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Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa signed a constitutional declaration, saying it will shape a new future.

Syria’s al-Sharaa signs temporary constitution President hails ‘new history’ as he signs document while Israel launches air attack on Damascus. Video Duration 03 minutes 28 seconds play-arrow 03:28 Syria’s new president signs constitutional declaration for 5-year transition, vows justice reforms Published On 13 Mar 202513 Mar 2025 Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has signed a…

News Armenia and Azerbaijan finalise draft peace deal to resolve conflict Peace talks progress after Azerbaijan’s recapture of Karabakh, pushing towards a treaty to end decades-long hostilities. Peace talks began after Azerbaijan retook Karabakh by force in September 2023, prompting almost all of the territory’s 100,000 Armenians to flee to Armenia [File: Artem Mikryukov/Reuters] Published…

Nyagoah Tut Pur of Human Rights Watch analyses the recent surge in violence in South Sudan.

Trump vows 200% retaliatory tariff on European wine and spirits Warning comes after EU announced retaliatory tariffs on $28bn of US goods in response to US levies on steel, aluminium. Bottles of wine are seen on display for sale in a wine shop in Paris, France, as US President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he supports “proposals to end hostilities” with Ukraine, but with conditions.

Southern Africa regional bloc to withdraw troops from DRC amid M23 advance The SADC mission that has suffered losses this year will conduct a ‘phased withdrawal’ of its troops. A South African soldier who is part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) military mission for eastern DRC, in Goma, North Kivu province [File: Arlette…

Football fans in Argentina have joined pensioners in weekly protests against government funding cuts.

WBO orders Usyk to defend heavyweight boxing title against Parker The World Boxing Organization has given Oleksandr Usyk a month to reach a deal to fight Joseph Parker. Oleksandr Usyk currently holds the WBO, WBA and WBC heavyweight titles [File: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters] Published On 13 Mar 202513 Mar 2025 Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has been…

Trump’s tariffs may end up blowing up the US dollar hegemony Some of the US president’s most daring policies to ‘Make America Great Again’ may inflict irreparable harm to the US economy. Maximilian Hess Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute Published On 13 Mar 202513 Mar 2025 Trump is trying to reorder the international…