1. India is preparing to roll out its first school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries this month.

2. Thailand will increase US imports, lower some of the higher taxes on American goods and address non-tariff barriers.

3. Indonesia announced a raft of concessions on US imports, including reducing taxes on electronic goods and steel.

4. Trump announced that the US and Iran were poised to begin direct talks on Tehran's nuclear program, but Iran's foreign minister said the discussions in Oman would be indirect.

5. Trump administration plans to fine migrants under deportation orders up to $998 a day if they fail to leave the US and to seize their property if they do not pay.

6. Europe experienced its warmest March since records began, as climate change continues to push temperatures to unprecedented levels.