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Day after saying deal was near, Trump doubts Putin wants to end Ukraine war

Trump said in a social media post as he flew back to the United States after Pope Francis' funeral that there was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas

Massive explosion hits Iran's Bandar Abbas port; 4 killed, over 500 injured

Social media videos showed a huge plume of black smoke. Authorities offered no immediate cause for the blast

Thousands attend Pope Francis' funeral, ceremony reflects his vision

As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend the funeral, which Francis choreographed himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican's rites and rituals last year

Big Tech's soaring energy demands make coal power plants more attractive

President Trump is using emergency powers to encourage utilities to keep older coal-fired plants running, aligning with his push for US energy dominance and meeting rising power demand

North Korean leader Kim unveils new naval destroyer, cites US as threat

Kim described the arms buildup as a response to perceived threats from the US and its Asian allies, citing their expanding joint drills amid growing tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme

Judge blocks Trump admin from nixing federal staff's collective bargaining

Some agencies, including the FBI, are exempt from a law requiring federal agencies to bargain with labour organisations over employment matters

US DOJ to resume subpoenas for journalists in leaks crackdown: Pam Bondi

'Justice Department will not tolerate unauthorized leaks that undermine President Trump's policies, harm government agencies, or negatively impact the American people,' Bondi stated

19 states sue Trump admin over push to end school diversity programmes

Plaintiffs informed the government that they stand by their prior certifications of compliance with the law but refuse to abandon policies that promote equal access to education

Trump urges Ukraine, Russia to meet, says they are 'close to deal'

Trump posted on his Truth Social site shortly after arriving in Rome for Pope Francis' funeral that it was a "good day in talks and meetings with Russia and Ukraine"

Trump admin opens investigation into UC Berkeley over foreign funding

One order called for harder enforcement of Section 117, a federal law requiring colleges to disclose foreign gifts and contracts valued at $2,50,000 or more

US reverses longtime stance, says UN Palestinian refugee agency can be sued

Justice Department revealed its new stance in a letter filed in federal court in New York, part of a lawsuit holding UNRWA accountable for the deadly Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel

Trump's mixed signals on tariffs make fragile global economy nervous

Trump has said he will simply set new tariff rates negotiated internally within the US government over the next few weeks

Our food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockade: WFP

Israel cut off entry of all food, fuel, medicine and other supplies to Gaza on March 2 and then resumed its bombardment and ground offensives two weeks later, shattering a 2-month ceasefire with Hamas

Trump says he's being 'inundated' with requests to seek third term

President Donald Trump insisted there are some loopholes to the constitutional bar preventing presidents from seeking a third term

Russian general killed in car bomb outside Moscow; Kremlin blames Kyiv

The attack follows the killing of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, who died on December 17 when a bomb hidden on an electric scooter parked outside his apartment building exploded as he left for his office

Ukraine says Russia kills 3 in new drone attack as Prez Trump rebukes Putin

Among the civilians killed in the nighttime drone strike in Pavlohrad, in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, were a child and a 76-year-old woman, said head of the regional administration, Serhii Lysak

7-Eleven's first foreign CEO nominee confident of growth amid slowdown

Dacus stressed the 7-Eleven chain was growing globally, but the stores were different by nation, and his intent was not to duplicate everywhere the Japanese-style conbini

Deleted condolence after Pope's death exposes Israel-Vatican tensions

For most of Francis' papacy, ties between Israel and the Vatican steadily improved highlighted by a visit to the Holy Land in 2014

Iran, US resume negotiations on Tehran's nuclear programme in secluded Oman

Talks seek to limit Iran's nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of some of the crushing economic sanctions the US has imposed on the Islamic Republic closing in on half a century of enmity

As immigrant arrests surge, abuse complaints rise at Miami detention centre

Nationwide, detentions have surged to nearly 48,000 as of March 23, a 21 per cent increase from the already elevated levels at the end of the Biden administration