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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa attend a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German leader raises prospect of many Syrians returning home as the country's president visits

10:21 AM on Monday, March 30

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has raised the prospect of many of the Syrians who came to his country returning to their homeland over the next few years as he met Syria’s leader

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8:00 AM on Monday, March 30

Democratic House candidate Shawn Harris talks with voters in Rome, Ga., on Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon)

Could a Democrat really replace Marjorie Taylor Greene? This retired Army general is trying

7:27 AM on Monday, March 30

Democrats are drumming up enthusiasm for their long-shot candidate in Republican former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's old Georgia district while their party is building nationwide momentum

People enjoy warm weather as they sit at Zaryadye park in Moscow, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, backdropped by the Spasskaya tower of the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

Russia expels British diplomat over spying allegations

6:25 AM on Monday, March 30

Russia has expelled a British diplomat it accuses of spying

Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya is interviewed at the parliament in Tokyo, on March 18, 2026. (Ren Onuma/Kyodo News via AP)

China sanctions Japanese lawmaker over his Taiwan ties. Japan calls the step 'unacceptable'

5:50 AM on Monday, March 30

China says it is sanctioning a conservative Japanese lawmaker close to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

People gather around bodies of a gunmen attack victims in Gari Ya Waye community in Jos North Nigeria, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Samson Omale)

Gunmen kill at least 20 in nighttime attack in Nigeria

5:47 AM on Monday, March 30

An overnight attack in Plateau state, Nigeria has left at least 20 people dead and others injured

Myanmar's Lower House Speaker Khin Yi arrives to attend a session at the Lower House of Parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)

What to know as military-led Myanmar transitions back to an elected government

5:38 AM on Monday, March 30

Myanmar’s Parliament has begun choosing a new president to lead an elective government, though the military retains power and influence

In this undated handout photo from Professor Wendy James Estate, from left, Douglas H. Johnson, Husein Mar, Rev. Gabriel Gai Riam and Philip Lyon Roussel hold the sacred stick also known as Ngundeng Bong's dang. (AP Photo/Wendy James Estate)

In South Sudan, a prophet's sacred stick helps fuel a violent struggle for political power

2:02 AM on Monday, March 30

In a tribal battle fought over a century ago, according to oral history, a prophet in South Sudan raised his stick and summoned a thunderbolt that killed a crowd of fighters from a rival tribe

Farmers of Pestova firm on the back of a tractor plant potatoes in the village of Pestove, Kosovo on March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Kosovo, one of Europe's poorest countries, struggles as Iran war drives up fuel prices

1:19 AM on Monday, March 30

Kosovo is one of the Europe's poorest countries and struggles with a steep rise in fuel prices caused by the Iran war

FILE -People listen to the speech of former Hungarian government insider Peter Magyar next to Kossuth Square on Tuesdy, in Budapest, Hungary, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)

A youth-led push for change threatens Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary's elections

1:08 AM on Monday, March 30

Two weeks before pivotal elections, Hungary’s young voters are rallying behind Péter Magyar’s Tisza party and posing the strongest challenge to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in years

People line up in front of an Air China's counter for a direct flight between Beijing and North Korea's capital of Pyongyan, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing Monday, March 30, 2026. (Iori Sagisawa/Kyodo News via AP)

China resumes direct flights to North Korea after 6 years

12:52 AM on Monday, March 30

China’s flag carrier has resumed direct flights between Beijing and North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang not long after the restoration of passenger train services between the capitals

People spend the night in the dark on the Malecon during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Trump says he has 'no problem' with Russian oil tanker bringing relief to Cuba despite blockade

9:34 PM on Sunday, March 29

President Donald Trump says he has “no problem” with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S. oil blockade

Vehicles drive as light poles are reduced to save electricity, as part of a series of measures the government has taken to mitigate the fallout of the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Khaled Elfiqi)

Egypt’s early closing order jolts Cairo’s night life as war-driven oil costs soar

2:39 PM on Sunday, March 29

Egypt is imposing early closing times for shops, cafes and restaurants to cut oil use as energy prices surge during the war

FILE - Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Sept. 4, 2025. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Mongolia's ruling party picks a new prime minister candidate after leader's resignation

5:07 AM on Sunday, March 29

Mongolia’s ruling party has chosen a new prime minister candidate after the former prime minister resigned

Israeli security forces work at the site of an Iranian missile strike, in Beersheba, southern Israel Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Maya Levin)

The Latest: Iran warns US against ground invasion as regional powers meet in Pakistan

12:08 AM on Sunday, March 29

Regional powers met in Pakistan to discuss how to end the fighting in the Middle East after about 2,500 U.S. Marines arrived in the region and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels entered the monthlong war

Today in History: March 30, Reagan shot in assassination attempt

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