Brazil’s congress approves bill reducing prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro

The zero-tariff regime gives China's soft power a boost, but may lead to uneven gains, say analysts.

Israeli attacks on Lebanon killed at least 2,586 people and wounded more than 8,000 since March 2, local media report.

Jihadist fighters in Mali have called for a broad uprising against the country’s military rulers, escalating tensions as they move to tighten pressure on the capital, Bamako. The appeal comes days after coordinated attacks on junta positions and coincides with the start of a blockade on key roads into the city, raising fears of further instability in a nation already grappling with years of conflict and political upheaval.

It follows growing tensions over the return of Russia for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.