• At Least 34 Dead, 130 Wounded after Explosions Hit Brussels Subway and Airport

  At least 26 people were killed in twin attacks on Brussels airport and a rush-hour metro train in the Belgian capital on Tuesday, triggering security alerts across western Europe and bringing some cross-border transport to a halt.

  

• Russia Keeps Bombing Despite Syria Truce; Assad Vows To Fight On

  Major powers agreed on Friday to a pause in combat in Syria, but Russia pressed on with bombing in support of its ally President Bashar al-Assad, who vowed to fight until he regained full control of the country.

  

• Syrian Army Edges Toward Islamic State Bastion, Jets Hit Rebel Towns

  Syrian government forces were poised to advance into the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa province and allied Russian jets kept up air strikes on rebel-held towns north of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Saturday.

  

• 'No Bashar al-Assad in the Future', Says Saudi Foreign Minister: Report

  Bashar al-Assad will not be ruling Syria in the future and Russia's military interventions will not help him stay in power, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told a German newspaper in an interview published on Saturday.

  

• Brazil Says Zika Virus Outbreak 'Much Worse' Than Believed

  Brazil's top health official said on Monday that the Zika virus outbreak is proving to be worse than believed because most cases show no symptoms, but improved testing should allow the country to get a better grip on the burgeoning public health crisis.