Australian school principal Malka Leifer guilty of sexual abuse
Malka Leifer found guilty on 18 charges, including raping student during sleepover, sexually assaulting pupil at camp.
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Egypt’s el-Sisi visits Saudi Arabia amid financial pressure
El-Sisi meets Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as Egypt's economic woes deepen.
Malaysian Parliament moves to end mandatory death penalty
Bill passes lower house, now goes to the upper chamber and, if passed, would be sent to the king to be signed into law.
Timeline: Long road to Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland is to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10.
Aboriginal Australian ‘national treasure’ Yunupingu dies
Yunupingu played a pivotal role in Aboriginal Australians' fight for ancestral land rights during the 1960s and 70s.
India’s Rahul Gandhi gets bail after he challenges jail sentence
Gujarat court to next hear Congress leader's plea on April 13 over defamation conviction a year before general election.
Ex-Kosovo president Hashim Thaci pleads not guilty to war crimes
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three co-defendants are charged with war crimes in 1998-1999 war with Serbia.
Christian faithful mark Palm Sunday in Jerusalem
Christian pilgrims have participated in Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem at the start of the Holy Week.
Car bomb rocks a suburb of Syria’s capital Damascus
Police sources say there were no casualties after the bomb went off in a busy area of the affluent Mezze suburb.
One dead as violence rocks eastern India during Hindu festival
Riot police deployed and mobile internet services cut in parts of Bihar after one person is shot dead in Bihar Sharif.
Wagner claims ‘legal’ control of Ukraine’s Bakhmut
Russian group claims advance but Ukraine says its forces are still holding out as fighting remains 'particularly hot'.
Milatovic declares victory in Montenegro presidential election
Montenegro's long-ruling leader Milo Djukanovic acknowledged defeat to Jakov Milatovic.
Blinken calls on Russia to release WSJ reporter
Blinken spoke to Russian FM Sergey Lavrov to call for the release of Evan Gershkovich, the State Department said.
Reformist bloc leads Bulgaria parliamentary election: Exit polls
The reformist bloc, comprised of two parties, is expected to struggle to form a stable coalition government.
Finland’s National Coalition Party claims election victory
With 93.4 percent of votes counted, Marin concedes defeat while Orpo's party looks set to get most seats in parliament.
Prominent Russian military blogger killed in cafe blast
Explosion in a St Petersburg cafe kills a blogger with 560,000 followers on Telegram, Russian news agencies say.
OPEC+ oil alliance announces surprise production cuts from May
Gulf oil giants lead coordinated cut in production, calling it a 'precautionary measure' aimed at market stability.
Israeli cabinet approves funds for national guard under Ben-Gvir
PM Netanyahu's office says cabinet approved establishment of the force and a committee will determine its authorities.
Japan’s foreign minister urges China to release jailed national
Diplomat protests against pharmaceutical worker's jailing in first visit by foreign minister to Beijing in three years.
UK home secretary says Rwanda is safe for asylum seekers
Suella Braverman declines to set any deadline for the first deportations to the East African country.