Drone kills 2 in Kherson minibus strike, as Russia claims front-line progress
A Russian drone attack on a minibus in Kherson, Ukraine, has killed two people and injured seven, according to local officials
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Taiwan's president lands in Eswatini in a trip delayed by lack of overflight clearance
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te says he has arrived in Eswatini, Taiwan’s only diplomatic ally in Africa, despite flight challenges reportedly due to Chinese pressure
Pope Leo XIV encourages wealthy US Catholics to keep donating
Pope Leo XIV is encouraging some of the wealthiest U.S. Catholics to keep on giving to support his charitable works
Humpback whale 'Timmy' released in the North Sea after weeks stranded off Germany
A rescue team has released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March, witnesses said
Ukraine is hitting oil facilities deep inside Russia. Soaring fuel prices could blunt the impact
Ukrainian drones are flying deep into Russia to strike oil facilities
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Ghana becomes the latest African country to reject a US health deal
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Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalized after a health crisis in prison
Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Narges Mohammadi, has been urgently transferred to a hospital after a severe health decline
Driver who drove into a tea party outside a London school charged over death of 2 girls
A woman who drove a Land Rover into a tea party at a London primary school, killing two 8-year-old girls, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving
King Charles III wins praise for deft handling of Trump on his US state visit
President Donald Trump praised King Charles III after the monarch's state visit this week, which is being hailed in the U.K. as a diplomatic triumph
Taiwan expresses concern after China calls the island biggest risk
Taiwan has expressed concern hours after a call between China and the United States’ top diplomats in which Beijing stressed self-ruled Taiwan was the biggest risk in relations
Crowd riots outside Australian hospital treating suspect in 5-year-old girl's death
An angry crowd has rioted outside an Australian Outback hospital where a man accused of killing a 5-year-old girl was treated for a vigilante beating
Iran's internet shutdown is crushing businesses in an already battered economy
Iran’s 90 million people have been cut off from the global internet for most of 2026, one of the world’s longest and strictest national shutdowns
War-battered Syria now sells itself as a safe corridor amid regional conflict
Syria was once a battleground, enduring 14 years of civil war
Man charged with attempted murder after stabbings of Jewish men in London
A 45-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London
A citizen campaign returns iconic kiwi birds to New Zealand's capital after a century-long absence
New Zealanders are working to bring the kiwi back to the hills around Wellington
Brazil’s Congress overrides Lula's veto of a bill to reduce Bolsonaro's sentence
Brazil’s Congress has voted to override a presidential veto and reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence
Former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest in Myanmar
Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest
Judge sentences Ugandan man to death following speedy trial for killing 4 children
A judge has sentenced a Ugandan man to death for killing four children in a nursery school
Boat with Sudanese migrants capsizes off Libya, leaving at least 17 dead, UN says
U.N. officials say that a boat carrying 33 Sudanese migrants has capsized in the Mediterranean Sea near Tobruk, Libya, leaving at least 17 dead and nine missing
Kurdish militant official says Turkey has stalled peace talks, blaming a lack of reforms
A top Kurdish militant commander says Turkey has effectively "frozen" a peace initiative with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party or PKK
UK raises national terror threat level from ‘substantial’ to ‘severe’ after stabbing attack on Jewish community
UK raises national terror threat level from ‘substantial’ to ‘severe’ after stabbing attack on Jewish community
China holds combat patrols in the South China Sea as US and Philippines conduct drills
China says it conducted naval and air combat readiness patrols around a disputed area in the South China Sea
Banksy confirms a new statue in central London of a man blinded by a flag is his work
Elusive street artist Banksy has claimed responsibility for a new sculpture in central London
Zelenskyy says he's seeking details of Putin’s May 9 ceasefire proposal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's seeking more details about a short-term ceasefire that Russia proposed to U.S. President Donald Trump
Iran's supreme leader says Tehran will protect its nuclear and missile capabilities
Iran's supreme leader says the Islamic Republic will protect its nuclear and missile capabilities as a national asset
Activists say Israeli forces intercepted their Gaza aid flotilla near Crete, detaining crews
Activists attempting to break Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza say Israeli forces have intercepted their flotilla near the southern Greek island of Crete
Germany faces new threat about reduced US military presence in Europe
President Donald Trump has floated a new threat that the United States could reduce its military presence in Germany, a key NATO ally and the European Union’s largest economy
Inflation hits 3% in Europe as Iran war spreads oil price shock
Soaring oil prices from the Iran war pushed inflation higher to 3% in Europe in April
Iran's supreme leader says it will protect its nuclear and missile capabilities
Iran's supreme leader says the Islamic Republic will protect its nuclear and missile capabilities as a national asset