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Admiral Richard Correll, nominated to lead U.S. Strategic Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he supports the latest Energy Department and Pentagon finding that the U.S. nuclear arsenal is safe and reliable and that there is no current requirement to resume nuclear warhead tests. His remarks come as officials consider how to impl…
At a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Vaux-de-Cernay, France, Canada pressed fellow Western democracies to join plans for a Defence and Resilience Bank (DSRB). Ottawa is leading efforts to create a multilateral institution, hosted in Montreal if selected, to channel financing toward small and medium-sized defence suppliers that face difficulty acces…
On March 26, the United States, Israel and Iran outlined uncompromising positions for halting a conflict that has expanded across the Middle East and raised concerns about disruptions to Gulf energy flows. Washington relayed a confidential 15-point proposal to Tehran through Pakistan, but has not published the text. Iran says it is reviewing the pr…
A prominent German actor has accused her former husband of posting AI-generated sexually explicit images and videos impersonating her, igniting nationwide protests and renewed pressure on the government to close legal gaps on digital violence. Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig has proposed criminalising the creation of pornographic deepfakes and voye…
France will welcome leaders from India, South Korea, Brazil and Kenya to the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains on June 15-17 as part of an effort to build broader support for addressing global economic imbalances. Beijing will be absent; Paris says it sought to engage China through separate channels. The meeting’s long-term agenda - urging China to lift…
Israel has ordered residents south of Lebanon’s Litani River to evacuate and has moved to fortify and partially control the area, saying it is establishing a buffer zone to prevent attacks by Hezbollah. The measures - including destruction of bridges, house demolitions and the deployment of thousands of troops - have renewed Lebanese fears of occup…
A Cambodian man deported from the United States to Eswatini following completion of a 15-year attempted murder sentence has been released from prison and is being repatriated to Cambodia, his lawyer said. The release is the second confirmed of at least 19 third-country deportees the U.S. sent to Eswatini under a recent arrangement.
Cuban physicians report mounting burnout and material shortages as a worsening economic crisis and an intensified U.S. oil blockade shrink the capacity of a once-touted universal public health system. Longtime government doctors describe working amid routine blackouts, water cut-offs and critical shortfalls of medicines and equipment while surgery …
A delegation of Russian lawmakers has traveled to the United States for meetings with members of Congress and U.S. officials, the first such visit since relations deteriorated after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Russian state media identify Vyacheslav Nikonov among the visitors and report a special flight landed in Washington. Moscow character…
Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is set to appear in a U.S. court on narcoterrorism and related criminal charges that hinge on proving a knowing nexus between drug trafficking and groups the U.S. classifies as terrorist organizations. The 2006 narcoterrorism statute has produced few durable convictions at trial, and several earlier wins w…
Iranic officials say they have received and are reviewing a U.S. ceasefire proposal relayed through intermediaries, yet deny engaging in direct negotiations to end nearly four weeks of fighting. U.S. President Donald Trump said Iranian leaders want a deal but are constrained by internal and external threats. The conflict has widened economic and hu…
Taiwan's defence minister said the island received a letter of guarantee from Washington indicating the next U.S. arms sale is proceeding, while a separate, large arms package worth about $14 billion awaits U.S. approval and could be finalised following a planned presidential visit to China in mid-May.
Foreign ministers from the G7 and the European Union are gathering at the Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay outside Paris as war in Ukraine and the conflict with Iran frame talks. Allies are pressing for clarification from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on U.S. and Israeli operations in Iran and for assurances that any negotiated outcome for Ukraine w…
Authorities reported that Russian attacks killed two people in and around Kharkiv and that a strike on the Danube port of Izmail damaged port facilities and energy infrastructure. Officials on both sides of the border also reported further casualties from drone strikes, and Moscow said multiple drones were intercepted en route to the capital. The a…
Reporting attributed to The Financial Times and western intelligence indicates Moscow is close to finalizing a phased shipment to Iran that includes lethal drones alongside medicine and food. The transfers follow secret strategic talks held after recent strikes on Tehran and represent the first documented instance of Russia supplying lethal militar…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said acting Director Jay Bhattacharya will continue to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the White House continues its search for a permanent director. The agency has been in flux since last summer's removal of its previous director, with multiple interim leadership changes preced…
Kristi Noem, recently dismissed as Department of Homeland Security secretary, completed a tour of Western Hemisphere nations on Wednesday in her newly assigned post as special envoy to the Shield of the Americas, a coalition aimed at confronting drug cartels. Traveling on a DHS jet and accompanied by longtime Trump aide Corey Lewandowski, Noem met …
Iran has informed intermediaries that any negotiated ceasefire with the United States and Israel should explicitly cover Lebanon and halt Israeli operations against Hezbollah, six regional sources told Reuters. Tehran is reportedly still reviewing a U.S. proposal to end the month-long regional conflict but has not rejected it outright. The demand t…
A Ghana-proposed resolution at the United Nations that identifies transatlantic slavery as the "gravest crime against humanity" and urges dialogue on reparations won adoption at the U.N. General Assembly. The non-binding measure passed with 123 votes in favour, three against and 52 abstentions. It asks member states to consider apologies, returns o…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to travel to Hungary on April 7-8, according to two sources familiar with the plan. The trip would take place days before Hungary’s April 12 parliamentary vote in which incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban is widely regarded as facing his toughest electoral test since 2010. The visit could be altered if de…
A senior officer in the Royal Bahamas Police Force, Superintendent Berneil Pinder, appeared in Magistrate's Court in Nassau on a murder charge after an off-duty encounter ended in the death of 31-year-old U.S. citizen Cody Castillo. Pinder did not enter a plea and is being held pending a bail application before the Bahamian Supreme Court. The incid…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a U.S. proposal for security guarantees to underpin a peace deal is conditional on Ukraine relinquishing control of the Donbas region. He told reporters that Washington's attention to the conflict in the Middle East, and pressure from President Donald Trump for a swift resolution, have shaped U.S. demands. Zelensk…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters that Russia offered to stop passing military intelligence to Iran if the United States agreed to cease sharing intelligence with Ukraine. Zelenskiy said Ukraine’s services have "irrefutable" evidence that Russia continues to supply intelligence to Iran and that some Iranian drones used against U.S. forces …
A federal judge in Boston has ordered the Trump administration to produce evidence of what the government describes as an 'unwritten' arrangement under which roughly 6,000 Cuban nationals were deported to Mexico. The request came as the judge paused the case of an immigrant detained by ICE, while raising sharp questions about the legality and trans…
Denmark’s King Frederik X has asked Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Social Democrats to explore forming a government together with the Green Left and the Social Liberal Party after the Social Democrats suffered a heavy electoral loss but remained the largest party. The result left both left- and right-leaning blocs short of a majority, mak…
