Vice President JD Vance downplayed new violence, including an Israeli bombardment that killed nine, as “small skirmishes,” insisting the Trump-brokered peace will hold. WASHINGTON — […]
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French prosecutors seek prison time in Brigitte Macron cyber-harassment case
Defendants accused of spreading gender identity rumors against the first lady argued their posts were satire and protected by freedom of expression. PARIS — French […]
NATO backs Lithuania’s border closure with Belarus amid ‘aerial threats’
Vilnius cites disruptions at its main airport from smuggling balloons and Russian air incursions as it weighs an indefinite, highly restrictive closure of the border. […]
US signs $80 billion deal to build nuclear reactors
Trump administration partners with Westinghouse, Brookfield, and Cameco to fund a “nuclear renaissance” aimed at powering the nation’s energy-hungry data centers. WASHINGTON — The United […]
New Zealand insurer investigated for covering ships carrying sanctioned Iran and Russia oil
Raids in Auckland and Christchurch targeted Maritime Mutual amid suspicions of facilitating billions in sanctioned oil trades and potential money laundering. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — […]
Zelensky opens door to peace talks, but rules out Russia and Belarus as hosts
The Ukrainian president rejected Moscow’s demands to withdraw troops from recovered areas as “unacceptable,” but said he is willing to meet elsewhere to “start diplomacy.” […]
A decade after ‘one-child’ policy, China confronts a population in decline
Despite relaxing limits to three children and offering cash incentives, Beijing is failing to reverse a demographic crisis driven by high costs and a profound […]
Israel accuses Hamas of staging body recovery, holding remains ‘hostage’
The Israeli military released drone footage it claims shows Hamas operatives burying remains and then faking their discovery for the Red Cross, calling it a […]
11 feared dead as tourist plane crashes in Coastal Kenya
The aircraft, bound for the Maasai Mara wildlife reserve, went down in a hilly region minutes after takeoff from an airstrip in Diani, officials said. […]
U.K. launches major probe after hundreds of women report sexual abuse during Army medicals
Operation Pianora seeks to uncover widespread allegations of misconduct by military doctors during enlistment exams spanning nearly half a century. LONDON — A sprawling investigation […]