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Israel and Iran step back from further strikes after renewed clashes
Israel and Iran appeared to back away from further strikes Monday, hours after they traded fire for the first time since the US agreed to a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. Both countries warned that they were ready to launch retaliatory attacks if provoked. The renewed hostilities raised concerns that the Middle East could plunge back i
Zelensky says he had 'positive' talks with Trump envoys on Ukraine war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday he had a "positive" conversation with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and praised what he called their readiness to work on a settlement of the Ukraine war in the coming weeks. "A very positive conversation," Zelensky said on the Telegram messaging app of the conversation during
Blow to EU defence cooperation as France, Germany abandon joint fighter jet programme
France and Germany said on Monday they had agreed to abandon a joint fighter jet programme due to disagreements between the companies involved, in a blow to European efforts to boost defence cooperation. The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme was launched in 2017 to replace France's Rafale jets and the Eurofighter planes used by German
Leftist Roberto Sanchez takes lead in Peru's razor-thin presidential runoff
Leftist Roberto Sanchez pulled ahead in Peru's presidential runoff on Monday, overtaking conservative Keiko Fujimori for the first time since counting began. With 18 million ballots counted from Sunday's poll, Sanchez was ahead by about 15,000 votes and the race was still much too close to call. Many voters had hoped the election would draw a
Trump storms out of NBC interview after denying his own “No War” promises
According to NBC, Trump walked out roughly 50 minutes into the interview following a series of exchanges in which Welker pressed him on allegations of election misconduct that he has repeatedly made without providing evidence. Trump claimed California's gubernatorial election was "rigged" and revived allegations of widespread fraud in the 202
Russian interference in Armenia: A nation tested by disinformation
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has declared a "historic victory" in parliamentary elections widely seen as a turning point for the future of the former Soviet republic. Pashinyan's Civil Contract party secured 49.8% of the vote, comfortably defeating the pro-Russian "Strong Armenia" alliance. The rival party, led by Russian-Armenian
Who calls the shots? Trump tries to rein in Netanyahu, salvage Iran deal
This past weekend, Israel's prime minister ignored the US president and did what most of his constituents want, bombing both Beirut and Iran. Trump could easily cut off Israel for ignoring him, but does he even dare, what with a coalition of evangelicals and pro-Israel lobbyists so embedded with the Republican establishment that supports him?
French justice system on trial as nation rages at failure to prevent schoolgirl’s murder
The death of an 11-year-old schoolgirl in southwest France has triggered soul-searching and recrimination in a country already roiled by a string of child abuse scandals. Lyhanna went missing after school on May 29 in her hometown of Fleurance, northwest of Toulouse. Her body was discovered a week later in a disused grain silo 15 kilometres f