The Kurdistan Workers' Party has also decided to lay down its arms, following a call from its historic leader, Abdullah Ocalan, who has been imprisoned for 26 years on the prison island of Imrali, off the coast of Istanbul.
A crowd watches live a Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party, DEM, delegation members releasing an statement from the jailed leader of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, in Qamishli, northeastern Syria, February 27, 2025.
The US treasury secretary said the two sides both agreed to reduce tariffs by 115 percentage points, taking US tariffs to 30% and those by China to 10%. In a joint statement, the two sides agreed to 'establish a mechanism to continue discussions about economic and trade relations.'
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a news conference in Geneva, following a two-day meeting between US and China top officials, May 12, 2025.
The Russian president rejected the ceasefire offer on Monday and proposed direct negotiations in Istanbul. His Ukrainian counterpart seized the opportunity to suggest a 'personal' meeting.
From left, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz participate in a phone call with the American president after their meeting in Kyiv, May 10, 2025.
According to experts, the scarcity of this vegetable, a symbol of national identity, is linked to state-set prices, which make it unprofitable to sell on the domestic market and encourage producers to export their produce to Russia.
She burst onto the scene in 2010 with Belle Epine ('Dear Prudence'), a film that explored the death of a mother, a tragedy that marked her childhood and continues to haunt her films. At 45, she is one of the most prominent directors in French cinema. For her sixth feature, Vie privée ('Private Life'), which will be presented at the Cannes Festival, she succeeded in persuading American actress Jodie Foster to take on the lead role.
Through three films, including a documentary about the young reporter Fatima Hassouna, killed in Gaza by an Israeli strike, the war between Israel and Hamas will be represented at the French festival.
Excerpt from the documentary "Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk" by Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi (bottom), dedicated to Gazan journalist Fatima Hassouna (top).
Poland's Foreign Affairs Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks to the media as he arrives to attend talks of the "Weimar+" group focused on Ukraine and the future of European security at Lancaster House in London, on May 12, 2025.
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