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Israeli negotiators head to Qatar for Gaza truce talks
Israel is due to send a delegation to Doha on Monday for a fresh round of talks on extending a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, after cutting off the electricity supply to ramp up pressure on Hamas.
Energy industry meets after Trump tears up US green agenda
Top energy industry figures converge on Houston this week for their biggest gathering since Donald Trump returned to the White House to champion fossil fuels and undo Joe Biden's climate legacy.
Colombian guerrillas warn of 'total war' as peace plan falters
Commanders from Colombia's National Liberation Army guerrilla group have vowed to repel a government counteroffensive in the country's northeast, warning that years of "total peace" risk turning into "total war."
Mark Carney wins vote to replace Trudeau as Canada PM
Canada's Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country's next prime minister Sunday, as the former central banker warned of "dark days" brought on by the United States under President Donald Trump.
Canada ruling party elects Mark Carney as new leader, next PM
Canada's Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country's next prime minister Sunday and the former central banker lost no time in taking a defiant stance against threats from US President Donald Trump.
At mass rally, Mexico president says confident Trump tariffs resolved
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told cheering crowds Sunday that she is confident that her country has headed off the threat of US tariffs for now.
Far-right candidate excluded from Romania presidential vote
Romania's electoral bureau on Sunday rejected far-right hopeful Calin Georgescu's candidacy for the re-run of last year's annulled presidential election, sparking outrage among his supporters in Bucharest.
Syria vows accountability after reports of mass killings
Syria's leader on Sunday vowed accountability and an investigation after the killing of Alawite civilians triggered an international backlash against the worst violence since Bashar al-Assad's overthrow.
After Poland spat, Musk vows Ukraine can keep Starlink
Billionaire industrialist and senior White House advisor Elon Musk vowed Sunday to maintain Ukraine's access to his Starlink satellite network, after a fierce online clash with Poland's outspoken foreign minister.
Syria announces probe after reports of mass killings
Syria's government on Sunday announced a probe after the killing of Alawite civilians triggered an international backlash against the worst violence since Bashar al-Assad's overthrow.
Israel halts Gaza electricity supply ahead of new truce talks
Israel ordered an immediate halt to Gaza's electricity supply Sunday in an effort to pressure Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages, even as it prepared for fresh talks on the future of its truce with the Palestinian militants.
Canada Liberal Party to choose new leader to replace Trudeau as PM
Canada's Liberal Party names its next leader Sunday, with a former central banker and political novice favored to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the country confronts threats from US President Donald Trump.
South Africa's taboo-breaking playwright Athol Fugard
South African writer and theatre director Athol Fugard was acclaimed at home and abroad for plays that exposed the injustices of the apartheid system and challenged its racist taboos, including by putting black and white actors on stage together.
Rubio heads to Saudi Arabia to gauge if Ukraine has shifted
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was set to head Sunday to Saudi Arabia for talks with Ukraine as President Donald Trump decides whether to relent on an aid freeze to the wartime partner.
Trump declines to rule out 2025 US recession
President Donald Trump declined in an interview aired Sunday to rule out the possibility that the United States might enter a recession this year.
US envoy says Gaza hostage deal possible 'within weeks'
The US hostage envoy who held unprecedented direct talks with Hamas said Sunday he was confident a deal could be reached "within weeks" to free all civilians still held by the Palestinian militants.
Russia claims counter-offensive into Ukraine's Sumy region
Russia on Sunday announced a cross-border offensive had captured territory in Ukraine's Sumy region for the first time since 2022 as Kyiv struggles to hold onto territory in Russia's neighbouring Kursk region.
Israeli air strike in Gaza ahead of new talks on truce with Hamas
Israel carried out an air strike on militants in northern Gaza on Sunday, rattling an already fragile ceasefire as it prepared for fresh talks in Doha on the future of its truce with Hamas.
Israel to send team to Doha as Hamas pushes for phase two of Gaza truce
Israel on Sunday prepared to send a delegation to Doha for further talks on the Gaza truce, as Hamas called for an immediate start to negotiations on the ceasefire's second phase, which it hopes will lead to a permanent end to the war.
Syria president calls for unity after reports of mass killings
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa called for national unity and peace on Sunday, after more than 1,000 people were reportedly killed in coastal Syria in the worst clashes since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.
'Went through a hell of a lot with me': how Trump boasts about Putin ties
In the fiery spat between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, it was a sentence that went largely unnoticed, but said quite a lot about the closeness the US leader thinks he has with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
US takes rivalry with China to the high seas
The United States may still have the world's most powerful navy but it seems to have realised that this is no longer sufficient to reassert US supremacy over the high seas.
Greenland's road to independence, explained
Independence has been the focus of campaigning ahead of Greenland's legislative elections Tuesday, a prospect foreseen by the Danish constitution with legislation already in place outlining how to make it happen.
Hamas pushes for phase two of Gaza truce talks
Hamas reiterated on Sunday its insistence on moving directly into negotiating a second phase of the Gaza truce, as Israel announced it would dispatch a delegation to Doha for further talks.
US shipbuilders, a shadow of what they were, welcome Trump's support
Shipbuilding has been in steady decline in the US since the end of the Cold War but some in the industry now hope for a revival of the sector, as was promised last week by President Donald Trump.
Colombian guerillas release hostage security forces
Twenty-eight police officers and one soldier held hostage in southwest Colombia were released Saturday, with fresh tensions erupting in the coca-producing region after they had left.
Did Ukraine have to become a partisan US issue?
Could support for Ukraine have survived the bitter and increasingly polarized politics of Washington?
Britain's King Charles calls for unity in 'uncertain times'
Britain's King Charles III made an appeal on Saturday for unity in "uncertain times", as the 76-year-old monarch emerges as a key figure in the UK's diplomatic drive over Ukraine.
Russia claims gains in Kursk as Zelensky says 'committed' to talks
Russia said Saturday its troops had retaken three villages seized by Ukraine in its Kursk border region, in a fresh setback for Kyiv ahead of talks to try to end the war.
Colombian guerillas release hostage security forces: AFP
Twenty-eight police officers and one soldier held hostage in southwest Colombia were released Saturday, according to an AFP team on the ground.
Man with Palestinian flag scales London's Big Ben clock tower
A man with a Palestinian flag who climbed London's Big Ben clock tower early on Saturday was still perched on the famous landmark after nightfall, even as emergency crews urged him to come down.
French throng streets for International Women's Day rallies
Tens of thousands across France packed rallies for International Women's Day on Saturday, taking aim at persistent gender pay gaps, violence against women and male-dominated politics.