A fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations said on Monday (March 18) the death of Mahsa Amini in custody of Iran's morality police was "unlawful" and that women in the country remain subjected to broad discrimination. - REUTERS
China's southwestern Sichuan province battled raging forest fires over the weekend, state broadcaster CCTV said, and firefighters were still working to bring the flames under control on Monday (March 18). - REUTERS
Apple is in talks to build Google's Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) engine into the iPhone, Bloomberg News reported on Monday (March 18), citing people familiar with the situation. - REUTERS
Uber has agreed to pay A$271.8 million ($178 million) to settle a lawsuit brought by Australian taxi operators and drivers, who say they lost income when the ride-hailing company moved into the country, a law firm said on Monday (March 18). - REUTERS