'Died for stealing chocolate': Pakistan anger over death of child maid

Pakistani police have filed murder charges against a couple who employed the 13-year-old girl.

Source: BBC

US and Russia hold bilateral talks in Saudi Arabia

Top US and Russian diplomats met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting their fractured relations, the first such discussions since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Source: France 24

Russian and US officials meet in Riyadh – without Ukrainians | First Thing

Negotiations get under way, with Kyiv and other European powers sidelined. Plus, why gen Z has ditched capitalization

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Source: The Guardian

How will approval of £3bn emergency debt package help Thames Water avoid collapse?

High court hands utility company a lifeline after claims it would run out of cash on 24 March

• Thames Water wins court backing for £3bn debt package

Thames Water has …

Source: The Guardian

Bottleneck in NHS training in England leaves doctors in limbo

Lack of specialised medical placements prevents many applicants from starting careers as consultants

Source: Financial Times

Villagers prepare to return home as Israeli troops withdraw

Israeli forces withdrew from border villages in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, under a deadline spelled out in a US-brokered ceasefire agreement that ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war. “People are expected …

Source: France 24

Julianne Moore’s “Freckleface Strawberry” book pulled from school shelves

Actress and author Julianne Moore says it was a « great shock » to hear that her children’s book was among those removed from American public schools, after an executive …

Source: France 24

Acting social security head who denied access to Musk team leaves agency

Michelle King opts to retire after 30 years rather than grant request by ‘department of government efficiency’

The acting head of the Social Security Administration (SSA) left the agency after …

Source: The Guardian

Mooted EU deployment in Ukraine is fraught with challenges

The EU is discussing potentially deploying troops to Ukraine if a peace deal is reached. But experts say such a mission could never succeed without a US backup.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Trump wants Greenland and Gaza. That might embolden China on Taiwan.

Trump’s transactional style is unnerving many in Taiwan, who fear it will encourage Chinese leader Xi Jinping in his ambitions to take control of the island.

Source: Washington Post

Politicians who deliberately lie could be forced from office in Wales

Proposals designed to restore trust in politics would also criminalise the making of false statements to win votes

Elected politicians who deliberately lie could be forced from office under proposals …

Source: The Guardian

Passenger on flipped Delta jet recalls being upside down and 'hanging from our seat belts'

A passenger aboard the Delta flight that flipped upside down in a crash-landing in Toronto on Monday recalled how within seconds of the wheels touching down, his body was turned …

Source: NBC News