ukraine: German FM

Iran has been under US-Israeli bombing for a month

Words of the people

'I'll never be the same': Iranians recount one month of war

Nicolas Tagliafico made six appearances as Argentina won their third World Cup title in 2022

Messi's last ride

Back-to-back World Cup titles a 'dream' for Argentina, says Tagliafico

Isogo Thermal Power Station, a a coal-fired power plant operated by J-POWER, and Minami-Yokohama Thermal Power Station, a natural gas-fired thermal power plant operated by JERA, are seen in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture

Energy crunch eases restrictions

Japan to boost coal-fired power as Mideast war causes energy turmoil

The humpback whale, which was stranded for days on Germany's Baltic Sea coast, seen in an image by Sea Shepherd Deutschland

Animal 'very ill'

Beached whale frees itself from German coast

Angora goats, which originated in ancient Turkey, first arrived in South Africa in the 19th century

Supplies more than half of the world's output

Global mohair supply flourishes in South Africa's desert

Nepal's new Prime Minister Balendra Shah embraced the outgoing interim leader Sushila Karki

Issued victory message in a rap song, urging unity

Nepali rapper Shah sworn in as prime minister

A first for a sitting American president

US currency to bear Trump's signature, Treasury says

Jelita the tigress after the deaths of both her cubs

Infected at birth

Virus kills tiger cubs in Indonesian zoo

YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live and Roblox -- deemed "high-risk" platforms by authorities in the Southeast Asian nation -- will start deactivating underage accounts in Indonesia

Onus on platforms

Indonesian kids brace themselves for social media ban

Donald trump said he had pushed back the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once again following a request from Tehran

Iran warns US soldiers, Trump pushes back deadline

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Gabon's 900 kilometres (560 miles) of coastline is home to four species of sea turtles

Fit in the palm of your hand

Gabon battles for baby sea turtles' survival

Nationalist Orban is close to Russia's Vladimir Putin as well as US President Donald Trump, who has endorsed him

Increasingly palpable frustration

Hungarians' growing anger at living in EU's 'most corrupt state'

Two boats transporting humanitarian aid to Cuba with nine crew of different nationalities on board hav gone missing, the Mexican navy says

Nine crew of different nationalities on board

Mexico's navy says two boats ferrying aid to Cuba are missing

Australian Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy, Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Royal Australian Air Force Chief Stephen Chappell speak next to a Ghost Bat drone during a visit to the Amberley RAAF Base on March 27, 2026.

Modernising air force

Germany eyes Australian 'Ghost Bat' for drone combat era

Iranian civilians are turning en masse to bitcoin, which can be stored in personal wallets beyond the authorities' reach

'Lifeline' for the population

Cryptocurrencies aiding Iran during war

Myanmar's railway stations are bustling with life as surging fuel prices due to the Mideast war drive commuters to choose trains over costly transport

Train tickets selling out quickly

Myanmar travellers ride the rails as fuel prices rise

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