A government-sponsored junk food ban in schools across Mexico took effect on Saturday, officials said, as the country tries to tackle one of the world’s worst obesity and diabetes epidemics. The health guidelines, first published last fall, take a direct shot at salty and sweet processed products that have become a staple for generations of Mexican schoolchildren, such as sugary fruit drinks, packaged chips, artificial pork rinds and soy-encased, chili-flavored…

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday that the Islamic Republic rejected direct negotiations with the United States in response to a letter President Trump sent earlier this month over the country’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme. It was Tehran’s first official response to Trump’s letter. “Although the possibility of direct negotiations between the two sides has been rejected in this response, it has been emphasized that the path for indirect negotiations…

The body of a 28-year-old woman who went missing after she and her dog fell into a Washington state river has been recovered, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. Zuleika Witron’s body was found in the river by a civilian flying a drone in the area Sunday morning, according to the sheriff’s department. She was found about two miles downriver from where she fell in, according to…

A woman is facing multiple charges after she crashed into a family out for a walk in Brooklyn, killing a mother and her two children in what New York City Mayor Eric Adams described as a “tragic accident of a Shakespearean proportion.” Miriam Yarimi was charged hours after the Saturday afternoon crash with three counts each of criminal negligent homicide, manslaughter and assault in the second degree as well as…

US President Donald Trump said he was “p—ed off” with Vladimir Putin and threatened new sanctions against Russia as attempts to negotiate a Ukraine ceasefire stalled. The US president voiced his frustration on Sunday during an interview in which he also threatened to bomb Iran if Tehran did not reach a nuclear deal with Washington. Trump’s remarks came as he prepared to accelerate his global trade war on Wednesday –…

Hamideh Zarei, an Iranian activist has been sentenced to 178 lashes and 18 months in prison after being arrested for not wearing a hijab. A former political prisoner, Zarei was released earlier this month from Rasht Central Prison after spending nearly a month behind bars – only to now face a brutal new sentence. Her latest sentence includes nine months of imprisonment and 74 lashes for ‘disrupting public order,’ nine…

By Connor Stringer On Friday, the Canadian prime minister and former governor of the Bank of England was forced to deny allegations he copied 10 passages of text for his 1995 doctorate. The allegations are a blow to his election campaign. He faces a knife-edge vote on April 28 after calling a snap election against the backdrop of an aggressive trade war with Donald Trump. Passages of his thesis from his doctorate…

Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to form a “coalition of the willing” in support of Ukraine are facing mounting scepticism from senior Conservative figures, who argue that the proposed alliance lacks substance and staying power. Andrew Griffith, the shadow business secretary, cast doubt on the initiative, questioning whether European allies would commit meaningfully to the project—particularly under UK leadership. “I am sceptical about proposals for a pan-European coalition of the willing,…

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, March 28, 2025, sending shockwaves across Southeast Asia and toppling buildings as far away as Bangkok, Thailand. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the quake, which occurred at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (six miles), had its epicenter near the city of Mandalay, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Monywa. The tremor sparked panic across the region,…

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar early Saturday, causing widespread destruction across the country and severely impacting neighbouring Thailand. The tremor, which originated in Mandalay, Myanmar, triggered building collapses and infrastructure failures, with aftershocks felt more than 800 miles away in Bangkok. Women react in Bangkok Credit: LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images In Bangkok, panic swept the streets as a 30-storey skyscraper collapsed in the bustling Chatuchak district. Dramatic footage…

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has removed the country’s top military official, Lieutenant General Anselem Sanyatwe, from his post and reassigned him to serve as Minister of Sports—a move that is fuelling speculation of internal tensions and pre-emptive maneuvering ahead of the 2028 general elections. In an official statement released Tuesday, the Zimbabwean presidency confirmed that Sanyatwe had been “retired and reassigned” following the recent vacancy in the sports ministry.…

A former UPMC anesthesiologist and assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh has been arrested in Hawaii after allegedly trying to kill his wife by pushing her off a hiking trail and striking her in the head with a rock multiple times, according to authorities. Honolulu police identified the suspect as 46-year-old Gerhardt Konig. He was taken into custody Monday evening near Pali Highway after a brief foot chase.Earlier that…