Vitold Fokin, Ukraine’s first post-independence prime minister, dies at 92
The death of Vitold Fokin closed the career of a figure who helped steer Ukraine through the early days of independence and later returned to controversy.
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X sues India over content-blocking system as Musk expands business push
X has taken the Indian government to court, saying a new blocking mechanism creates an unlawful parallel censorship system.
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Turkey arrests dozens over social media posts after Imamoglu detention
Turkish authorities have arrested dozens of people for allegedly provocative social media posts as protests over opposition figure Ekrem Imamoglu’s detention continue.
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Judge blocks DOGE from Social Security systems holding Americans' personal data
A federal judge says Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency cannot keep broad access to Social Security records while a privacy case proceeds.
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Trump orders Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start dismantling the Education Department
The White House said the department will shrink sharply, but Congress would still have to approve any full abolition.
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Britain's Nicholas Prosper receives minimum 49-year term after killing his mother and two siblings
Nicholas Prosper, 19, was told he must serve at least 49 years in prison after killing three family members and plotting a school massacre in Luton, Bedfordshire.
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Bangladesh arrests ARSA leader Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi near Dhaka
Bangladesh police say they arrested Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi, the leader of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, on allegations including murder, sabotage and illegal entry.
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Greenpeace faces massive damages after North Dakota pipeline verdict
A North Dakota jury ordered Greenpeace to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to Energy Transfer over 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline protests, setting up a major free-speech fight.
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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu detained in corruption and terrorism investigations
The prominent opposition politician and several other figures were taken into custody as authorities restricted demonstrations and markets reacted sharply.
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Nagpur curfew imposed after violence over Aurangzeb tomb demand
Police imposed a curfew in parts of Nagpur after violence broke out over demands to remove the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
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Hungary passes law banning Pride events in latest LGBTQ rights rollback
Hungary’s parliament has passed a law banning Pride events, escalating a long-running campaign against LGBTQ rights.
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Peru puts Lima under state of emergency as soldiers patrol against crime wave
After the killing of a popular singer and a surge in extortion and murders, Peru’s government declared a 30-day emergency in Lima and sent soldiers to support police.
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Georgia court gives Mikheil Saakashvili another four and a half years in jail
The former president’s total sentence now exceeds 12 years after a court said he illegally returned to Georgia in 2021.
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Trump order targets US government broadcasters as VOA staff are put on leave
An administration move to cut back the US Agency for Global Media has put Voice of America staff on leave and raised questions about the future of America’s overseas broadcasting network.
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Belgrade protest becomes one of Serbia’s largest anti-government rallies
Thousands marched on the capital as anger over a deadly railway canopy collapse broadened into a wider challenge to Aleksandar Vučić.
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US sends more than 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador after deportation order fight
The Trump administration invoked an 18th-century wartime law as a judge tried to halt removals that Washington says targeted gang members.
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FAA makes post-crash helicopter restrictions permanent near Reagan National
The FAA turned temporary limits into a permanent ban on helicopters along the route where a passenger jet and an Army aircraft collided, killing 67 people.
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Saakashvili gets nine-year prison term as Georgia court rules on embezzlement case
Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili has been sentenced to nine more years in prison after a court found him guilty of embezzlement.
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Martin Pfister elected to Swiss Federal Council after tight parliamentary vote
Martin Pfister won election to Switzerland's Federal Council on 2025-03-12 after a close contest with Markus Ritter and an emotional handover from outgoing defense minister Viola Amherd.
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Greenland voters hand Demokraatit a plurality as the governing bloc loses its majority
Greenland’s centre-right opposition won a closely watched parliamentary election shaped by debate over independence and U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threat.
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Demokraatit wins Greenland vote as coalition talks begin
The opposition party led the count with 29.9 percent, leaving no party with enough seats to govern alone.
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Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in foreign-aid funds
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release nearly $2 billion in foreign-aid payments on 2025-03-11, ruling that money already approved by Congress must be spent on completed work under existing contracts.
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Serbian students block the public broadcaster in Belgrade
The overnight blockade of RTS became the latest flashpoint in months of protests over accountability for the Novi Sad tragedy.
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Syria and Kurdish-Led SDF Agree to Merge Institutions
The accord calls for a nationwide ceasefire and the integration of northeastern civil and military bodies, border crossings, an airport and energy fields.
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