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Speaking at a summit in Tivat, Montenegro on June 5, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the European Union must be both willing and able to accept new members. The gathering brought together EU leaders and officials from six Western Balkan countries seeking accession, with enlargement back on the agenda amid concerns over foreign influence in th…
A coordinated series of school raids in Oyo state on May 15 resulted in the abduction of more than 30 students and a teacher, spreading Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis into the southwest. Families, local leaders and security officials are grappling with uncertainty as authorities attempt negotiations and detain suspects while communities flee farming a…
Russian nationalist figures and prominent war bloggers derided an open letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy proposing a meeting with President Vladimir Putin as a calculated public relations move meant to provoke dissent within Russia rather than a genuine attempt to end the conflict. The letter was published while Putin was hosting …
Representatives from hospitals in the U.S. government-funded network for severe infectious diseases report that the majority of the 13 specialized treatment centers are prepared to accept and care for patients exposed to Ebola. The current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has produced 344 confirmed cases and 60 deaths. The U.S. governme…
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry reported that five of its citizens were killed and three wounded when two cargo ships were attacked in the Sea of Azov. The ministry said the vessels’ crews included 25 Azerbaijani nationals in total but that the ships are not Azerbaijani-owned. Ukrainian forces earlier said drone strikes hit multiple vessels in ports …
The United States warned it would reassess its participation in the international presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Peace Implementation Council failed to reach consensus on a new High Representative. Washington had backed Italian diplomat Antonio Zanardi Landi for a narrower-mandate role following the abrupt May resignation of Christian…
A leaked phone call in which U.S. President Donald Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "fucking crazy" has brought a rare public rupture to the forefront of U.S.-Israel relations. Israeli officials described the exchange as among Netanyahu’s most heated with Trump, and the leak has been viewed inside Israel as politically damagin…
The United Nations will launch an expanded aid appeal with the Lebanese government to seek an additional $331.5 million, bringing the total request to $639.9 million to assist 1.4 million people. The move comes as Lebanon, drawn into a broader regional conflict in early March, faces mounting casualties, widespread displacement and extensive damage …
The U.S. State Department publicly criticised what it described as 'ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing' in response to a British murder case that has ignited national anger and political division. The controversy centers on video showing officers restraining and handcuffing Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old white student, while he bled from…
The U.S. Trade Representative has proposed additional import duties of 10% or 12.5% on goods from 60 countries it accuses of failing to address forced labour. Trade lawyers, business groups and human rights experts say the tariffs - advanced under a Section 301 investigation - are unlikely to reduce modern slavery and could amplify political resist…
An Ipsos poll conducted on June 3 finds leftist candidate Roberto Sanchez gaining ground on conservative Keiko Fujimori ahead of Peru's presidential runoff, with both candidates still within the poll's margin of error. Sanchez recorded 43.8% support to Fujimori's 43.2% in the survey, while roughly 13% of respondents said they would cast blank or an…
The John F. Kennedy Center's legal team has instructed staff to remove President Donald Trump’s name from institutional materials to comply with a federal judge’s order that the center cannot be renamed without congressional action. The directive requires immediate internal changes and sets a June 12 deadline for external updates, though the timing…
On June 4, a Colorado appeals court directed a retrial for two paramedics previously convicted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. The court found errors in jury instructions that undermined the criminally negligent homicide verdicts against Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec, while upholding Cichuniec's separate second-degree felony assault convic…
The U.S. government on June 4 announced sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel along with four other individuals and five entities, including the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba, according to the U.S. Treasury Department's website. The Cuban government had not immediately responded to requests for comment. The move follow…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy published an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin proposing direct talks aimed at ending more than four years of war. Zelenskiy suggested a full ceasefire for the duration of negotiations, said the letter had been shared with other countries including the United States, and warned Kyiv is prepared …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy released an open letter proposing direct negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and offering a full ceasefire for the duration of any talks. Zelenskyy suggested meeting in a neutral country and cited a report of significant Russian battlefield losses. The Kremlin dismissed European governments as …
President Vladimir Putin told foreign media editors at Russia's annual economic forum in St. Petersburg that Moscow would defeat Ukraine on the battlefield if required, while also saying he was prepared to end the conflict through diplomacy. Putin reiterated that Russia now fully controls the Luhansk People’s Republic and holds more than 85 percent…
The international Steering Board charged with nominating the Office of the High Representative failed to agree on a successor to Christian Schmidt on Thursday. Schmidt, who resigned in May saying he had been pressured by the United States, said consultations will continue and participants aim for a consensus candidate in the coming days with a view…
Three ceasefires arranged by the U.S. administration were intended to end hostilities in Gaza, Lebanon and between the United States and Iran. While large-scale campaigns have subsided, targeted strikes, rocket barrages and intermittent attacks continue to cause casualties and disrupt regional stability. Key sticking points include unmet political …
Hundreds of demonstrators in Tripoli on June 4 barricaded the main office of the U.N. refugee agency in the Sarraj neighbourhood, protesting the presence of migrants who travel to Libya seeking work or passage to Europe. Protesters erected tents, brought a truckload of sand to seal the gate and carried placards demanding migrants be removed from th…
In a video statement, leftist presidential hopeful Ivan Cepeda said he will pursue a consensus-driven approach to national reforms if elected in the June 21 runoff, and signaled he will not press forward with efforts to convene a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution. The move appears aimed at appealing to centrist voters after Cepeda pl…
Nicolas Maduro has expanded his U.S. defense team by adding attorney Anna Estevao of Harris Trzaskoma, who was part of the legal group that represented Sean 'Diddy' Combs at trial. The move follows the arrival of Washington-based lawyer Barry Pollack at the same firm and comes as Maduro prepares for a Manhattan hearing where his lawyers will outlin…
Ulrich Siegmund, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, accused the federal domestic intelligence agency of being used by the ruling conservatives to target political opponents. His remarks, made at a campaign event in Magdeburg, come ahead of the September 6 state election that could deliver the AfD its first-ever state prem…
The U.S. decision to label Brazil’s Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) as foreign terrorist organizations, effective Friday, risks disrupting daily intelligence exchanges and joint operations that target drug and arms trafficking. Brazilian security officials warn that investigative work now handled by U.S. agencies could b…
The U.N. atomic agency circulated a confidential report to member states that shows minimal change in its evaluation of Iran’s nuclear programme since late February, despite months of U.S.-Israeli military action. The IAEA repeated calls for Tehran to explain the whereabouts of previously declared low- and highly enriched uranium, including materia…
