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US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington. Photo: AP

United States & Canada

Trump draws criticism with fiery, expletive-laden Easter message attacking Iran

Democrat Tim Kaine condemned the ‘embarrassing’ remarks while ex-Trump backer Marjorie Taylor Greene referred to the president’s ‘madness’.

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DR Congo to receive third-country deportees from the US under deal

Court reinstates US$656 million judgment against PLO and Palestinian Authority

Russia & Central Asia

Ukrainian drones attacked cargo ship that sank, killing 1, Russia says

The official said the sinking ⁠of the vessel in the Sea of Azov, which has also left 2 people missing, was a ‘terrorist attack’ ‌by Kyiv.

Rescued crew of the Volgo-Balt on the coast of Russian-controlled Kherson, Ukraine, in a photo released on Sunday. Photo: Vladimir Saldo, leader of the Russian-controlled parts of Kherson region via Telegram / Handout via Reuters
Rescued crew of the Volgo-Balt on the coast of Russian-controlled Kherson, Ukraine, in a photo released on Sunday. Photo: Vladimir Saldo, leader of the Russian-controlled parts of Kherson region via Telegram / Handout via Reuters

Middle East

Zelensky in Syria to discuss security cooperation with President Ahmed al-Sharaa

Ukraine’s president also told the Syrian leader that Ukraine, as a major grain producer, was a reliable supplier of ‌food.

Europe

Orban appears to blame Kyiv for Serbian gas pipeline explosives find

Serbia’s president on Sunday said explosives ‘of devastating force’ were found on the Balkan Stream pipeline that transports Russian gas.

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Europe

UK PM slams London music event for booking Kanye West as sponsor Pepsi quits

Keir Starmer expressed concern over West’s July slots at Wireless given the musician’s recent antisemitic remarks and celebration of Nazism.

Kanye West performs during Rolling Loud 2024 at Hollywood Park Grounds in Inglewood, California in 2024. West is scheduled to perform at London’s Wireless festival in July. Photo: Los Angeles Times / TNS
Kanye West performs during Rolling Loud 2024 at Hollywood Park Grounds in Inglewood, California in 2024. West is scheduled to perform at London’s Wireless festival in July. Photo: Los Angeles Times / TNS

Europe

3 killed as high winds topple tree during Easter egg hunt in Germany

Around 50 people from a facility for new mothers, pregnant women and children were at the event when the 30-metre tree fell on the group.

Middle East

Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon, Israel announces ‘security buffer’

Israel said it intends ‌to control a ‘security zone’ as deep as 30km into Lebanon and has issued evacuation orders for around 15 per cent of Lebanese territory.

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Russia & Central Asia

Afghanistan wants US$10 billion in trade deals with Central Asia

Central Asia’s typical trade routes through Russia are hampered by heavy sanctions, while the Taliban is trying to trade with the world despite international sanctions.

Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (centre, back), along with representatives from Central Asian states, takes part in the Afghanistan-Central Asia Consultative Dialogue at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Kabul on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Europe

Pope Leo calls for peace, dialogue amid Ukraine, Iran wars in Easter mass

Leo addressed some 50,000 in St. Peter’s Square and quoted his predecessor, who reminded the faithful of the ‘great thirst for death, for killing, we witness each day’.

Pope Leo XIV gestures from the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after delivering his ‘Urbi et Orbi’ (To the city and the world) message, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Pope Leo XIV gestures from the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after delivering his ‘Urbi et Orbi’ (To the city and the world) message, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait lose water, energy infrastructure to Iran strikes

Gulf countries have faced repeated drone and missile salvoes over Iran’s accusation that its neighbours allow US forces to carry out attacks from their territory.

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Russia & Central Asia

Zelensky fears Ukraine may get less US support to fight Russia due to Iran war

Zelensky has offered to share Ukraine’s battlefield expertise with the US and allies to develop countermeasures against Iranian attacks.

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Middle East

Iran says ‘brotherly’ Iraq’s ships can use Strait of Hormuz

Tehran also thanked the Iraqi people for their support since the US-Israeli war against Iran began.

Cargo ships and tankers seen off the coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the Northern Emirate. Photo: TNS

Middle East

Iran attacks Kuwait, Israel after Trump set deadline for deal

Kuwait and Israel say their air defences are responding to the latest attacks from Iran.

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Smoke rises at Kuwait’s international airport after a reported Iranian drone strike on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Smoke rises at Kuwait’s international airport after a reported Iranian drone strike on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

United States & Canada

Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make deal, as US hunts for missing airman

Iran’s General Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi responded by calling the US president’s threat a ‘helpless, nervous, unbalanced and stupid action’.

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Middle East

US arrests niece and grandniece of slain Iran general Qassem Soleimani

Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter, who were allegedly living a ‘lavish lifestyle’ in Los Angeles, have had their green cards revoked.

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Politics

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Xi and Trump’s key people

Discover the power players in Xi and Trump’s teams; the key people setting the agenda on diplomacy, the military, the economy, security and science.

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s inner circles

United States & Canada

Power players: a visual guide to Trump’s team and their views on China

Discover who is in Donald Trump’s inner circle, their backgrounds, stances on China and the roles they will play in shaping the future of the US.

Politics

Trump seeks US$1.5 trillion for defence in new budget request amid Iran war

If enacted, it would set military spending at its highest level in modern history, underscoring the US’ ongoing focus on defence investment.

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Politics

Trump fires Pam Bondi as US president’s frustration with bad news grows

Attorney general’s removal follows the ouster of Trump’s homeland security and border patrol chiefs amid a wave of negative headlines.

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US Attorney General Pam Bondi and US President Donald Trump on Monday. Bondi was fired on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
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Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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Iran defiant as Trump sets deadline for deal to end war

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Tehran had 48 hours left to cut a deal or face “all Hell”, as US and Iranian forces scrambled to find a downed American airman. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards responded with its own threat, saying should Trump act on his threat, “the entire region will turn into hell”.
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