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Secretary of State Marco Rubio called South Africa’s U.S. ambassador Ebrahim Rasool “a race-baiting politician who hates America” and declared him persona non grata.
The G-7’s show of unity in Quebec papered over Trump’s dismissiveness of Canada as a sovereign country and threats to impose tariffs on European wine and liquor.
The offer to release the American hostage appears to be an effort to pressure Israel into starting discussions over a second phase to the ceasefire in Gaza.
The former central bank chief takes over at what he has called “a time of great peril” for Canada, with Trump attacking its sovereignty and economic security.
Vladimir Putin told a news conference that he agreed with the idea of a ceasefire, but he immediately spelled out tough conditions that appeared to rule out agreement.
Vladimir Putin convinced many in Russia that there was an existential battle against the U.S. Now they have to deal with a thaw in U.S.-Russian relations.
Thousands have fled into Lebanon after tensions between Syria’s Alawite minority and forces backing the new government exploded last week.
Amid a tariff war, Canadians are warming to the idea of strengthening ties with Europe. Analysts view stronger engagement as “not just strategic, but essential.”
A civilian search group found a gruesome site near Guadalajara, sparking outrage as authorities had raided the area months earlier but did not uncover the graves.
Worsening relations with three of the United States’ biggest trading partners dominated a Senate hearing for the would-be U.S. ambassadors to Canada, Mexico and Japan.
U.S. assessments of Vladimir Putin say that Moscow is determined to hold sway over Kyiv, despite ongoing ceasefire talks.
The Trump administration is pushing Russia to agree to a Ukraine ceasefire and peace talks. Here is what Moscow has said it wants.
The Kakhovka dam explosion flooded towns on the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine war. The long-term consequences could be just as severe, new findings show.
European leaders are working to bolster the Ukrainian military and recruiting partners for a “coalition of the willing” to serve in a postwar Ukraine.
Widely shared video of the woman holding the baby wombat prompted Australian authorities to open an investigation into her visa status.
Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, quickly condemned the report’s findings as baseless.
Russia says it will discuss the U.S. ceasefire proposal, but Vladimir Putin has signaled he seeks to expel the remnants of Ukrainian forces from Kursk.
With crises from Sudan to Gaza, the United Nations is estimating that it will not be able to help some 200 million people in desperate need of humanitarian aid this year.
The document, written in February by a Moscow-based think tank close to Russia’s Federal Security Service or FSB, lays out Russia’s maximalist demands
The Pakistani government, facing a widening security crisis in the country’s restive southwest, has given little indication it intends to negotiate with the militants.
The resumption of U.S. military and intelligence aid for Ukraine follows a contentious White House meeting between the American and Ukrainain leaders, but Moscow is unlikely to agree to the proposed ceasefire.
As President Donald Trump’s global steel and aluminum tariffs took effect, the E.U. announced it would respond with its own levies, including on bourbon and motorcycles.
The Trump administration’s 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports are now in effect but South Korea, Japan and Australia remain hopeful of exemptions.
The striking growth of China’s shipbuilding industry — commercial and military — poses national security concerns for the United States, analysts say.
For years, Rodrigo Duterte acted as if he was untouchable. He’s the first Asian ex-leader to go to the Hague in these circumstances.
In photos and videos, here’s how Rodrigo Duterte went from president of the Philippines to defendant before the ICC.
A U.K. couple is challenging the nearly $2,000 fine they received after reporting that a stowaway had hitched a ride home with them from their French vacation.
The Trump administration probably violated separation of powers by withholding nearly $2 billion in Congress-approved foreign aid funds, a U.S. district judge ruled.
The high-stakes meeting in Saudi Arabia tests if the U.S. and Ukraine can reverse the plunge in relations that prompted Washington to pause military and intel support.
Since 2022, the United States has allocated more than $100 billion in aid to Ukraine. European nations have collectively allocated over $140 billion.
Fighting alongside Malian soldiers, Wagner mercenaries have massacred civilians and burned their villages in northern Mali, fueling a fast-growing refugee crisis.
Syrians doctors have established themselves in Germany, filling critical health-care gaps. But Assad’s fall and anti-migrant sentiment have some torn.
Duterte is accused of thousands of extrajudicial killings during his war on drugs. He was arrested in Manila at the International Criminal Court’s request.
The agreement was signed by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
Cyclone Alfred brought 15 inches of rain to Queensland, Australia, and eroded beaches.
The collision has raised fears of an explosion or environmental catastrophe, with rescue teams racing to the scene.
Over the weekend, Russian forces pushed hard against the territory controlled by Ukraine in Kursk, but troops are still holding on.
Mark Carney was elected leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, poising the former governor of two central banks to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister.
Secretary of State Rubio is set to meet with senior Ukrainian officials for the first time since the Oval Office blow-up between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Israel’s energy minister said he will cut power to the Gaza Strip immediately. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to attend talks with Israel and Hamas.
The president says the United States needs to “get” Greenland “one way or the other.” The territory has banned political contributions from overseas.
The leaders of Canada and Mexico have held talks with the Trump administration to stave off tariffs, but China has instead embarked on a tit-for-tat approach.
The killings occurred in the heartland of Syria’s Alawite minority, escalating after a nascent insurgency formed against the Sunni Islamist government.
U.S. arms exports reached 43 percent of the worldwide total as Ukrainian imports skyrocketed following the Russian invasion, according to research by SIPRI.
Carney cast himself during the campaign as an even-keeled political outsider with the economic bona fides to take on Trump and manage a trade war.
For works such as “Master Harold’ . . . and the Boys” and “Boesman and Lena,” he was dubbed the “conscience of South Africa.”
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the office would carry out the “massive logistical operation” needed to remove Palestinians from Gaza.
Claudia Sheinbaum has twice persuaded Trump to postpone tariffs. The low-key scientist’s success is helping her step out of her predecessor’s shadow.
Donald Trump is not the first U.S. president to want to claim or annex Canada. But it backfired last time.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who has imposed tariffs on Canadian goods and threatened to make Canada the 51st state, has loomed large over the contest.
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