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WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus jolted world leaders into action on Covid on March 11, 2020

Five years ago, WHO's pandemic call shook world into action

Metz city centre

Mentally ill man found guilty of abusing former girlfriend

South Korean protesters hold banners that collectively read

From Hwanghae province

North Korea fires missiles as South begins drills with US

Morning Roundup

Flights to Germany cancelled this morning, Ukraine talks to start and Patrizia van der Weken wins bronze medal

On Sunday, there was a festival atmosphere as crowds stopped to take photographs and pause in front of signs for the town of Selma and the Edmund Pettus Bridge

'So important': Selma marks 60 years since US civil rights march

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through Columbia University's campus in New York in October 2024

Columbia University

Trump admin detains pro-Palestinian campus protest leader

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet Saudi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, then his team will stay on to meet US officials

Resolving the three-year conflict

Ukraine set for crucial talks with US on ending war with Russia

Rubio departs Miami on a trip to Saudi Arabia to meet with Ukrainian officials

US Secretary of State

Rubio heads to Saudi to gauge if Ukraine ready for peace talks

National Liberation Army ELN rebels of the Manuel Vazquez Castano northeastern war front stand guard at Catatumbo region, Colombia on March 8, 2025.

Global cocaine trade

Colombian guerrillas warn of 'total war' as peace plan falters

Security forces loyal to the interim Syrian government move in Syria's western city of Latakia

Over a thousand casualties

Syria vows accountability after reports of mass killings

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has been acclaimed at home for her determined response to US President Donald Trump's threats of tariffs

At mass rally, Mexico president says confident Trump tariffs resolved

Romania's electoral bureau rejected the candidacy submitted by far-right hopeful Calin Georgescu

Calin Georgescu's candidacy

Far-right candidate excluded from Romania presidential vote

The initial phase of the Israel-Hamas truce brought relative calm to Gaza after more than 15 months of war devastated the territory

Rattling fragile ceasefire

Israel halts Gaza electricity supply ahead of new truce talks

US Envoy for Hostages Adam Boehler said he understood Israel's 'consternation' at his direct talks with Hamas

Unprecedented direct talks

US envoy says Gaza hostage deal possible 'within weeks'

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said there was a growing sense of urgency within the 27-nation EU because 'something fundamental has shifted'

Common interests

EU chief sees US as 'allies' despite 'differences'

A gunman fires shots in the air to disperse clashing protesters in Syria's capital Damascus, after reported mass killings of the minority Alawite community

Following the reported mass killings

Syria security forces disperse rival protests in Damascus

Surprise in Thuringia

Woman discovers pig on her garage roof

Pope Francis had part of one lung removed as a young man and is prone to respiratory infections

Issuing written Angelus prayer

Ailing pope thanks doctors as condition improves

US President Donald Trump (R) has made no secret of his affinity for Russia's leader Vladimir Putin (L), but is it reciprocated?

'Went through a hell of a lot with me': how Trump boasts about Putin ties

Narges Mohammadi could be sent back to prison any time, her lawyers fear

Peace Prize winner

Women will overthrow Iran's Islamic republic: Nobel laureate

All of Greenland's main political parties back independence

Ahead of legislative elections

Greenland's road to independence, explained

Supporters below chanted 'Free Palestine' and 'You are a hero'

Lengthy standoff

Man with Palestinian flag arrested after scaling London's Big Ben

Colombian police and soldiers sent to quell unrest in a coca-producing region were disarmed and detained by local civilians

Kidnapped by local gangs

Colombian guerillas release hostage security forces

Protesters in Istanbul took to the streets for International Women's Day

Around the world

Protesters rally on International Women's Day, fearing far right

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the US Congress as US Vice President Kamala Harris and US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hold a Ukrainian national flag he gave them on December 21, 2022

Polarised politics

Did Ukraine have to become a partisan US issue?

Britain's King Charles appealed for unity in 'unceratin times'

Growing diplomatic role

Britain's King Charles calls for unity in 'uncertain times'

a picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows a member of the Syrian forces checking the identity card of a driver at a checkpoint in Latakia, following deadly unrest

Authorities clash

Syria forces beef up security amid reports of mass killings of Alawites

Francis, who had part of one of his lungs removed as a young man, is prone to respiratory illnesses

Road to recovery

Pope responding well to pneumonia treatment, Vatican says

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