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Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a press conference following a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart at the Kremlin in Moscow. — AFP pic

Putin questions US-proposed Ukraine ceasefire, says Russia ready for talks with Trump

Passengers standing on the wing of an American Airlines plane as they are evacuated after it caught fire while at a gate at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, March 13, 2025. — Picture courtesy of Branden Williams

In latest US aviation blow, American Airlines jet engine catches fire after emergency landing in Denver

Palestinian civil defence workers uncover corpses buried in the grounds of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City yesterday. — AFP pic

Hamas accuses Israel of violating ceasefire terms, demands troop withdrawal from Philadelphi corridor

File picture of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attending a plenary session during the 34th Asean Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, June 22, 2019. Duterte was taken into custody by the ICC on Wednesday following his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to his “war on drugs” in which thousands of purported dealers and users were killed. — Reuters pic

Duterte faces ICC hearing today as prosecutor hails arrest a victory for international justice

A prison bus parks next to an aircraft carrying former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte after its arrival at Rotterdam The Hague Airport. — Reuters pic

From leader to detainee at The Hague: What’s next for former Philippine president Duterte?

Demonstrators hold placards as they protest on the day of a hearing on the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City, March 12, 2025. — Reuters pic

Wife of detained Palestinian Columbia student says she was naive to believe he was safe from arrest

Canadian and American flags fly on the Canadian side of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario, on March 8, 2025. — AFP pic

Trump’s Canada obsession: Expansionist fantasy or bargaining ploy?

People pray over bodies after Palestinian civil defence workers uncovered corpses buried in the grounds of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, on March 13, 2025. — AFP pic

UN experts accuse Israel of genocidal acts and sexual violence in Gaza

This grab taken from a handout footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry on March 13, 2025, shows destructions in the town of Sudzha in the Kursk region. Russia said on March 13, 2025 it had taken full control of Sudzha, a town in the Kursk region that fell to Ukrainian troops shortly after their shock offensive last August. Sudzha, home to around 5,000 people before the fighting, was the largest settlement Kyiv seized after it launched its cross-border assault into Russia last year. — Russian Defence Ministry handout pic via AFP

US pushes Russia for Ukraine ceasefire as negotiators land in Moscow

Palestinians pass by a rubble of houses destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 13, 2025. — Reuters pic

Egypt, Hamas, PLO hail Trump remarks on not ‘expelling’ Palestinians

People carry the coffin of a man, who was killed after a train was attacked by separatist militants in Bolan, during the funeral in Quetta, Pakistan, March 13, 2025. — Reuters pic

Pakistan PM visits Quetta after deadly train hijacking; militants claim standoff still on

Indonesia’s dry season in 2023 was the most severe since 2019 due to El Nino weather phenomenon that lasted longer than usual, bringing a drought that damaged crops and exacerbated forest fires. — AFP pic

Indonesia set for normal dry season this year, but fire and drought risks remain, says agency

British lawmakers, NGOs, and researchers urge the UK to address laws allowing museums to keep African ancestral remains from the colonial era. — File pic via Reuters

‘Not commercial objects but human beings’: Calls grow for UK to ban display, sale of ancestral remains

Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 10, 2014. — AFP pic

Transgender sex workers welcomed by Pope pray for his health         

A couple who both worked at a Japanese university have sued the institution, a court said on Thursday, for reportedly allowing only the husband to keep an academic position after they were married. — Reuters pic

Japanese couple sue university after being asked to ‘choose between marriage or career’

File picture of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attending a plenary session during the 34th Asean Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, June 22, 2019. Duterte was taken into custody by the ICC on Wednesday following his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to his “war on drugs” in which thousands of purported dealers and users were killed. — Reuters pic

Duterte takes responsibility for Philippines drug war, braces for long ICC battle