Report identifies seven grave sites using documents, witnesses and satellite imagery. REUTERS/Ammar Awad |
- More than 1,000 Syrians died in detention at a military airport on the outskirts of Damascus, killed by execution, torture or maltreatment at a site that was widely feared, according to a report tracing the deaths to seven suspected grave sites.
- Militant group Hamas said it was ready to begin talks on the second phase of a ceasefire in Gaza after several hundred Palestinians were released from Israeli jails overnight in return for the bodies of four Israeli hostages. Follow the latest.
- US President Donald Trump's top aides are struggling to contain disputes at the White House and across the administration following billionaire Elon Musk's ultimatum to federal workers to list their accomplishments or lose their jobs, said three government officials familiar with the tensions.
- US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts paused a federal judge's order requiring President Donald Trump's administration to pay foreign aid funds to contractors and grant recipients. We look at which countries could lose the most, if the US stops aid.
- UK Bureau Chief Kate Holton joins the Reuters World News podcast as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is due to meet with Trump later today. Ukraine will be at the top of the agenda, as Starmer has floated the idea of British troops for a peacekeeping role, in exchange for a US security "backstop".
- Russian and US diplomats met in Turkey for talks to resolve disputes over the work of their respective embassies in Washington and Moscow, a first test of their ability to reset wider relations and work towards ending the war in Ukraine.
- Gene Hackman, the intense character actor who won two Oscars in a more than 60-year career, has died alongside his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog at home, according to the sheriff's office in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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- Traders who bet on the future course of inflation foresee the sharpest divergence for three years between the US and euro zone, driven by different growth paths, tariff threats and cheaper European energy after a potential Ukraine peace deal.
- Donald Trump raised hopes for another month-long pause on steep new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, saying they could take effect on April 2, and floated a 25% "reciprocal" tariff on European cars and other goods.
- Meanwhile, new US steel tariffs are set to disrupt a multi-billion dollar supply chain moving steel from China to the US via third countries, ratcheting up competition in the market and undercutting a vital source of sales for China's struggling steel sector.
- Trump's upheaval of governance norms is also seen as a destabilizing force. His policies and pronouncements make it harder for bosses to allocate capital. In this week's Viewsroom podcast, our Breakingviews columnists discuss the impact on corporate America – and beyond.
- Nvidia's quarterly outlook suggested demand from Microsoft, Amazon and other heavyweight tech companies racing to build out AI infrastructure remains robust, though the outcome failed to significantly quell fears of overspending in the booming industry.
- Chinese tech giant Tencent released a new AI model that it says can answer queries faster than global hit DeepSeek's R1, in the latest sign the startup's domestic and overseas success is putting pressure on its larger competitors in China.
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Ukraine reached a framework agreement with the United States on jointly developing Ukraine's natural resources including rare earths, critical minerals, oil and gas. According to the agreement, Kyiv would hand some of the revenue from its mineral resources to the United States, but it has received no security guarantees in return.
Our graphics team mapped what is included in the deal. |
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Rare frescoes unearthed in Pompeii shed light on ancient rituals. Pompeii Archaeological Park/Handout via REUTERS |
Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer insight into religious practices in the ancient city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. The discovery features a large-scale frieze that spans three walls of a banquet hall. |
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