U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni to ease tensions over the war with Iran
Spanish authorities are preparing to receive over 140 passengers and crew from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands
Partial results from local elections in England show significant losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party and gains for Reform U.K. The votes are seen as an unofficial referendum on Starmer, whose popularity has plummeted since his election
David Attenborough, the world’s most famous wildlife presenter, is celebrating his 100th birthday on Friday
Southeast Asian leaders are meeting under pressure to mitigate the impact on their people and economies of the Iran war, which one top minister says, “should not have occurred in the first place.”
The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Defense announced that the country’s air defenses are “actively engaging” with a missile and drone attack as the Iran war’s shaky ceasefire was again challenged
Three women have been refused bail when they appeared in courts charged with slavery and terrorism offenses after they arrived home from Syria with another 10 Australians who police say are linked to the Islamic State group
While Pope Francis opened his pontificate with a flurry of reforms and appointments to shake things up, Pope Leo XIV has taken his time to find his footing
In his first year as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV seems driven not by the dramatic gesture or tensions that often fueled the papacy of his predecessor, but by a calm, persistent zeal to preach the Gospel and emphasize community and harmony
Péter Magyar takes office as Hungary's prime minister on Saturday, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule
A U.K. border official and a former Hong Kong police officer have been convicted of assisting China’s spy agency by conducting “shadow” policing operations in Britain
North Korea says it’ll deploy new long-range artillery systems capable of striking the capital region of rival South Korea this year and commission its first naval destroyer in coming weeks
Health officials in several countries are trying to identify and follow people who may have been exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship
The U_S_ military says that it intercepted Iranian attacks on three U_S_ Navy ships as they transited the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U_S_ forces.”
Both engines were intentionally shut down and there was a cockpit struggle before a China Eastern Airlines jet slammed into a mountain in 2022
Oceanwide Expeditions has revealed that 30 passengers disembarked from its cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak on April 24
Officials say the U_S_ isn't looking at imminent military action against Havana despite President Donald Trump’s threats that “Cuba is next.”
British voters have cast ballots in local and regional elections that could determine the fate of Prime Minister Keir Starmer
The State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support
Russia's Defense Ministry reports that air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight
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