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Zelensky to meet JD Vance in Munich on Friday: Kyiv presidency
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US Vice President JD Vance on Friday at the Munich Security Conference, where they are set to discuss Washington's push for an end to the three-year war with Russia.
Hamas says stops Gaza hostage release 'until further notice'
Hamas announced Monday it would postpone any further hostage-prisoner exchanges under a fragile Gaza ceasefire accusing Israel of violations, while Israel said its military was readying for "any possible scenario".
'I don't have time': Mother of jailed UK-Egyptian makes Starmer plea
Having lost a third of her body weight during a 134-day hunger strike, a "weak" Laila Soueif on Monday urged UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to secure her son's release from an Egyptian jail, warning "I don't have time".
Global stocks markets brush off Trump tariffs
Global stock markets rose on Monday, as traders appeared to shrug off US President Donald Trump's latest tariffs announcement surrounding levies on steel and aluminium.
Labour impact and trade windfall on agenda at Paris AI summit
Artificial intelligence (AI) presents vast opportunities if correctly chanelled but is already sharpening gender pay disparities, global leaders told a Paris summit aimed at finding common ground on the technology on Monday.
Trump: Palestinians have no right of return under Gaza plan
President Donald Trump said Palestinians would have no right of return to Gaza under his US takeover plan, describing his proposal in excerpts of an interview released Monday as a "real estate development for the future."
Ecuador president forced into election run-off against leftist rival
The president of violence-hit Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, claimed his razor-thin lead Monday in the first round of the country's election as a win, despite a stronger-than-expected showing by his leftist challenger Luisa Gonzalez.
Tunisian accused says cannot remember 2020 France church killings
A Tunisian man went on trial Monday accused of stabbing to death three people in a church in the southern French city of Nice in 2020, but his insistence that he had no recollection of the events provoked anger among relatives of the victims.
Iran president says Trump aiming to bring country 'to its knees'
Iran's president accused his US counterpart Donald Trump on Monday of seeking to bring the Islamic republic "to its knees" as the country marked the 1979 revolution that toppled the shah.
Paris summit grapples with real-world impact of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) risks reinforcing gender disparities rather than immediate widespread job destruction, the International Labour Organization chief said Monday as a summit of national leaders and tech bosses opened in Paris.
Ecuador faces election run-off after Noboa and Gonzalez neck-and-neck
Incumbent President Daniel Noboa on Monday clutched onto a razor-thin lead in violence-hit Ecuador's election, after a stronger-than-expected leftist challenger looked set to force a second-round run-off.
Tunisian on trial in France over deadly 2020 Nice church attack
A Tunisian man goes on trial Monday for stabbing three people to death in a church in the southern French city of Nice in 2020 as part of a "terrorist" plot.
UK's Starmer urges world leaders to test for HIV
Keir Starmer has urged other world leaders to take an HIV test, after becoming the first serving British prime minister and G7 leader to take a public test on camera.
World and tech leaders grapple with AI challenges at Paris summit
Political and tech industry leaders descended on Paris Monday for a two-day summit on artificial intelligence, hoping to find common ground on the revolutionary technology set to remake business and society across the world.
'Revolution': Communist Vietnam seeks to cut 1 in 5 govt jobs
Vietnam is aiming to cut one in five public sector jobs and slash billions of dollars from government budgets, mirroring US President Donald Trump's push to take a hatchet to spending.
Ecuador's dueling presidential hopefuls
Ecuador's closer-than-expected presidential election is likely headed for an April runoff between two very different candidates who have faced each other three times already.
Leftist surge pushes Ecuador presidential vote toward run-off
Incumbent President Daniel Noboa clutched onto a razor-thin lead in violence-hit Ecuador's election Sunday, amid a fierce challenge from a leftist rival who looked set to force a second-round run-off.
Incumbent Noboa leads violence-hit Ecuador's presidential vote
President Daniel Noboa held a narrow lead in violence-hit Ecuador's election Sunday, amid a fierce challenge from a leftist rival who looked set to force a second-round run-off.
Asian markets mixed as traders weigh Trump's latest tariff salvo
Equities were mixed in Asia on Monday after Donald Trump ramped up his trade war by announcing huge tariffs on steel and aluminium imports and warned every country would face "reciprocal" levies.
Berlin film festival to try to keep politics at bay
The Berlin Film Festival, which begins this week, is set for a challenge faced by the entire Western arts industry: how to stop politics from taking over the conversation.
US army takes Ukraine drone warfare notes in Bavaria
Deep in a Bavarian forest, a black reconnaissance drone buzzes overhead, piloted by US soldiers hoping to put lessons learnt from the war in Ukraine into practice.
Top Trump officials head to Europe for security talks
A trio of top Trump administration officials will make separate trips to Europe this week, with security and Washington's commitment to Ukraine expected to be at the heart of their discussions.
Noboa leads violence-hit Ecuador's presidential vote
Polls closed and counting got underway in violence-hit Ecuador's presidential election Sunday, with incumbent leader Daniel Noboa ahead and within striking distance of winning another term as president.
Polls close with Noboa tipped to win violence-hit Ecuador vote
Polls closed and counting got underway in violence-hit Ecuador's presidential election Sunday, with incumbent leader Daniel Noboa tipped to win another term as president.
Polls close in violence-hit Ecuador presidential election
Some 14 million Ecuadorans voted under tight security Sunday, choosing who will lead their violence-wracked Andean nation through its worst crisis in half a century.
Uncertainty looms in Kosovo parliamentary polls
Prime Minister Albin Kurti's ruling party appeared set to secure the most seats in Kosovo's parliamentary elections Sunday but it remained uncertain whether the incumbent stood a chance of forming a majority government.
Germany's Scholz, Merz, clash over far-right AfD in election debate
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his election rival Friedrich Merz of having broken his word by accepting support from the far-right AfD to push an anti-immigration motion through parliament.
Netanyahu praises Trump's 'revolutionary, creative' Gaza plan
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday praised a proposal from President Donald Trump for US control of Gaza and the displacement of its population as "revolutionary", striking a triumphant tone in a statement to his cabinet following his return to Israel from Washington.
Macron beats French investment drum ahead of AI summit
French President Emmanuel Macron trumpeted the benefits of artificial intelligence Sunday, ahead of a two-day Paris summit on the technology and its potential benefits and pitfalls.
Lull in war-torn east DR Congo after truce call
An uneasy calm held Sunday on the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern front after regional powers dreading a wider war urged Congolese and pro-Rwandan forces to agree to a ceasefire.
Tributes for Namibian independence leader Nujoma, dead at 95
Sam Nujoma, who led a three-decade-long fight for Namibia's independence from apartheid South Africa, has died aged 95, the presidency announced Sunday.
'Cool' Macron uses his deepfake videos to promote AI summit
French President Emmanuel Macron has posted artificial intelligence-generated fake videos that he features in as he promoted a technology summit that opens in Paris on Monday.