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A new round of talks are expected next week between Iran and the United States to continue negotiations on Tehran's nuclear programme. Both sides have described their second round of indirect discussions in Rome as "good and constructive." Technical experts from both countries will meet in the coming days before formal talks resume in Oman.

Israeli attacks have killed at least 54 people across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Saturday. A woman is among the dead in a number of overnight strikes targeting al-Mawasi in southern Gaza, and Nuseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza.

President Vladimir Putin has announced a unilateral Easter truce in Russia’s war on Ukraine, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said shortly after that Ukrainian air defence units were fighting off an attack by Russian drones, adding that it was “another attempt by Putin to play with human lives”. Zelenskyy said on X that, “air raid alerts are spreading across Ukraine” and “Shahed drones in our skies reveal Putin’s true attitude toward Easter and toward human life”.

Nearly 100 days into his presidency, Donald Trump's made little headway in his efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Moscow rejected his 30-day ceasefire proposal. And Trump has butted heads with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy. His soft stance towards Moscow is worrying European allies. Meanwhile, the fighting continues unabated. Trump is now threatening to abandon efforts to broker peace. Is it a threat to pressure Presidents Vladimir Putin and Zelenskyy?

Israeli police banned some Palestinian Christians from entering occupied East Jerusalem to participate in services at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. They erected dozens of security barriers at the perimeter and gates of the Old City. They also detained a number of Palestinian Christians at a checkpoint.

A trade war that pits the world’s two largest economies against each other is now under way. Alongside the tariff battle is a heated battle of narratives and messages between the two countries.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has been on a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia. Xi tried to woo them in the face of global uncertainty caused by the US President's tariffs. But many countries, including Vietnam and Cambodia, have strong business relations with America. Some have already reached out to Washington, hoping to negotiate a deal during the 90-day pause on tariffs. So, did Xi Jinping succeed in winning support against Donald Trump's trade barriers?

What happens when the US ignores its own courts? Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported despite a judge’s order and imprisoned in El Salvador in one of the most notorious prisons in the world. The case reveals how gang allegations – often baseless – are still being used to deport immigrants. We unpack the decisions making it possible to turn Abrego Garcia’s life upside down.

The US and China are locked in a fast-moving trade war. It's a game of brinkmanship. Tariffs on both sides are now so high that commerce between them is effectively about to cease. If it escalates into a full economic break, the consequences will hurt both economies and will send shockwaves worldwide. But, if he wants to negotiate, Donald Trump might have to bargain alone. China is seeking to win allies elsewhere, in Europe and Southeast Asia, where many nations also face punitive Trump tariffs. And Trump's tariffs on Chinese tech products.

Amid escalating global instability and a fractured Western alliance, nations in the Global South are reassessing their geopolitical alignments and economic strategies. The BRICS bloc, which includes Russia, Brazil, India, China, South Africa and other emerging economies, has emerged as a counterweight to the US-dominated financial order. So, can BRICS countries fulfil its potential as a significant force in a multipolar world?