Mar 14 Millions celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors By Associated Press Millions of people in South Asia are celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, by smearing each other with brightly colored powder, dancing to festive music and feasting on traditional sweets prepared for the occasion. Continue reading
Mar 14 Hamas agrees to release a U.S.-Israeli hostage and bodies of 4 other dual nationals By Julia Frankel, Associated Press The militant group did not immediately on Friday specify when the release of soldier Edan Alexander and the four bodies would occur, and other countries party to the agreement did not immediately confirm the Hamas statement. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 3:58 Putin responds to U.S.-Ukraine ceasefire proposal with his own demands By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to a U.S. and Ukraine offer for a temporary ceasefire with his own demands and questions about what a 30-day pause in the war would mean for his long-term ambitions. Putin is meeting with President… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch 7:50 Experts analyze Ukraine ceasefire negotiations and what Putin wants from the U.S. By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn To decode what Russian President Putin had to say about a ceasefire proposal and for an assessment of the state of diplomacy, Amna Nawaz spoke with two long-time Russia watchers: Thomas Graham and Andrew Weiss. Continue watching
Mar 13 Belgium arrests suspects in bribery probe involving Huawei and European Parliament By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Belgian federal prosecutors on Thursday announced the arrests of several people in a corruption probe linked to the European Parliament and the Chinese company Huawei, which is suspected of bribing EU lawmakers. Continue reading
Mar 13 Pope receives cake and glad tidings in the hospital on 12th anniversary of his papacy By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate Thursday in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news on his recovery, a cake and hundreds of messages wishing him well. Continue reading
Mar 13 U.S. aid cuts hit Ethiopia's fragile Tigray region By Samuel Getachew, Fred Harter, Associated Press Aid agencies distributing U.S. food aid in Ethiopia's war-affected Tigray region say they have had to stop feeding millions of people because of the Trump administration's restrictions on foreign aid. Continue reading
Mar 13 Rubio and other G7 diplomats meet in Canada as Trump threatens more tariffs on allies By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will likely hear a litany of complaints as he meets with the foreign ministers of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan over the next two days. Continue reading
Mar 13 What happened during Duterte's chaotic arrest By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened a police general with lawsuits, refused to be fingerprinted and told law enforcers “you have to kill me to bring me to The Hague” in a tense confrontation after his arrest in Manila. Continue reading
Mar 13 Putin agrees in principle with Ukraine ceasefire proposal but says more discussions needed By Associated Press The Russian Defense Ministry's claim that it recaptured the town of Sudzha, hours after President Vladimir Putin visited his commanders in Kursk and wore military fatigues, could not be independently verified. Continue reading