The US president’s decision marked the second time in as many weeks he has backed off a threat to escalate the war, buying more time
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Unprecedented ruling finds Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ laws in breach of EU values
The EU’s top court finds that the reforms breached EU values on a number of levels and broke the founding values of the EU treaty.
Iran sees mass redundancies from war with US and Israel
The impact is being felt by manufacturers, retailers and the digital sector, amid warnings it could get worse if the war resumes.
Zelensky says failure of US envoys to visit Kyiv is ‘disrespectful’
US envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner have travelled to Moscow several times, but never to Kyiv.
More than 200 rescued from IS-linked group in DR Congo
The youngest of those freed from an Allied Democratic Forces camp is a girl aged just 14, Uganda’s army says.
Canadian killed in shooting at Mexico’s ancient Teotihuacán pyramids
Several people were also injured in the incident on Monday at the popular tourist site, say Mexican officials.
Outrage over Israeli soldier’s vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon
The Israeli military says it views with “great severity” the actions of the soldier, as the US ambassador demands “swift” consequences.
Tehran will never cede control of Strait of Hormuz, senior Iranian politician tells BBC
Lyse Doucet speaks to Ebrahim Azizi, who says Iran “will decide the right of passage” through the crucial shipping route.
Oil prices rise after Trump says Iranian ship seized
Energy markets have seen wild swings since the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February.
US intercepts and seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship, Trump says
Tehran vows retaliation soon for what it calls an “act of armed piracy”, which comes as the US prepares for a second round of talks.