International from Tuesday, March 4th, 2025

Arab leaders adopted an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza on Tuesday that would cost $53 billion (AED 194 billion) and avoid displacing Palestinians from the enclave, in contrast to US President Donald Trump's "Middle East Riviera" vision.

Serbian opposition lawmakers threw smoke grenades and tear gas inside parliament on Tuesday to protest against the government and support demonstrating students, with one legislator suffering a stroke during the chaos.

Ukraine said on Tuesday it would do all it can to maintain its ties with the United States, after US President Donald Trump paused military aid to Kyiv in the most dramatic step yet in his pivot towards closer ties with Russia.

Arab leaders are gathering in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss an alternative to a widely condemned plan from US President Donald Trump to assume control of war-battered Gaza and displace its Palestinian population.

A truck traveling on a highway in southern Bolivia collided with a bus early on Monday morning, forcing the vehicle off the road and killing at least 31 people, police said.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, on his first trip abroad since taking office, met on Monday with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi state media said.

US President Donald Trump has paused all military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week, a White House official said on Monday.