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EU foreign policy chief calls on Serbia to make a 'strategic choice' between West and East
Read full article: EU foreign policy chief calls on Serbia to make a 'strategic choice' between West and EastEuropean Union’s foreign policy chief says that membership candidate Serbia faces a “strategic choice” of direction.
An urban guerrilla group in Myanmar claims responsibility for assassinating a retired army officer
Read full article: An urban guerrilla group in Myanmar claims responsibility for assassinating a retired army officerA retired high-ranking officer in Myanmar’s military has been shot dead by a self-proclaimed urban guerrilla group near his home in the country’s biggest city.
Gaza's main hospital is overwhelmed with children in pain from malnutrition
Read full article: Gaza's main hospital is overwhelmed with children in pain from malnutritionThe U.N. children’s agency says more than 9,000 children have been treated for malnutrition in Gaza this year, and food security experts say tens of thousands of cases are expected in the coming year.
Merz inaugurates a historic German brigade in Lithuania and pushes for security spending
Read full article: Merz inaugurates a historic German brigade in Lithuania and pushes for security spendingChancellor Friedrich Merz has inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help protect NATO’s eastern flank.
Global leaders are condemning the fatal attack on 2 Israeli Embassy staffers. Here's what they said
Read full article: Global leaders are condemning the fatal attack on 2 Israeli Embassy staffers. Here's what they saidGlobal reactions are pouring in after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum.
Fewer study and work visas lead to halving in net migration in the UK in 2024
Read full article: Fewer study and work visas lead to halving in net migration in the UK in 2024Fewer work and study visas contributed to a near-halving in net migration into the U.K. — the number of people moving to the U.K. minus the number of those moving abroad — in 2024.
Live updates: Israel lets food into Gaza even as its forces attack a hospital, Palestinians say
Read full article: Live updates: Israel lets food into Gaza even as its forces attack a hospital, Palestinians sayPalestinian hospital officials say Israeli tanks and drones have attacked a hospital in northern Gaza overnight, igniting fires and causing extensive damage.
ICC prosecutor says Netanyahu arrest warrant should remain as Israel jurisdiction challenge is heard
Read full article: ICC prosecutor says Netanyahu arrest warrant should remain as Israel jurisdiction challenge is heardProsecutors at the International Criminal Court are urging judges to reject a request by Israel to scrap arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister while the court reconsiders its jurisdiction over Gaza and the West Bank.
Romanian court validates presidential election, rejecting defeated candidate’s challenge to results
Read full article: Romanian court validates presidential election, rejecting defeated candidate’s challenge to resultsA top Romanian court has validated the results of Romania’s presidential election rerun, shortly after rejecting a request to annul the results by the hard-right candidate who decisively lost the race to his pro-European Union opponent.
Long, fraught timeline of tensions between Iran and the US as nuclear negotiators to meet again
Read full article: Long, fraught timeline of tensions between Iran and the US as nuclear negotiators to meet againIran and the United States will hold a fifth round of talks in Rome on Friday over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.
UK agrees to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it says protects a key US base
Read full article: UK agrees to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it says protects a key US baseBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he has signed an agreement handing over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
From outlaw to icon: Bambi on trans survival, fame, JK Rowling and the fight that isn’t over
Read full article: From outlaw to icon: Bambi on trans survival, fame, JK Rowling and the fight that isn’t overThe moment that changed queer history occurred on a sweltering day in early 1952 in Algiers.
Philippine president calls for all Cabinet secretaries to resign after election setbacks
Read full article: Philippine president calls for all Cabinet secretaries to resign after election setbacksPhilippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thrusday asked all of his Cabinet secretaries to submit resignations in a “bold reset” of his administration following last week’s mid-term elections, which saw more opposition candidates win crucial Senate seats.
Israeli politician critiques the Gaza war's toll on Palestinians and sparks an outcry
Read full article: Israeli politician critiques the Gaza war's toll on Palestinians and sparks an outcryAn Israeli center-left opposition party leader and former general sparked an outcry this week when he made rare criticism of the toll of the war on Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
North Korea's second naval destroyer is damaged in a failed launch attended by Kim
Read full article: North Korea's second naval destroyer is damaged in a failed launch attended by KimNorth Korea says a new 5,000-ton destroyer key to its naval advancement was damaged during its launching ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un.
Canada is talking to the US about joining its ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system, Carney says
Read full article: Canada is talking to the US about joining its ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system, Carney saysCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is talking to the U.S. about joining President Donald Trump’s future Golden Dome missile defense program.
UN warns of renewed conflict in Syria but offers hope with sanctions lifting
Read full article: UN warns of renewed conflict in Syria but offers hope with sanctions liftingThe top U.N. official for Syria is warning of the “real dangers of renewed conflict and deeper confrontation” in the war-battered country.
Israeli allies unleash strong rhetoric over Gaza, but actions so far are limited
Read full article: Israeli allies unleash strong rhetoric over Gaza, but actions so far are limitedThree allies of Israel used words like “abhorrent” and “monstrous” this week to describe the country’s actions in Gaza.
Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers
Read full article: Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmersPresident Donald Trump has used a White House meeting to confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers in that country.
A look at South Sudan, where the US is accused of quietly sending migrants
Read full article: A look at South Sudan, where the US is accused of quietly sending migrantsThe United States is being asked to explain why it appears to be deporting migrants from as far away as Vietnam and Cuba to South Sudan.
Lebanese and Palestinian leaders agree that Lebanon won't be used as a launchpad to strike Israel
Read full article: Lebanese and Palestinian leaders agree that Lebanon won't be used as a launchpad to strike IsraelThe Lebanese and Palestinian presidents have agreed that Palestinian factions won't use Lebanon as a launchpad for any attacks against Israel.
Chris Brown freed on $6.7 million bail in assault case, allowing him to start world tour
Read full article: Chris Brown freed on $6.7 million bail in assault case, allowing him to start world tourGrammy-winning singer Chris Brown has been released on $6.7 million bail while facing allegations he beat and seriously injured a music producer in a London nightclub in 2023.
In Syria, a Shiite shrine and community navigate a changed landscape
Read full article: In Syria, a Shiite shrine and community navigate a changed landscapeDuring Syria’s civil war, protecting the revered Sayyida Zeinab shrine was a rallying cry for some Shiite fighters and groups from beyond the country’s borders backing then-President Bashar Assad.
Pope Leo XIV calls for aid to reach Gaza and an end to hostilities in his first general audience
Read full article: Pope Leo XIV calls for aid to reach Gaza and an end to hostilities in his first general audiencePope Leo XIV has called for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people.
An adviser to an ex-Ukrainian president is killed near an American school in Spain, officials say
Read full article: An adviser to an ex-Ukrainian president is killed near an American school in Spain, officials saySpanish authorities say an adviser to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was killed outside the American School of Madrid.
UK inflation rises to its highest level since January 2024 after domestic bills spike
Read full article: UK inflation rises to its highest level since January 2024 after domestic bills spikeInflation in the U.K. spiked to its highest level for more than a year in April amid higher domestic bills such as energy and water.
Netanyahu promises new Gaza aid delivery plan as supplies still fail to reach Palestinians
Read full article: Netanyahu promises new Gaza aid delivery plan as supplies still fail to reach PalestiniansThe U.N. says it is trying to get the desperately needed aid that has entered Gaza this week into the hands of Palestinians.
The navigator is blind and the driver's in pain, but they're racing though France, busting barriers
Read full article: The navigator is blind and the driver's in pain, but they're racing though France, busting barriersTwo of the navigators in a women-only vintage car rally tearing through France are blind.
Two of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are encircled by Israeli forces, staff say
Read full article: Two of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are encircled by Israeli forces, staff sayTwo of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals have been encircled by Israeli troops, preventing anyone from leaving or entering the facilities.
Third man charged over fires at properties linked to UK Prime Minister Starmer
Read full article: Third man charged over fires at properties linked to UK Prime Minister StarmerU.K. police say a third suspect has been charged with arson over a series of fires targeting property linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Putin visited Russia's Kursk region for first time since Moscow said it drove out Ukrainian forces
Read full article: Putin visited Russia's Kursk region for first time since Moscow said it drove out Ukrainian forcesPresident Vladimir Putin has visited Russia's Kursk region for the first time since Moscow said that it drove out Ukrainian forces from the area in April.
Trump's 'Golden Dome' missile defense plan was inspired by Israel's multitiered defenses
Read full article: Trump's 'Golden Dome' missile defense plan was inspired by Israel's multitiered defensesU.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for a “Golden Dome” to protect the United States from long-range missiles was at least partly inspired by Israel’s multitiered missile defenses.
South Africa’s leader aims to salvage relationship with Trump in White House visit
Read full article: South Africa’s leader aims to salvage relationship with Trump in White House visitU.S. President Donald Trump will host South Africa’s leader at the White House for a meeting that might be tense.
UN warns of 'ongoing tragedy' as Indigenous groups in Colombia face extinction
Read full article: UN warns of 'ongoing tragedy' as Indigenous groups in Colombia face extinctionThe United Nations human rights office in Colombia says that five Indigenous groups in northern Colombia’s storied mountain range face “physical and cultural” extinction.
North Korean defectors urge the UN to hold the country's leader accountable for rights abuses
Read full article: North Korean defectors urge the UN to hold the country's leader accountable for rights abusesTwo women who fled North Korea have been telling the United Nations about the plight of people still living in the country and urging the world body to hold North Korea’s leader accountable for gross human rights violations.
Indian author Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize with short story collection
Read full article: Indian author Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize with short story collectionIndian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi have won the International Booker Prize for fiction for “Heart Lamp,” a collection of 12 short stories written over a period of more than 30 years, chronicling the everyday lives and struggles of women in southern India.
Tigers, jaguars and elephants are the latest to flee cartel violence in Mexico's Sinaloa
Read full article: Tigers, jaguars and elephants are the latest to flee cartel violence in Mexico's SinaloaA pack of veterinarians clamber over hefty metal crates of animals they load one-by-one onto a fleet of semi-trucks.
The EU says it will lift sanctions on Syria but leave those on the former Assad regime
Read full article: The EU says it will lift sanctions on Syria but leave those on the former Assad regimeThe European Union's top diplomat says the EU will lift sanctions on Syria’s economy but keep those in place targeting the former Assad regime.
EU will provide emergency funds to help keep Radio Free Europe afloat after US cuts
Read full article: EU will provide emergency funds to help keep Radio Free Europe afloat after US cutsThe European Union plans to provide emergency funds to help keep Radio Free Europe afloat after the Trump administration stopped grants to the pro-democracy media outlet.
Rubio defends Trump's foreign policy as Democrats press him on Gaza aid and white South Africans
Read full article: Rubio defends Trump's foreign policy as Democrats press him on Gaza aid and white South AfricansSecretary of State Marco Rubio and Democratic senators have sparred over a wide range of the Trump administration’s foreign policies: Ukraine and Russia, the Middle East, Latin America, the slashing of the U.S. foreign assistance budget, refugee admissions and more.
A Serbian court swaps prison for house arrest for 3 out of 6 jailed activists after pressure
Read full article: A Serbian court swaps prison for house arrest for 3 out of 6 jailed activists after pressureAn appeals court in Serbia has released three out of six political activists from jail following international criticism of the populist government which has faced anti-graft protests.
Musk vows to put hundreds of thousands of self-driving Teslas on US roads by the end of next year
Read full article: Musk vows to put hundreds of thousands of self-driving Teslas on US roads by the end of next yearElon Musk promised hundreds of thousands of self-driving Teslas will be on the road requiring no human intervention by the end of next year.
UK suspends free trade talks with Israel and announces sanctions over West Bank settlers
Read full article: UK suspends free trade talks with Israel and announces sanctions over West Bank settlersThe British government says it is suspending free trade negotiations with Israel and leveling new sanctions targeting West Bank settlers as it criticizes Israel’s military actions in Gaza.
New EU and UK sanctions target Russia's shadow fleet of tankers illicitly transporting oil
Read full article: New EU and UK sanctions target Russia's shadow fleet of tankers illicitly transporting oilThe European Union and U.K. have imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, notably targeting almost scores of ships from the shadow fleet illicitly transporting oil to skirt Western restrictions imposed over the war on Ukraine.
Cambodia's 'Day of Remembrance' marks the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge genocide
Read full article: Cambodia's 'Day of Remembrance' marks the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge genocideAbout 2,000 people attended Cambodia’s annual Day of Remembrance Tuesday to mark half a century since Cambodia’s communist Khmer Rouge launched a four-year reign of terror that caused the deaths of about 1.7 million people.