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U.S. intelligence officials estimate they can verify the destruction of roughly a third of Iran’s missile arsenal and a similar fraction of its drone forces. A comparable portion is likely damaged or buried in underground facilities, while the status of the remainder is unclear. The assessment underscores persistent uncertainty about Iran’s true in…
A 22-year-old Russian man was sentenced to four years in prison by a London court after the youngest son of the U.S. president, Barron Trump, witnessed an assault on a woman friend via a video call and contacted emergency services in the UK. The defendant was convicted of assault and perverting the course of justice and acquitted of rape and intent…
At a U.N. Human Rights Council emergency debate in Geneva, U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk urged the United States to complete and publish its investigation into the strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Iran that Tehran says killed more than 175 children and teachers. The session highlighted deep international divisions, with some delegations …
Ukraine is close to finalizing security agreements with several Middle Eastern states, notably the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, aimed at countering Iranian strikes and sharing expertise on unmanned technologies. Speaking on the sidelines of the G7 foreign ministers meeting in France, Ukraine's foreign minister said draft accords have been prepar…
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Social Democrats have begun talks to form a new coalition after a heavy electoral loss left her centrist-right coalition unable to continue. Although her party remains the largest in the 179-seat Folketing, it fell to 38 seats and the left-leaning bloc holds 84 seats, short of the 90 needed for a m…
Renewed clashes between Israel and Hezbollah since March 2 have intensified sectarian faultlines in Lebanon, displacing more than a million people—predominantly Shi'ite—and eroding fragile accommodation between the state and Hezbollah. Pressure is rising on the government, social cohesion, and local services as authorities and communities respond t…
Cuba and the United States are engaged in bilateral discussions at a tense moment, with U.S. pressure including what Havana describes as a de facto oil blockade. Leaks to the media suggest Washington may be seeking a change in leadership in Havana in exchange for easing sanctions, a claim attributed in reports to U.S. sources. This article profiles…
The disarmament blueprint presented by the U.S. President's "Board of Peace" outlines a staged, eight-month timeline in which Hamas and other armed factions in Gaza would surrender weaponry and permit the destruction of tunnels and military infrastructure. The proposal assigns initial security authority to a committee of Palestinian technocrats, es…
Satellite imagery examined in a February report identifies retired supersonic J-6 fighters, converted into attack drones, positioned at six air bases in southeast China close to the Taiwan Strait. Analysts say hundreds of these jets-turned-drones could be used en masse in the opening hours of an assault to overwhelm air defenses and strike high-val…
Mexico’s navy activated a search-and-rescue operation after two sailboats transporting humanitarian supplies to Cuba failed to arrive in Havana on schedule and stopped communicating. The vessels left Isla Mujeres on March 20 with nine crew members of various nationalities and were expected between March 24 and 25. The boats are part of a grassroots…
China's commerce minister told a U.S. trade official that economic and trade ties should be the driving force of bilateral relations and called for strengthened cooperation while urging proper handling of competition. The remarks, delivered during a meeting at a World Trade Organization gathering in Cameroon, also included Beijing's expressed conce…
Russian defence officials reported the capture of Sheviakivka in Kharkiv region as part of a measured advance, while a Ukrainian airborne unit said it had retaken Berezove in Dnipropetrovsk region. Independent confirmation of either claim was not available. Both sides continue to position for wider operations amid stalled peace talks and concerns a…
The U.S. Census Bureau reported a deceleration in population growth across metropolitan areas for the 12 months ending July 1, 2025, with the average metro increase falling to 0.6% from 1.1% the previous year. Overall U.S. population rose by 1.8 million in the same period. The steepest metro slowdowns occurred in Laredo, Texas; Yuma, Arizona; and E…
President Donald Trump announced a 10-day halt to U.S. attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure at Tehran’s request and described negotiations as progressing well, while Iranian officials called a U.S. peace proposal unfair. The conflict has caused thousands of deaths, disrupted global energy and shipping markets, and prompted continued strikes acr…
Comedian Bill Maher will be presented with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at Washington's Kennedy Center on June 28, the venue announced. The ceremony, scheduled just before the center closes for a two-year renovation, will be streamed on Netflix at a later date to be disclosed. Maher, known for hosting HBO's Real Time since 2003 and for h…
The United Nations will choose a new secretary-general this year to take office on January 1, 2027. The formal nomination period opened after a joint letter from the Security Council president and the General Assembly president. A small slate of formally nominated candidates has emerged, and U.N. bodies will follow a multistage process of nominatio…
Senior figures and state-affiliated media in Iran have amplified calls for the country to abandon the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and consider developing a nuclear weapon. The debate has become more overt after the reported deaths of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and senior official Ali Larijani, the growing dominance of the Revo…
Argentina has declared the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) a terrorist organization, the presidential office announced, enabling sanctions and operational restrictions aimed at curbing the cartel's activities in Argentina. The decision echoes a U.S. designation last year and follows the recent killing of CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera, known as …
The World Health Organization has begun sending emergency medical consignments from its Dubai hub on prolonged overland journeys to reach crisis zones such as Lebanon after air, sea and land links were disrupted by the Iran conflict. The UAE is funding trucking and some charter flights, but higher fuel costs and logistical bottlenecks are increasin…
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…
