international relations

As peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine dominate headlines, many Ukrainians living in exile are voicing strong scepticism about the viability of any ceasefire agreement with Vladimir Putin.

In a year when global headlines were dominated by a surge in far-right movements and political instability, Mexico stood out as an exception. Not only did the left-leaning governing party Morena retain power, but it also expanded its influence significantly—achieving a two-thirds supermajority in the Chamber of Deputies. Even more striking, the far right failed to field a serious presidential candidate.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine to coincide with Orthodox Easter, calling it an “Easter truce” guided by humanitarian considerations. The Kremlin confirmed the truce would run from 6pm Moscow time on Saturday until midnight after Easter Sunday, offering a rare, albeit short-lived, reprieve from the 26-month-long conflict.

For decades, planetary scientists have puzzled over a major Martian mystery: why are the strongest traces of Mars’ ancient magnetic field found almost exclusively in the planet’s southern hemisphere? A new study may finally have the answer—and it lies at the heart of the Red Planet.

Iran is likely to push back against a key proposal from the United States to relocate its enriched uranium stockpile to a third country—such as Russia—as part of renewed nuclear negotiations aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme. The suggestion, raised during initial talks in Muscat, Oman, has emerged as a major sticking point in efforts to revive a broader diplomatic agreement.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a stark warning against global protectionism, declaring that “trade wars and tariff wars produce no winners” as he began a three-country diplomatic tour in Southeast Asia aimed at countering the economic pressure of US tariffs.

The commander of the United States military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, Colonel Susannah Meyers, has been dismissed from her post after allegedly distancing herself and the base from remarks made by US Vice President JD Vance during his recent visit to the Arctic territory.

A High-Profile Exchange with Diplomatic Implications In a significant development in US-Russian relations, dual Russian-American citizen Ksenia Karelina has been released from Russian custody as part of a prisoner swap with the United States. Karelina had been serving a 12-year prison sentence in Russia after being convicted of treason for donating a modest sum to a US-based charity supporting humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Her release was exchanged for Arthur Petrov, a German-Russian citizen accused by the US of illegally exporting sensitive microelectronics to Russia.