As officials again say Iran war could soon end, some Trump objectives are unfulfilled
Read full article: As officials again say Iran war could soon end, some Trump objectives are unfulfilledPresident Donald Trump says the U.S. is close to signing a deal with Iran to wind down the war, with a memorandum of understanding to be signed in Europe as soon as this weekend.
Iranians endure war fatigue and soaring prices as conflict deepens domestic woes
Read full article: Iranians endure war fatigue and soaring prices as conflict deepens domestic woesIranians are living between confusion and exhaustion as the country and its economy are squeezed between war and multiplying crises at home.
US and Iran have agreed to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan's prime minister says
Read full article: US and Iran have agreed to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan's prime minister saysPakistan's prime minister says the United State and Iran have agreed to wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East.
A viral photo of Pope Leo XIV and a Barcelona boy sparked an emotional search for his family
Read full article: A viral photo of Pope Leo XIV and a Barcelona boy sparked an emotional search for his familyPope Leo XIV shared a touching moment with a 7-year-old boy, captured by AP photographer Emilio Morenatti.
Díaz-Canel announces economic reforms to attract investment and involve Cubans abroad
Read full article: Díaz-Canel announces economic reforms to attract investment and involve Cubans abroadCuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has announced economic reforms to attract investment and involve Cubans abroad in the economy.
Keir Starmer says he's staying put after defense secretary's departure hammers his authority
Read full article: Keir Starmer says he's staying put after defense secretary's departure hammers his authorityBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer is vowing to fight for his position after the sudden resignation of the defense secretary.
Niger military junta introduces new penal code criminalizing homosexuality with 5-10 years in prison
Read full article: Niger military junta introduces new penal code criminalizing homosexuality with 5-10 years in prisonNiger's military junta has introduced a new penal code that criminalizes homosexuality.
Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrath
Read full article: Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrathPope Leo XIV is warning human traffickers that they will face God’s wrath for exploiting the desperation of migrants.
Indonesian students protest government policies as economic pressures grow
Read full article: Indonesian students protest government policies as economic pressures growHundreds of Indonesian students have protested in Jakarta, the capital, and other cities, demanding lower fuel and food prices.
Kenya holds a memorial service for 16 victims of last month's girls school fire
Read full article: Kenya holds a memorial service for 16 victims of last month's girls school fireHundreds of mourners gathered in Kenya’s central town of Gilgil for a memorial service to honor the lives of 16 students who died in a school fire last month that police said was caused by arson.
Migrants deported from US, including an Iranian woman, arrive in Central African Republic
Read full article: Migrants deported from US, including an Iranian woman, arrive in Central African RepublicAttorneys say an Iranian woman is among a group of people who have been deported to the Central African Republic from the United States.
Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortages
Read full article: Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortagesThousands of Puerto Ricans are struggling with water shortages so severe that the governor of the U.S. territory has activated the National Guard and emergency responders are fielding calls every day.
Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when powerful quake hit the southern Philippines
Read full article: Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when powerful quake hit the southern PhilippinesPhilippine officials say that years of disaster-preparedness drills helped prevent a larger casualty toll when one of the strongest earthquakes in 50 years struck the south.
Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over Pyongyang
Read full article: Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over PyongyangSouth Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister have been sentenced to 30 years in prison in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang to heighten tensions with North Korea and and justify declaring martial law at home.
Ukraine hits fuel supplies to Crimea, sparking a fuel crisis on the Russian-held peninsula
Read full article: Ukraine hits fuel supplies to Crimea, sparking a fuel crisis on the Russian-held peninsulaIn a new blow to the Kremlin’s narrative that Moscow is winning the 4-year-old war in Ukraine, Kyiv’s forces have targeted fuel supplies to the Crimean Peninsula.
Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who was known for her legal work, dies at 47
Read full article: Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who was known for her legal work, dies at 47Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, a lawyer and the eldest of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s children, has died at age 47.
Slovenia's new government lifts entry ban on Netanyahu and other measures against Israel
Read full article: Slovenia's new government lifts entry ban on Netanyahu and other measures against IsraelSlovenia’s new conservative government has abolished an entry ban on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and two of his ministers.
Courthouse glimpse of prominent Gaza doctor renews calls for his release from Israeli detention
Read full article: Courthouse glimpse of prominent Gaza doctor renews calls for his release from Israeli detentionIsrael’s Supreme Court is considering whether to extend the detention of a prominent Palestinian doctor, Hussam Abu Safiya, who was seized 17 months ago in Gaza.
UK defense secretary resigns, saying the government isn't willing to spend enough on the military
Read full article: UK defense secretary resigns, saying the government isn't willing to spend enough on the militaryU.K. Defense Secretary John Healey has resigned, saying the government is not willing to spend enough on the military at a time of rising threats.
A mass funeral is held for 22 Pakistani soldiers who died in a helicopter crash in Kashmir
Read full article: A mass funeral is held for 22 Pakistani soldiers who died in a helicopter crash in KashmirAuthorities say rescuers have recovered the remains of all 22 soldiers aboard a military helicopter that crashed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir the previous day.
Mexico City installed a chandelier in its metro for the World Cup. Then came the crush of memes
Read full article: Mexico City installed a chandelier in its metro for the World Cup. Then came the crush of memesChandelier and lamps reminiscent of “Harry Potter” or “Titanic” have been installed in Mexico City's busy Hidalgo metro station.
Pope slams world's indifference to migrants while visiting onetime 'dock of shame' in Canary Islands
Read full article: Pope slams world's indifference to migrants while visiting onetime 'dock of shame' in Canary IslandsPope Leo XIV has traveled to the Canary Islands, an epicenter of the European migration debate.
Foreign workers say they were paid less than $2 an hour to build a new US Consulate in Milan
Read full article: Foreign workers say they were paid less than $2 an hour to build a new US Consulate in MilanForeign workers building a sprawling $350 million American Consulate in Milan say they were paid less than $2 an hour after being promised fair wages.
Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, citing a breakthrough in talks to end the war
Read full article: Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, citing a breakthrough in talks to end the warU.S. President Donald Trump has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war.
Philippine town seeks immediate airlift of food to ease hunger in quake-hit villages
Read full article: Philippine town seeks immediate airlift of food to ease hunger in quake-hit villagesThe mayor of a quake-hit southern Philippine town is pleading for air force helicopters to transport food to stave off hunger in places isolated by landslides.
Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plans
Read full article: Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plansA reactor at the world’s largest nuclear power plant in Japan has resumed operations.
Saudi Arabia lifts 5-year ban on Lebanese imports, marking a thaw in Gulf-Lebanon ties
Read full article: Saudi Arabia lifts 5-year ban on Lebanese imports, marking a thaw in Gulf-Lebanon tiesSaudi Arabia has ended its five-year ban on Lebanese imports, a significant move to rebuild relations between Lebanon and Gulf countries.
FBI seizes 13 websites that officials say were used by China to target and recruit US workers
Read full article: FBI seizes 13 websites that officials say were used by China to target and recruit US workersThe FBI has seized more than a dozen websites that officials say were part of a Chinese effort to target American workers who have access to classified or sensitive government information.
Carney says opening of Canada-US bridge may take 'a little longer'
Read full article: Carney says opening of Canada-US bridge may take 'a little longer'Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney says a new bridge across the Detroit River that U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to block may take longer to open than anticipated.
UN nuclear watchdog board demands urgent Iran cooperation and access to nuclear sites
Read full article: UN nuclear watchdog board demands urgent Iran cooperation and access to nuclear sitesThe U.N. atomic watchdog's board has demanding that Iran fully cooperate with the agency and provide complete information about its nuclear material.
Pakistan army helicopter crashes in Kashmir because of technical fault, killing all on board
Read full article: Pakistan army helicopter crashes in Kashmir because of technical fault, killing all on boardPakistan's military says an army MI-17 helicopter has crashed because of a technical fault in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
A Thai woman is in custody after an American diplomat was found dead in Myanmar
Read full article: A Thai woman is in custody after an American diplomat was found dead in MyanmarThe U.S. State Department says an American diplomat assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Yangon, the biggest city in Myanmar, has been found dead.
Amnesty accuses Israel's government of 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians from the West Bank
Read full article: Amnesty accuses Israel's government of 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians from the West BankAmnesty International has accused Israel of carrying out a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank.
Taiwan fires rockets in China's direction from a US-supplied mobile launching system in drill
Read full article: Taiwan fires rockets in China's direction from a US-supplied mobile launching system in drillTaiwan's military has sent rockets in China's direction from “shoot and scoot” launchers in a demonstration of how it might defend itself against an attack.
Pope honors Barcelona's Sagrada Familia as masterpiece of stone, color and light on Gaudí centenary
Read full article: Pope honors Barcelona's Sagrada Familia as masterpiece of stone, color and light on Gaudí centenaryPope Leo XIV has celebrated the Sagrada Familia Basilica as a masterpiece of “stones, colors and light.”.
Police blast water cannons at Belfast protesters as unrest flares again after stabbing
Read full article: Police blast water cannons at Belfast protesters as unrest flares again after stabbingPolice have used water cannons on protesters in Northern Ireland after violence erupted a second night over a stabbing in Belfast.
Somali soccer referee denied entry to US for World Cup is welcomed home as a hero
Read full article: Somali soccer referee denied entry to US for World Cup is welcomed home as a heroOmar Artan, the soccer referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup tournament, has returned home to a hero's welcome by supporters and officials.
Hong Kong charges 7 people and 2 firms over massive fire that killed 168
Read full article: Hong Kong charges 7 people and 2 firms over massive fire that killed 168Hong Kong authorities have charged seven people and two companies with offenses including manslaughter and conspiracy to defraud over the city's deadliest fire in decades.
Celebrations clash with social tensions in Mexico on the eve of the World Cup
Read full article: Celebrations clash with social tensions in Mexico on the eve of the World CupMexico City welcomes the world with the opening ceremonies of the FIFA World Cup on Thursday, but social tensions are rising.
Aftershocks complicate Philippine recovery from quake that killed 45 and displaced thousands
Read full article: Aftershocks complicate Philippine recovery from quake that killed 45 and displaced thousandsAftershocks are rocking the southern Philippines days after a powerful earthquake that left at least 45 people dead and 17 others missing.
Mass shooting leaves 12 dead and at least 9 hurt in an impoverished South Africa community
Read full article: Mass shooting leaves 12 dead and at least 9 hurt in an impoverished South Africa communityAt least 12 people are dead and nine more were injured in a mass shooting in a Johannesburg suburb.
Insider tour of the Sagrada Familia reveals 5 divine enigmas and hidden treasures
Read full article: Insider tour of the Sagrada Familia reveals 5 divine enigmas and hidden treasuresThe unique grandeur of the Sagrada Familia means that even those who work and worship at Barcelona’s world famous basilica every day can still be surprised with some fresh wonder.
US launches new strikes on Iran, which fires back at Gulf states and Jordan
Read full article: US launches new strikes on Iran, which fires back at Gulf states and JordanThe United States launched a second round of airstrikes on Iran and Iran has fired back at Gulf States after President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would “pay the price” for stalled negotiations.