European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas said the EU should end sanctions on Syria to restore diplomatic relations, while acknowledging the country’s current situation remains fragile.
Houthi officials said the death toll from US strikes in Yemen had climbed to 53, while Washington said its campaign would continue until attacks on shipping stopped.
Pakistan officials confirmed seven deaths and 21 injuries after a military convoy was hit on the Quetta-to-Taftan road, while insurgents claimed far more.
Israeli strikes in Beit Lahia killed at least nine people and wounded several others on March 15, according to UPI citing the Gaza Health Ministry and Israeli military statements.
Strikes ordered by President Donald Trump hit Sanaa and several provinces, with Houthi-run health authorities later reporting at least 31 deaths and more than 100 injuries.
Washington has expelled South African ambassador Ebrahim Rasool after Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared him persona non grata on 2025-03-14, turning a diplomatic dispute into a direct rupture between the two governments.
Ursula von der Leyen says most of the package will support clean energy and vaccine manufacturing as Brussels and Pretoria renew ties after seven years.
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, also known as Abu Khadija, died in an operation involving Iraqi intelligence and US-led coalition forces.
Hikmat al-Hajari said the Druze had no understanding with Damascus and would not treat the new leadership as legitimate, after reports of talks over Suwayda and amid unrest on Syria's coast.
Vladimir Putin said he was in favor of a 30-day ceasefire proposal in Ukraine, but only if Russia's conditions were met and what he called the remaining nuances were resolved.
A UN-backed inquiry linked the destruction of reproductive health services and gender-based violence to a broader campaign against Palestinians; Israel rejected the findings.
Angola says the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will meet in Luanda on 2025-03-18, creating a new opening in a conflict that has escalated after the group’s seizure of Goma.
Yemen’s Houthis said on 2025-03-12 that they would resume attacks on Israeli ships in the Red Sea, arguing that Israel had missed their deadline to restart aid deliveries into Gaza.
Pakistan says its clearance operation for the hijacked Jaffar Express is complete, with officials reporting dozens killed and the surviving passengers and security personnel rescued from the train.