Year: 2025
U.S. and Russia discuss ending Ukraine war, without Kyiv
The talks build on last week’s phone call between President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin during which the two leaders agreed to work together towards a negotiated end to the war. (Image credit: Evelyn Hockstein/AP)
Read MoreSouth Lebanon Villagers Return Home as Israel Withdraws Under U.S.-Backed Ceasefire
DEIR MIMAS, Lebanon — Israeli forces withdrew Tuesday from border villages in southern Lebanon under a deadline spelled out in a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement that ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, but stayed put in five strategic overlook locations inside Lebanon.
Read MoreVatican cancels the Pope’s weekend engagements
The Vatican has cancelled Pope Francis’s weekend engagements as the elderly pontiff battles a “complex” respiratory infection.
Read MorePope eating, reading but weekend events cancelled: Vatican
by Clement Melki and Alice Ritchie Pope Francis breakfasted and read the papers as usual on Tuesday on his fifth day in hospital but appears no closer to being discharged, with the Vatican cancelling his weekend events. The 88-year-old was
Read MorePlane Crashes in Toronto and Social Security Head Resigns: Listen to ‘The Headlines’
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Read MoreNYC mayor could be removed from office. And, concerns over peace talks for Ukraine
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signaled she may use her authority to remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office. And, high-stakes negotiations to end the war in Ukraine begin today. (Image credit: New York Daily News/TNS)
Read MoreArgentina’s Milei denies role in ‘cryptogate’ as prosecutors launch probe
by Sonia AVALOS / Martín RASCHINSKY Argentine President Javier Milei on Monday denied promoting a cryptocurrency that crashed, losing investors billions of dollars and prompting a flood of complaints, as prosecutors reportedly prepare an investigation into the scandal. “I did
Read More‘Can’t rule out espionage’: Mexico wary as Trump launches secret missions against cartels
The CIA has already been carrying out President Donald Trump’s orders to conduct missions against drug cartels in Mexico, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The intelligence agency has been covertly flying MQ-9 Reaper drones across the border
Read MoreRio swelters in heatwave amid run-up to Carnival
Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists baked Monday in scorching temperatures as the city’s crowded pre-Carnival street parties swung into full gear. The municipality’s Rio Alert system recorded 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) in the west of the city
Read MoreUN nuclear chief to view contaminated Fukushima soil
by Kyoko Hasegawa and Caroline Gardin The UN nuclear watchdog chief will make his first visit this week to storage facilities for vast quantities of soil contaminated in the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Japan’s government must decide what to do with
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