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Nuns stand near a makeshift memorial outside Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is admitted for treatment, in Rome, Italy, March 8, 2025. — Reuters pic

Pope responding well to pneumonia treatment, Vatican says

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2025. — Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency handout pic via Reuters

Iran’s Khamenei slams US ‘bullying’ after Trump’s military threat over nuclear talks

Energex crews clear a fallen tree following the passage of tropical cyclone Alfred in Brisbane on March 8, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of people in Australia’s Queensland state were without power on Sunday after ex-tropical cyclone Alfred brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings. — AFP pic

Storm chaos in Australia: Ex-cyclone Alfred leaves 300,000 in Queensland state without power, triggers floods

Protesters hold placards as they gather in Republic Square in Belgrade on March 8, 2025, during a rally held to mark International Women’s Day. — AFP pic

From Paris to Jakarta, women march worldwide against inequality and far-right rise

A Palestinian flag flutters amid the ruins of buildings in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on March 4, 2025, amid the ongoing truce between Israel and Hamas. — AFP pic

Israel, Hamas signal readiness for fresh ceasefire talks as mediators push for progress

A man with a Palestinian flag sits on the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, next to Houses of Parliament, in London, Britain March 8, 2025. — Reuters pic

Man with Palestinian flag arrested after scaling London’s Big Ben

Fishing boats are anchored in Nuuk port, Greenland, February 5, 2025. Along with defence and shipping, extracting Greenland's deposits of uranium, lithium and rare earths on a much larger scale has drawn renewed interest from global powers to the island, most of which is covered in a gigantic ice sheet, has few roads and is battered by unforgiving weather. — Reuters pic

Could Trump buy Greenland? How its election could affect his Arctic ambitions

Mushtaq Ahmed was shot dead on Thursday evening in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province that borders Afghanistan, which has a history of bloody sectarian violence. — Reuters pic

WhatsApp group admin shot dead for allegedly removing member

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol left a detention centre in Seoul on Saturday, after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision to cancel the arrest warrant of the impeached leader. — Reuters pic

Yoon Suk-yeol walks free after two months behind bars, impeachment verdict still ahead

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a project to build a nuclear-powered submarine, state media reported Saturday. — AFP pic/KCNA via KNS

Kim Jong-un inspects nuclear submarine project, vows to bolster North Korea’s naval power

A general view of Rome’s Gemelli hospital. — AFP pic

A quiet night for Pope Francis in hospital, Vatican reports

At least 12 people were injured in a shooting at a pub in Toronto and the suspect remained at large, police said early on Saturday. — Unsplash pic/Michael Förtsch

Shooting at Toronto pub injures at least 12, suspect still at large

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday announced a slew of measures aimed at boosting his country’s defence, including a possible exit from a landmark anti-mines treaty and large-scale military trainings for men. — AFP pic

Europe rearming? Poland to call up all able-bodied men for military training

Workers fix electricity wires next to a tree uprooted by strong winds from Cyclone Alfred in the suburb of Elanora on the Gold Coast on March 8, 2025. — AFP pic

Australia braces for life-threatening floods as Cyclone Alfred weakens but brings torrential rain

This picture taken on August 26, 2021 shows former Nakhon Sawan province district police station chief Thitisan Utthanaphon, nicknamed ‘Joe Ferrari’, leaving the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok, after he surrendered to the authorities following accusations of torture and suffocation to death of a drug suspect. — AFP pic

Thai ex-cop ‘Joe Ferrari’ found dead in prison while serving life sentence for murder

Myanmar's military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends a press conference following talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, March 4, 2025. — Pavel Bednyakov/Pool pic via Reuters

Myanmar to hold general election in December 2025 or January 2026, says junta chief