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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Secret Service shoots armed man after confrontation near the White House
The Secret Service said it shot an armed man near the White House after an early-morning confrontation with law enforcement in Washington, D.C.
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ICE detains Mahmoud Khalil after Columbia protests, lawyer says
A Palestinian Columbia graduate student who helped lead pro-Palestinian campus protests was detained by US immigration officials, according to his lawyer.
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Eight injured after driver rams CarMax dealership in Inglewood, authorities say
Police said an intentional crash at a CarMax dealership in Inglewood injured eight people, including two critically, after a dispute with a customer.
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Toronto pub shooting leaves 12 injured and three suspects on the run
Police in Toronto are searching for three suspects after 12 people were injured in an apparently indiscriminate shooting at a Scarborough pub.
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Tribes and Native American students sue over BIE firings
Three tribal nations and five Native American students have sued federal officials over layoffs at Bureau of Indian Education schools, arguing the cuts violated trust responsibilities and left campuses unsafe.
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South Korea court lifts Yoon arrest warrant but leaves impeachment crisis unresolved
A Seoul court has lifted the arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, opening the door to release but not ending his legal troubles.
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North Korea suspends foreign tourism weeks after reopening to Western visitors
Tour operators said travel to North Korea was halted again just weeks after the country welcomed its first Western visitors in five years.
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EU court fines Germany 34 million euros over whistleblower delays
The ruling also penalised four other countries for missing the deadline to implement the bloc's whistleblower rules.
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Romania arrests six over alleged Russian-backed coup plot
Romanian authorities arrested six people, including retired general and far-right figure Radu Theodoru, over claims they were involved in a Russian-backed attempt to destabilize the state.
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Sudan Accuses UAE of Genocide Complicity at the World Court
Khartoum has taken the UAE to the ICJ, alleging support for RSF atrocities against the Masalit community in Darfur.
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Los Angeles County sues Edison over Eaton Fire
Los Angeles County is seeking to recover fire damage costs from Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked the Eaton Fire, which killed 17 people and destroyed more than 9,400 structures.
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Vatican Says Pope Francis Suffers New Respiratory Crises in Hospital
The Vatican said Pope Francis experienced two new episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency, keeping his prognosis guarded during his longest hospital stay as pontiff.
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