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Red Cross closes Niger offices and foreign staff leave after junta's expulsion order
Read full article: Red Cross closes Niger offices and foreign staff leave after junta's expulsion orderThe International Committee of the Red Cross has announced the closure of its offices in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff, four months after the ruling junta ordered the organization to leave the country.
Germany's Merz says he found Trump open to dialogue and committed to NATO
Read full article: Germany's Merz says he found Trump open to dialogue and committed to NATOGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he found President Donald Trump open to discussion and is convinced that Washington remains committed to the NATO alliance.
Gaza marks the start of Eid with outdoor prayers in the rubble and food growing ever scarcer
Read full article: Gaza marks the start of Eid with outdoor prayers in the rubble and food growing ever scarcerPeople across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip have marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes, with little hope the war with Israel will end soon.
Lebanese army warns Israeli airstrikes might force it to freeze cooperation with ceasefire committee
Read full article: Lebanese army warns Israeli airstrikes might force it to freeze cooperation with ceasefire committeeThe Lebanese army has condemned Israel’s airstrikes on suburbs of Beirut, warning that such attacks are weakening the role of Lebanon’s armed forces that might eventually suspend cooperation with the committee monitoring the truce that ended the Israel-Hezbollah war.
Modi inaugurates ambitious rail project connecting Kashmir to Indian plains
Read full article: Modi inaugurates ambitious rail project connecting Kashmir to Indian plainsIndia Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated one of the most ambitious and strategic railway projects the nation has ever built.
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong charged under Beijing-imposed security law for a second time
Read full article: Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong charged under Beijing-imposed security law for a second timeProminent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that critics say has crushed Hong Kong's once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
Less spending, high prices and fewer animal sacrifices at this year's Eid al-Adha celebrations
Read full article: Less spending, high prices and fewer animal sacrifices at this year's Eid al-Adha celebrationsLess spending, higher prices and fewer animal sacrifices subdued the usual festive mood as the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha was celebrated in many parts of the world.
D-Day veterans return to Normandy to mark 81st anniversary of landings
Read full article: D-Day veterans return to Normandy to mark 81st anniversary of landingsVeterans have gathered on the beaches of Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment during World War II that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf Hitler’s regime.
Deadly Russian bombardment of Ukraine further dampens hopes for peace
Read full article: Deadly Russian bombardment of Ukraine further dampens hopes for peaceRussia struck Ukraine with a thunderous aerial bombardment overnight, further dampening hopes that the warring sides could reach a peace deal anytime soon.
US declines to label China a currency manipulator, but blasts its transparency policies
Read full article: US declines to label China a currency manipulator, but blasts its transparency policiesThe U.S. declined to label China a currency manipulator in a new Treasury report, but accuses Beijing of standing out among America’s major trading partners for lacking transparency.
Harvard files legal challenge over Trump's ban on foreign students. Overseas, admitted students wait
Read full article: Harvard files legal challenge over Trump's ban on foreign students. Overseas, admitted students waitHarvard University is challenging President Donald Trump’s move to block foreign students from coming to the United States to attend the Ivy League school, calling it illegal retaliation for Harvard’s rejection of White House demands.
Israel strikes Beirut’s suburbs to target what it says is Hezbollah drone production
Read full article: Israel strikes Beirut’s suburbs to target what it says is Hezbollah drone productionThe Israeli military has struck several sites in Beirut’s southern suburbs that it said held underground facilities used by Hezbollah for drone production.
UN food agency appeals for $46 million to help 2 million Haitians facing severe hunger
Read full article: UN food agency appeals for $46 million to help 2 million Haitians facing severe hungerThe U.N. food agency is appealing for $46 million for the next six months to help about 2 million Haitians in dire need of food, including 8,500 at the worst catastrophic level of hunger.
Governments scramble to understand Trump’s latest travel ban before it takes effect Monday
Read full article: Governments scramble to understand Trump’s latest travel ban before it takes effect MondayOfficials in some of the 12 countries whose citizens will be soon banned from visiting the United States denounced President Donald Trump’s move to resurrect a hallmark policy of his first term and vowed to push back against the U.S. The ban was announced Wednesday and takes effect Monday.
Teacher in Nigeria loses dozens of relatives and pupils in devastating floods
Read full article: Teacher in Nigeria loses dozens of relatives and pupils in devastating floodsMany of the victims of the devastating flood that struck central Nigeria on May 29 are Almajiri pupils, the boys sent to learn the Quran and made to live with their teachers under tough conditions.
Trump banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the US. Here's what to know
Read full article: Trump banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the US. Here's what to knowPresident Donald Trump has banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States and restricted access for people from seven others.
As the Trump administration announces its travel ban, many Afghans' hopes are shattered
Read full article: As the Trump administration announces its travel ban, many Afghans' hopes are shatteredThe Trump administration’s travel ban on people from Afghanistan is sending ripples of concern across the Afghan community and their supporters.
Ukraine's drone attack on Russian air bases is a lesson for the West on its vulnerabilities
Read full article: Ukraine's drone attack on Russian air bases is a lesson for the West on its vulnerabilitiesUkraine said its “Operation Spiderweb” attacked Russian warplanes worth hundreds of millions of dollars, utilizing drones that each cost under $1,000 and were launched from wooden containers carried on trucks.
Indonesia arrests foreign nationals in Bali on drugs charges that could carry the death penalty
Read full article: Indonesia arrests foreign nationals in Bali on drugs charges that could carry the death penaltyIndonesian authorities on the tourist island of Bali have announced the arrests of several foreign nationals, including an Australian, an Indian, and an American, on suspicion of possessing narcotics, charges that could carry the death penalty.
Cricket fans in India were celebrating their team's win. A stampede turned that joy into tragedy
Read full article: Cricket fans in India were celebrating their team's win. A stampede turned that joy into tragedyAt least 11 people were killed and more than 30 injured in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in southern India's Bengaluru city on Wednesday.
5 mayors are suspended from duty as authorities expand the crackdown on Turkey's opposition
Read full article: 5 mayors are suspended from duty as authorities expand the crackdown on Turkey's oppositionTurkish authorities say they have suspended five elected mayors from duty, as the country’s opposition faces an ongoing crackdown.
Outgoing head of Europe's drug agency warns of surge of violence from stimulant trade
Read full article: Outgoing head of Europe's drug agency warns of surge of violence from stimulant tradeEurope’s top official monitoring illegal drugs is nearing the end of his decade-long tenure with one clear message: the non-stop rise in cocaine and other stimulants is producing more violence than ever before in the heart of the world’s safest society.
NATO is on the cusp of accepting Trump's 5% defense investment demand, Rutte says
Read full article: NATO is on the cusp of accepting Trump's 5% defense investment demand, Rutte saysNATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says that most allies endorse President Donald Trump’s demand that they invest 5% of gross domestic product on their security needs.
Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip
Read full article: Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza StripIsrael has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack that ignited the war in Gaza.
South Korean lawmakers approve special investigations into martial law and Yoon's wife
Read full article: South Korean lawmakers approve special investigations into martial law and Yoon's wifeSouth Korea’s liberal-led legislature has voted overwhelmingly to launch special investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law in December and criminal allegations against his wife.
New Zealand Parliament suspends 3 Māori Party lawmakers who performed haka protest
Read full article: New Zealand Parliament suspends 3 Māori Party lawmakers who performed haka protestNew Zealand legislators have voted to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law.
Russian strike kills 5 in Ukraine, including a 1-year-old, hours after Trump-Putin call
Read full article: Russian strike kills 5 in Ukraine, including a 1-year-old, hours after Trump-Putin callUkrainian officials say at least five people, including a 1-year-old child, his mother and grandmother, were killed in a Russian drone strike on a northern Ukrainian overnight.
China issues warrants for alleged Taiwanese hackers and bans a business for pro-independence links
Read full article: China issues warrants for alleged Taiwanese hackers and bans a business for pro-independence linksChina has issued warrants Thursday for 20 Taiwanese people it said carried out hacking missions in the Chinese mainland on behalf of Taiwan’s ruling party, while separately banning dealings with a Taiwanese company whose owners mainland authorities called “hardcore Taiwan independence supporters.”.
Election of Mexico's first Indigenous Supreme Court justice in 170 years raises hope and skepticism
Read full article: Election of Mexico's first Indigenous Supreme Court justice in 170 years raises hope and skepticismHugo Aguilar campaigned for Mexico’s Supreme Court with the simple message that he would finally give Indigenous Mexicans a voice at one of the highest levels of government.
Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine, Russia 'fight for a while' as Merz blames Putin for war
Read full article: Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine, Russia 'fight for a while' as Merz blames Putin for warPresident Donald Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling them apart and pursuing peace.
Here are the 12 countries Trump placed under travel bans, and the 7 newly under travel restrictions
Read full article: Here are the 12 countries Trump placed under travel bans, and the 7 newly under travel restrictionsPresident Donald Trump cited a range of reasons for placing 19 countries under new travel bans or restrictions in the U.S. They include allegations of lax screening of travelers, “a significant terrorist presence” in its territory, a government that wasn’t cooperative enough in accepting deported citizens or residents who were prone to overstaying their visas in the United States.
Judge says migrants sent to El Salvador prison must get a chance to challenge their removals
Read full article: Judge says migrants sent to El Salvador prison must get a chance to challenge their removalsA federal judge says the Trump administration must give migrants sent to an El Salvador prison a chance to challenge their removals.
US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate Gaza ceasefire
Read full article: US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate Gaza ceasefireThe United States has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza because it’s not linked to the release of hostages.
Syria will give inspectors immediate access to suspected former nuclear sites, UN watchdog tells AP
Read full article: Syria will give inspectors immediate access to suspected former nuclear sites, UN watchdog tells APThe new Syrian government has agreed to give inspectors from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog access to suspected former nuclear sites immediately.
Israel signed a record $14 billion in defense deals last year despite Gaza war criticism
Read full article: Israel signed a record $14 billion in defense deals last year despite Gaza war criticismIsrael says it signed defense contracts worth nearly $15 billion last year, surpassing its all-time record.
Former Prime Minister Hamdok says the military's recent gains won't end Sudan's civil war
Read full article: Former Prime Minister Hamdok says the military's recent gains won't end Sudan's civil warSudan’s former prime minister has told The Associated Press that the military's recent victories will not end the country's two-year civil war.
Trump says Putin told him that Russia will respond to Ukrainian attack on airfields
Read full article: Trump says Putin told him that Russia will respond to Ukrainian attack on airfieldsU.S. President Donald Trump says he's spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that the Russian leader told him “very strongly” that he will respond to Ukraine’s weekend drone attack on Russian airfields.
Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous people around the world
Read full article: Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous people around the worldThe effort to protect the Peruvian Amazon from deforestation related to the cocaine trade was long supported by financial assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development.
These satellite photos show Russian bombers Ukraine says it destroyed
Read full article: These satellite photos show Russian bombers Ukraine says it destroyedSatellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show seven destroyed bombers on the tarmac at a Russian air base in eastern Siberia.
US- and Israeli-backed group pauses food delivery in Gaza after deadly shootings
Read full article: US- and Israeli-backed group pauses food delivery in Gaza after deadly shootingsAn Israeli- and U.S.-backed group has temporarily paused food delivery at its three distribution sites in Gaza.
The Dutch government has collapsed. What happens next?
Read full article: The Dutch government has collapsed. What happens next?Dutch opposition parties are calling for fresh elections as soon as possible, a day after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders sparked the collapse of the country’s four-party coalition government.
Australian woman on trial for mushroom murder of in-laws says she was trying to fix a 'bland' lunch
Read full article: Australian woman on trial for mushroom murder of in-laws says she was trying to fix a 'bland' lunchAn Australian woman on trial for the triple murder of her estranged husband's relatives and the attempted murder of another has told the Supreme Court in the state of Victoria that she carefully planned the July 2023 lunch where her dinner guests were poisoned with death cap mushrooms.
A quiet Tiananmen Square anniversary shows China's ability to suppress history
Read full article: A quiet Tiananmen Square anniversary shows China's ability to suppress historyThe 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China passed like any other weekday for most Chinese.
Ukraine seeks air defense systems as Western backers meet without the Pentagon chief
Read full article: Ukraine seeks air defense systems as Western backers meet without the Pentagon chiefUkraine’s president wants his Western backers to speed up deliveries of air defense systems to counter Russian missile strikes.
New South Korean President Lee faces crucial challenges at home and abroad
Read full article: New South Korean President Lee faces crucial challenges at home and abroadNew South Korean President Lee Jae-myung described his victory as the start of the country’s return to normalcy, after winning a tense election that capped off months of political turmoil.
What Lee’s presidency could mean after months of turmoil in South Korea
Read full article: What Lee’s presidency could mean after months of turmoil in South KoreaImages from the election of South Korea's new president are as peaceful and orderly as you’d expect to see in any vibrant democracy.
Iran's supreme leader criticizes US proposal in nuclear talks but doesn't reject the idea of a deal
Read full article: Iran's supreme leader criticizes US proposal in nuclear talks but doesn't reject the idea of a dealIran’s supreme leader has criticized an initial proposal from the United States in negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.
What we know about the shootings near Gaza aid distribution sites
Read full article: What we know about the shootings near Gaza aid distribution sitesShootings have erupted nearly daily since last week in the Gaza Strip in the vicinity of new hubs where desperate Palestinians are being directed to collect food.
'A huge loss.' In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction
Read full article: 'A huge loss.' In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinctionOn the rural islands of Nagasaki a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of samurai, shoguns and martyred missionaries and believers.
South Korea’s new President Lee vows to pursue talks with North and bolster ties with US and Japan
Read full article: South Korea’s new President Lee vows to pursue talks with North and bolster ties with US and JapanSouth Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan.