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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich resigned from his post as minister on Monday in a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Police deployed heavily in Zimbabwe's capital and other cities on Monday, largely neutralising a call by veterans for massive protests against plans to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule.

The United Arab Emirates on Monday sentenced three people to death for the murder of an Israeli-Moldovan dual citizen who was killed in November in the Gulf country, state news agency WAM reported.

The Kremlin said on Monday Russia and the United States were working on ideas for a possible peace settlement in Ukraine and on building bilateral ties despite U.S. President Donald Trump saying that he was "pissed off" with Vladimir Putin.

U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to make Saudi Arabia his first foreign stop of his second term, with a high-stakes visit expected in mid-May, according to Axios, citing U.S. officials and a source familiar with the trip.

The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque (Saudi Arabia) has reported that a total of 122,286,712 worshippers visited the holy sites during the month of Ramadan 1446 AH.

Israel has proposed an extended truce in Gaza in exchange for the return of about half the remaining hostages, Israeli officials said on Monday, as the military issued new evacuation orders and said "intense operations" were planned in the south of the enclave.

Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has called for national consensus in rebuilding Syria following the fall of former leader Bashar al-Assad, while acknowledging that not all decisions will please everyone.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named a new chief to take over Israel's domestic intelligence agency, his office said on Monday, after a bitter standoff with the current head who has been leading a corruption investigation against Netanyahu aides.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement on Monday and handed a five-year ban from public office, a verdict that bars her from running in the 2027 presidential race unless she successfully appeals the judgment.

Turkey's crackdown on President Tayyip Erdogan's main rival and silence on what reforms might follow the end of a 40-year conflict with Kurdish militants are stoking distrust among Kurds anxious to see what a fragile peace process may bring.