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Venezuela has agreed with the US to resume repatriation flights for deported Venezuelan nationals, its officials announced on Saturday. Jorge Rodriguez, Venezuela’s National Assembly President, confirmed the first flight would depart on Sunday. He said the goal was to “ensure the return of our countrymen with the protection of their human rights.” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had suspended the flights on March 8 after US President Donald Trump accused Venezuela of failing to meet its commitments. In response, Caracas refused to accept further flights. The situation escalated when the US government moved against US energy giant Chevron, suspending its license…

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential challenger to Turkey’s longtime conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court on Saturday, charged with corruption and terrorism through alleged links to Kurdish militants. Turkish prosecutors early on Sunday urged Imamoglu and four aides be jailed on the charges.   Imamoglu was detained on Wednesday, along with dozens of other prominent figures, including two district mayors. Public protests have erupted in more than a dozen cities in response to the arrests. Many view Imamoglu’s detention as as a politically-driven attempt to remove one of Erdogan’s key rivals in the next presidential race, scheduled for 2028.Turkey: Opposition leader taken to courtTo view…

In the 1990s, the textile industry in Nigeria was a key driver of the economy, providing employment to hundreds of thousands in Africa’s most populous country. “It was full of activities, from Kaduna, Kano, Lagos and Onitsha, textile factories were located in all those places,” said Hamma Ali Kwajaffa, the head of Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association. Textile mills across the country produced high-quality fabrics for Nigerian buyers as well as international markets. Booming production chains also supported local cotton farmers. Today, however, only a few factories remain, and even those are struggling amid the influx of cheap textiles from abroad — particularly…

A mother, father and daughter have been killed and 12 people injured in a Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian officials said.Zaporizhzhia was hit by 12 drones on Friday night despite Ukraine and Russia agreeing in principle to a limited ceasefire earlier this week. Regional head Ivan Fedorov said buildings and cars went up in flames, with those killed from the same family.The bodies of the daughter and father were pulled out from under the rubble while doctors unsuccessfully fought for the mother’s life for more than 10 hours, Mr Fedorov wrote on the Telegram messaging…

For the longest time, “Portrait of Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona” was thought to have been lost. Though Gustav Klimt portrayed the nobleman in 1897, the painting had not been seen since 1938. The painting’s recent reappearance caused an art world sensation and it is now on offer for €15 million ($16.3 million) at the TEFAF art fair in Maastricht, the Netherlands. A collector couple brought the heavily soiled painting to the gallery of the Viennese art dealers Wienerroither & Kohlbacher, who specialize in Klimt’s works. “It was a huge surprise for us,” Alois Wienerroither, managing director of the gallery, told DW. Even though they have more…

The United States has undergone several changes in foreign and domestic policy since US President Donald Trump took office in January. Scientists who rely on federal grants for their work have been particularly hard hit by new regulations and cuts introduced under the administration. Already, researchers across several fields, including LGBTQ+ health and gender identity, climate and environment, and medical research disciplines have had research financing taken away. Recently, research on vaccine hesitancy suffered this fate. More than 30 grants for researching public mistrust of immunizations have been terminated, according to several US media outlets. Amid these cuts, the role of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a vocal vaccine…

The former boxing heavyweight champion George Foreman died on Friday at the age of 76, his family announced in a social media post. Foreman took part in the iconic “Rumble in the Jungle” match against Muhammad Ali in 1974. Although he lost that fight, he was a two-time heavyweight champion as well as an Olympic gold medalist. “With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved George Edward Foreman Sr, who peacefully departed on March 21, 2025, surrounded by loved ones,” his family said in a statement post on Foreman’s Instagram page. “We are grateful for the outpouring of…

Nazi uniforms and black fighting gear bearing Russian flags, the letter Z, SS symbols and swastikas — the dress code for hundreds of neo-Nazis marching at the Buda Castle in the heart of Budapest this February was militant. The castle, the site of annual neo-Nazi commemorations, is not far from the office of Prime Minister Viktor Orban. It’s illegal to demonstrate or protest in uniform in Hungary, as well as to wear such totalitarian symbols in public. But Orban’s government allows neo-Nazis and devotees of Russian President Vladimir Putin to march with impunity every year. By contrast, the government’s approach to dealing with…

Foreign ministers from Japan, China and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday to discuss cooperation on trade, regional security and other issues amid rising geopolitical tensions. The meeting between the East Asian neighbors — whose relations have historically been fraught with tensions and territorial disputes — comes amid the threat of trade tariffs by US President Donald Trump. “Given the increasingly severe international situation, I believe we may truly be at a turning point in history,” Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said at the start of the meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and South Korea’s top diplomat…

London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday advised passengers not to attempt to travel to the aviation hub “under any circumstances” after a fire at a nearby electricity substation cut power to the airport. The blaze shut down the airport and grounded all flights, causing misery for hundreds of thousands of passengers. Flight tracking service FlightRadar24 said at least 1,351 flights to and from the United Kingdom’s main airport would be affected. In terms of the most canceled flights, the worst affected airlines from Friday’s disruption are British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Lufthansa, American Airlines and Air Lingus. The airport operator warned the facility would be closed for the entire day and…