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The man, surnamed Liu secretly copied, duplicated, and sold a large volume of state secrets to a foreign espionage and intelligence agency. — Reuters pic

China sentences ex-engineer to death for selling classified information to foreign spies

This handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on March 18 shows President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) posing for a photo with students during a visit at the Kruty Heroes Lviv Lyceum for Advanced Military and Physical Training in Lviv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — AFP pic

Zelensky accuses Russia of rejecting ceasefire as fresh strikes hit Ukraine

Residents walk amid the rubble of a building destroyed in an overnight Israeli strike in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip yesterday. — AFP pic

Netanyahu vows ‘this is only the beginning’ as Israeli strikes on Gaza kill over 400

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Treasury is working with Congress on further outbound investment rules. — AFP pic

US to reveal country-specific tariffs on April 2 as Trump vows ‘Liberation day for America’

This combination of pictures shows, L-R, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump and Putin agreed to a 30-day pause in Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure but failed to secure a full ceasefire during a 90-minute phone call. — AFP pic

Putin agrees to halt strikes on Ukrainian energy for 30 days, but demands end to Western military aid

A balloon bearing an image of Pope Francis floats by the statue of the late Pope John Paul II at the main entrance of The Gemelli Hospital in Rome yesterday. — AFP pic

Pope Francis stable after third night without oxygen mask, Vatican says recovery gradual

This photo provided by Nasa shows astronaut Suni Williams being helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. — AFP

Smiles, thumbs ups and a safe return for ‘stranded’ Nasa astronauts

Cranes at the construction site of a 50-floor luxury tower, south of Athens, Greece. — AFP pic

'More and faster': UN calls to shrink buildings' carbon footprint

A view of the European Southern Observatory (ESO). — Picture via Facebook

European star-gazing agency says Chile green power plant will ruin its view

US President Donald Trump has also promised to release documents on the assassinations of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and Senator Robert Kennedy, both of whom were killed in 1968.

Trump to release 80,000 pages on JFK assassination

Bill Gates, the billionaire Microsoft co-founder turned global health philanthropist, met with the National Security Council as well as Republican and Democratic lawmakers in recent weeks to press that case, the sources said. — Reuters pic

Bill Gates warns White House he can't fill shortfalls in US global health funding

Yemenis brandish rifles and chant during a demonstration called for by the rebel Houthi movement in Sanaa on March 17.— AFP pic

US strikes Yemen as Houthis launch third attack on warships in 48 hours, sparking mass protests

Cambodia's President of Senate Hun Sen walks past the honour guard at the Senate building after the first meeting of the Senate in Phnom Penh on April 3, 2024. — AFP pic

Cambodia’s Hun Sen praises Trump’s move to shut down US-funded critical broadcasters VOA, Radio Free Asia

A firefighter stands near the burning vehicles set on fire following clashes at the Chitnavis Park Square area, in Nagpur on March 17, 2025. — AFP pic

Nine injured in India clashes over Hindu nationalist calls to demolish Muslim emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb

A woman cries while sitting on the rubble of her house, destroyed in an Israeli strike, in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025. — AFP pic

Israel launches heaviest Gaza strikes since truce with Trump’s approval, over 220 killed as Hamas vows retaliation

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said they will raise concerns directly with Chinese and Hong Kong authorities.  ― AFP pic

Australian govt denounces Hong Kong-linked reward for activist Kevin Yam, vows to protect citizens