An Orthodox Easter ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine began on Saturday. The Kremlin said it had ordered a 32-hour truce from 4pm (13:00 GMT) to midnight on Sunday, a week after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...
Iran, US top officials meet face-to-face • FRANCE 24 English
The United States and Iran began negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile two-week ceasefire was announced, as the war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets entered its seventh...
Iran, US delegations meet Pakistan’s PM ahead of talks
Iranian and US delegations met Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad ahead of expected peace talks. Iran’s delegation included parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas...
Mexico seeks to curb reliance on US gas • FRANCE 24 English
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced plans to use new hydraulic fracturing technologies, or fracking, to reduce Mexico’s reliance on foreign energy amid the Iran war. She framed the approach as a form of...
“Don’t forget a single name”: Rome march honours Gaza’s children
Demonstrators marched through Rome carrying a shroud bearing the names of more than 21,000 children killed by Israeli strikes in Palestine’s Gaza. A banner reading “Don’t forget a single name” led the procession...
‘My heart is in my mouth’: Sky News reacts to Artemis II crew return
After 10 days in space orbiting the moon, the Artemis II crew have splashed down off the coast of San Diego. Sky’s Tom Clarke says his heart was in his mouth as he waited for the crew to first make contact with...
The history of emojis | BBC News
From a simple colon, dash and parenthesis : – ) to now, where we have over 3,000 icons that speak louder than words. A world without emojis may feel like ancient history, but in reality they’ve only been...