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Israeli and Lebanese envoys will meet in Washington for a second round of ambassador-level discussions on Thursday, hosted by the U.S. State Department, according to a Reuters report. The session follows an initial meeting on April 14 and is the first bilateral engagement since a 10-day ceasefire began on Thursday.
Vice President JD Vance is still in the United States and has not left for Pakistan, two individuals familiar with the situation said. The White House intends to send a delegation to Islamabad for additional talks before a ceasefire expires, but Iran has not committed to attending. Reports that Vance and other senior U.S. figures were already en ro…
Victoria Bonya, a high-profile blogger living in Monaco, has publicly rebuked Vladimir Solovyov after the state-aligned TV host launched a blistering on-air tirade accusing her of working for the West and calling for an investigation. Bonya, who has tens of millions of social media visits and over 13 million Instagram followers, defended her video …
FBI Director Kash Patel has initiated a defamation lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick, seeking $250 million. The suit alleges the publication knowingly printed false claims — including assertions of conspicuous inebriation and unexplained absences affecting national se…
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 20 declined to take up an appeal from Massachusetts parents who sought to sue a public school district over school staff not informing them of a middle school student's change of name and pronoun without the child's consent. Lower courts had dismissed the lawsuit, finding the parents had not demonstrated a violation …
Rumen Radev, a former fighter pilot who resigned the presidency to stand in parliamentary elections, captured the largest vote share seen in Bulgaria for a generation. The result positions him to form the country’s first single-party government in nearly 30 years and could bring a period of greater political stability after eight elections in five …
Chile and the United States will hold a signing ceremony in Santiago on Monday to formalize agreements relating to mining and security. Senior officials from both governments, including Chilean ministers and a senior U.S. undersecretary, are scheduled to attend. The move follows a recent announcement that the two countries would begin discussions o…
At least two Palestinians were killed in separate Israeli strikes in Gaza on Monday, health officials said, while clashes broke out between Hamas fighters and members of an Israeli-backed militia after the militia crossed into a Hamas-run area. The incidents add to tensions that have stalled progress on elements of a ceasefire deal signed in Octobe…
As diplomatic activity in Beijing accelerates amid a spiralling Gulf crisis, China is amplifying both its global diplomatic profile and hard-edged regional manoeuvres. While hosting a stream of high-level visitors and positioning itself as a mediator, Beijing has simultaneously escalated pressure on neighbours - notably Japan, the Philippines and T…
Israeli forces have told residents of southern Lebanon to remain out of a continuous strip of territory along the border and to avoid approaching the Litani River, reinforcing a new deployment inside Lebanon even after a U.S.-mediated 10-day ceasefire took effect. The move — shown on maps posted by the Israeli military — seeks to establish a buffer…
During a Mass in Saurimo, Angola, Pope Leo said many people around the world are being "exploited by authoritarians and defrauded by the rich," linking such abuses to a negation of the Christian belief in the resurrection. The remarks form part of a more assertive rhetorical approach on his multi-nation Africa tour, which has included denunciations…
SummaryPakistan has placed on hold a proposed $1.5 billion sale of weapons and aircraft to Sudan after Saudi Arabia informed Islamabad it would not provide financing and asked that the agreement be terminated. The move follows a March meeting between Sudanese army leaders and Saudi officials in Riyadh in which Saudi financing was withdrawn. The sus…
French prosecutors have summoned Elon Musk for questioning in an investigation into the social platform X and its AI chatbot Grok. The probe, initiated after a February raid by the cybercrime unit into allegations of fraudulent data extraction, was later broadened to examine suspected complicity in distributing child pornography and producing sexua…
A photograph circulated online showing an Israeli soldier striking a fallen crucifix with the blunt edge of an axe in the predominantly Christian village of Debel in southern Lebanon prompted formal condemnation from Israel's foreign minister and a statement from the military. The image, posted by a user identifying as a Palestinian reporter, was v…
The Philippines and the United States, joined by a broadening coalition of partners, began annual Balikatan military exercises on April 20 that will run through May 8. Organizers say the drills - the largest in terms of participating countries - will test operational readiness in conditions the Philippine military described as "real-world." Activit…
Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado said she expects to be back in her country before the end of 2026 and urged the United States to speed up efforts to organize elections. Speaking in Madrid, Machado warned that delays in holding polls risk fueling civil unrest and outlined administrative steps she believes are required to prepare th…
Official results from Sofia indicate that Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria is on track for a commanding victory in the parliamentary vote, securing 44.6% of ballots counted so far and opening the possibility of governing in a strong minority. The outcome, outstripping opinion polls, may break a cycle of recurrent elections and marginalize long-es…
A wounded man has died in hospital, raising the death toll from a shooting in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district to seven, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. The attacker, described as Russian-born, fired on passers-by with an automatic rifle before taking hostages in a supermarket and was shot dead by police. Authorities are investigating the incident as a po…
Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission has strongly criticised the military after reporting that 12 civilians, including women and children, were shot dead during a security operation in central Papua on April 14. The commission said dozens more were seriously injured and has opened an inquiry. Military spokespeople have said they have no inf…
A gunman opened fire on people in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district, killing six and wounding 14 before barricading himself in a supermarket with hostages. Police shot the suspect dead after negotiations failed. Ukraine's Security Service is treating the incident as a terrorist act while investigators work to determine motive and examine the suspect's e…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will make a parliamentary statement after fresh disclosure that Peter Mandelson, a prominent Labour figure appointed as U.S. ambassador, failed a pre-appointment security vetting process. Mandelson was removed from the post in September last year following revelations about his links to Jeffrey Epstein. The unfolding con…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Europe needs an independent anti-ballistic missile defence capability and that Ukraine is already engaged in talks with several countries about creating one. He described the goal of fielding such a system within a year as difficult but achievable. Separately, a Ukrainian defence firm has said it is in d…
Exit polling by Sofia-based Alpha Research indicates that the party aligned with former President Rumen Radev led the parliamentary ballot with 37.5%, far ahead of the GERB party on 16.2%. Radev resigned the presidency in January to contest the vote, campaigning on promises to tackle corruption and end a pattern of short-lived governments. Despite …
In a video message to Canadians, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada’s historically strong economic connection to the United States has shifted into a liability. Holding a small toy soldier representing General Isaac Brock, Carney said Ottawa cannot control disruptions emanating from its southern neighbour and pledged regular updates on measures…
The Israeli military released a map detailing a new deployment line inside southern Lebanon that places dozens of largely deserted villages under Israeli control. The map shows forces positioned 5-10 km from the border in a zone Israel calls a buffer, days after a U.S.-backed ceasefire with Hezbollah came into force. Lebanese authorities, Hezbollah…
