Kris Jenner’s image spreads in Chinese social media good luck trend
Hundreds of thousands of posts have been shared in the past three days as users hope for prosperity
Zelenskiy Urged to Curtail Russia Energy Strikes, Proposes Truce – Bloomberg.com
- Zelenskiy Urged to Curtail Russia Energy Strikes, Proposes Truce Bloomberg.com
- Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy BBC
- Ukraine war briefing: allies asked Kyiv about reducing attacks on Russian energy sector, Zelenskyy says The Guardian
- Zelenskyy Confirms Partner Requests to Reduce Strikes on Russian Oil Facilities Amid Energy Crisis UNITED24 Media
- Kremlin Responds Coolly to Zelenskiy Idea of Easter Energy Attack Truce U.S. News & World Report
Apple subsidiary fined by UK government over Moscow sanctions breach
Apple Distribution International, based in Ireland, made payments worth £635,000 to a Russian streaming service
The UK government has fined a subsidiary of Apple £390,000 for breaching sanctions against Moscow over payments it made to a Russian streaming platform.
Apple Distribution International (ADI), based in the Republic of Ireland, instructed an unnamed UK-based bank to make two payments to a company owned by a sanctioned Russian entity.
Continue reading...Trump ‘pretty sure’ of Iran deal, but can Pakistan-led efforts end the war? – Al Jazeera
- Trump ‘pretty sure’ of Iran deal, but can Pakistan-led efforts end the war? Al Jazeera
- Analysis: Why the nation trying to broker US-Iran peace talks risks being drawn into the conflict CNN
- Islamabad talks signal emergence of new four-nation bloc in Middle East The Guardian
- How Pakistan Became a Major Player in Peace Negotiations Between the U.S. and Iran The New Yorker
- Pakistan under pressure to host successful US-Iran talks dw.com
First Thing: Iran accuses US of plotting ground assault while publicly seeking talks – The Guardian
- First Thing: Iran accuses US of plotting ground assault while publicly seeking talks The Guardian
- Iran threatens to ‘rain fire’ on US troops as possible ground war looms CNN
- Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack, as Israel steps up bombardment Al Jazeera
- Iran says it's 'waiting' for a possible U.S. ground assault as 3,500 troops arrive in Middle East NBC News
- Iran Warns U.S. Against Ground Invasion WSJ
Spain closes airspace to US military over Iran war, widening rift with US
Spain’s defence minister confirms move and describes US-Israel war on Iran as ‘profoundly illegal and unjust’
Spain has ramped up its opposition to the US-Israel war on Iran by closing its airspace to US aircraft involved in attacks, underlining its position as Europe’s leading critic of the conflict.
The move, first reported by El País newspaper and confirmed by the defence minister on Monday, comes after Madrid said the US could not use jointly operated military bases in the country for operations related to the war.
Continue reading...Painting considered workshop copy is in fact by Rembrandt, expert says
Exclusive: UK owner’s version of Old Man with a Gold Chain reunited in Chicago with undisputed work by Dutch master
A portrait in a UK collection that has long been dismissed as a workshop copy of an almost identical painting by Rembrandt was in fact also painted by the 17th-century Dutch master, according to a leading scholar.
Each of the paintings, titled Old Man with a Gold Chain and dated to the early 1630s, is a near-lifesize depiction of an older man wearing a gold chain and a plumed hat.
Continue reading...China sanctions Japanese lawmaker over his Taiwan ties. Japan calls the step ‘unacceptable’ – AP News
- China sanctions Japanese lawmaker over his Taiwan ties. Japan calls the step 'unacceptable' AP News
- China Sanctions Japanese Lawmaker as Rift Over Taiwan Flares Bloomberg.com
- China sanctions Japanese lawmaker over Taiwan trips japantimes.co.jp
- Beijing sanctions Japan lawmaker for ‘colluding with Taiwan independence forces’ South China Morning Post
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference on March 30, 2026 fmprc.gov.cn
Fuel rations and free buses: How countries have responded to rising oil prices
Governments around the world have introduced measures to limit the impact of price increases.
Iran rejects US terms as ‘excessive,’ says envoy will not leave Lebanon – ynetnews
- Iran rejects US terms as 'excessive,' says envoy will not leave Lebanon ynetnews
- Day 26 of Middle East conflict — Tehran says it does not accept 15-point plan by the US CNN
- United States Said to Have Sent Iran a Plan to End the Middle East War The New York Times
- Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast AP News
- Iran Says 15-Point U.S. Plan Consists of ‘Unreasonable Demands’ WSJ
Latin Patriarch will have access to Jerusalem holy site after police stopped entry
The Israeli PM says Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa had been asked not to enter the church over concerns about Iranian strikes.
Russia expels British diplomat over spying allegations
A UK Foreign Office spokesman accused Russia of an "aggressive and co-ordinated campaign of harassment against British diplomats".
Pope appoints new Substitute, Nuncio to Italy, and Prefect of Papal Household – Vatican News
- Pope appoints new Substitute, Nuncio to Italy, and Prefect of Papal Household Vatican News
- Pope Names Vatican Diplomats to Key Positions in Secretariat of State, Papal Household National Catholic Register
- Pope Leo names Canadian-born Prefect of the Papal Household aleteia.org
- Nuncio to Colombia Named Vatican’s Third-Highest-Ranking Official ColombiaOne.com
- Pope Leo reshuffles top Vatican posts, tapping new chief of staff Religion News Service
Israel Debates Law to Allow Hanging of Palestinians Convicted of Deadly Attacks – The New York Times
- Israel Debates Law to Allow Hanging of Palestinians Convicted of Deadly Attacks The New York Times
- Israel passes law to give death penalty to Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks The Guardian
- Israeli parliament to vote on death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis AP News
- Israel Knesset set to vote on death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks reuters.com
- Israel's parliament approves death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis PBS
Trump is weighing all options on Iran’s Kharg Island – npr.org
- Trump is weighing all options on Iran’s Kharg Island npr.org
- Day 30 of Middle East conflict — Iran warns against US ground invasion CNN
- Trump reportedly wants to 'take the oil in Iran' as Tehran targets water, power facilities in Kuwait CNBC
- Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran The Washington Post
- Kharg Island is key to Iran's oil exports. Targeting it carries major risks PBS
Australian police kill a suspect 7 months after he allegedly shot 3 officers, killing 2 – AP News
- Australian police kill a suspect 7 months after he allegedly shot 3 officers, killing 2 AP News
- Dezi Freeman: Porepunkah locals on hopes after manhunt ends BBC
- Sovereign citizen fugitive believed shot dead by police after 7-month manhunt CNN
- Fugitive accused of killing 2 Australian police officers is shot dead after 7-month manhunt CBS News
- ‘Isolated himself’: Dezi’s nephew speaks news.com.au
Russian oil tanker reaches Cuba after Trump appears to loosen blockade
The tanker has reached Cuban waters just hours after Donald Trump said he had "no problem" with it.
Murder trial opens over alleged masonic lodge crime network in Paris
Twenty-two defendants, including intelligence agents and police, accused of committing crimes on behalf of Freemason mafia
Twenty-two people are to stand trial in France from Monday on charges of murder and other serious crimes centred on a masonic lodge accused of running hit squads.
Seven defendants – including former intelligence agents, soldiers and businessmen – face possible life sentences. Prosecutors allege the group carried out murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy on behalf of a mafia network inside the Athanor lodge in the Paris suburb of Puteaux.
Continue reading...Three killed as unfinished building collapses on church service in Ghana
Locals say the structure, in a school complex, was in use despite lying unfinished for a number of years.