Turkey’s Erdoğan urges end of Ukraine war in call with Putin
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday called for the "immediate cessation" of the war in Ukraine during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Erdoğan also…
Afghan boys miss start of school year after Taliban fails to announce reopening
Updated: 25/03/2023 - 16:18 Many Afghan boys, unaware that the academic year had begun, returned to school on Saturday after missing the official start of the new academic year…
Early wildfire in Spain rages out of control
In an update on Twitter, the regional emergency services said the fire in Villanueva de Viver, some 90 kilometres (55 miles) north of Valencia, was a "highly-complex blaze taking…
Leaders attend opening ceremony of Ibero-American summit
The 28th Ibero-American Summit took place Friday in the Dominican Republic with the surprise announcement of the participation of the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, whose…
Swiss finance minister defends rushed takeover of Credit Suisse
The takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS was necessary to avoid disruptions of Switzerland's banking system, Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said on Saturday. "Credit Suisse…
Jail for French sex pest in ‘LinkedIn recruitment’ scam
A man who sexually harassed young women by posing as a recruiter on the professional social network LinkedIn was sentenced Friday in Paris to 18 months in prison, nine of which…
Planned anarchist protest puts police on alert in Venice
As many as 700 police officers have been on patrol in Venice since the early hours of Saturday morning in anticipation of an unauthorised demonstration by anarchists scheduled for…
Germany simplifies gender change procedure
"As a parliamentary group of the (ruling) SPD, we expressly welcome the fact that the law on self-determination is finally moving forward," Jan Plobner, spokesman for the…
EU, Germany reach deal on fossil fuel car phaseout plan
A landmark deal to prohibit new sales of fossil fuel cars from 2035 is key to the bloc's ambitious plan to become a "climate-neutral" economy by 2050, with net-zero greenhouse gas…
At least 23 people confirmed dead as tornado sweeps through Mississippi
At least 23 people have been killed by tornadoes that tore through the US state of Mississippi on Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather that…