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Syria group says military chief arrested in UAE
Two sources from Jaish al-Islam, a military faction now part of Syria's transitional authorities, told AFP on Monday that its leader had been arrested at Dubai airport several days ago.
Putin critic Johann Wadephul, Germany's incoming foreign minister
Germany's next foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, is a former soldier, trained lawyer and conservative MP who has long been a strong supporter of military backing for Ukraine as it fights Russia's invasion.
China, Philippines trade barbs over disputed reef
China and the Philippines on Monday defended their claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after Manila accused Beijing of seeking to "intimidate and harass" with a state media report that suggested the area had been seized.
Yemen's Huthi rebel media says 68 killed in US strikes on migrant centre
Huthi rebel-controlled media in Yemen said Monday that US strikes targeted a migrant detention centre in the movement's stronghold of Saada, killing at least 68 people.
Canada votes for new government to take on Trump
Canada elects a new government on Monday to confront annexation threats from the United States and deal directly with President Donald Trump, whose trade war has defined the campaign.
Top UN court to open hearings on Israel's aid obligation to Palestinians
The UN's top court will on Monday open a week of hearings on Israel's humanitarian obligations towards Palestinians, more than 50 days into its total blockade on aid entering war-ravaged Gaza.
Philippines denies 'irresponsible' Chinese report on disputed reef
The Philippines on Monday slammed an "irresponsible" Chinese state media report claiming a disputed reef in the South China Sea was under Beijing's control, saying the status quo was unchanged.
'Hunger breaks everything': desperate Gazans scramble for food
At the break of dawn, 10-year-old Youssef al-Najjar races barefoot, clutching a battered pot, to a community kitchen in Gaza City, only to find hundreds of others already queueing.
Romania far-right rides TikTok wave in election re-run
With 1.3 million followers, a Donald Trump-supporting far-right candidate is riding a wave of popularity on TikTok ahead of the re-run of Romania's presidential election in which he is expected to win Sunday's first round.
Trump thinks Zelensky ready to give up Crimea to Russia
US President Donald Trump said he believed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was ready to concede Crimea to Russia as part of any ceasefire deal, as talks on a truce entered what Washington called a critical week on Monday.
North Korea confirms troop deployment to Russia's Kursk
North Korea confirmed for the first time it had deployed troops to Russia, with state news agency KCNA on Monday reporting that Pyongyang's soldiers helped Moscow reclaim territory under Ukrainian control in the Russian border region of Kursk.
Romania presidential election re-run under Trump shadow
Five months after the shock scrapping of presidential elections, Romanians go back to the polls on Sunday -- with a key far-right contender excluded and criticism by the US administration looming over the tense vote.
Ukraine war talks enter 'critical week', says US
Talks on Russia's war in Ukraine entered a "critical week" on Monday, according to the United States, as it increases the pressure on Kyiv to give up on Crimea in exchange for peace.
US anti-disinformation guardrails fall in Trump's first 100 days
From slashed federal funding for disinformation research to the closure of a key agency combating foreign influence operations, the United States has dismantled vital guardrails against falsehoods within President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.
Trump tells Putin to 'stop shooting' and make a deal
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he wanted Russia's Vladimir Putin to "stop shooting" in Ukraine and sign a peace deal, one day after the US leader met Ukraine's president at the Vatican.
US says it struck 800 targets in Yemen, killed 100s of Huthis since March 15
The United States has hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds of Huthi rebel fighters, including members of the group's leadership, the US military said Sunday.
Conflicts spur 'unprecedented' rise in military spending
Worldwide military expenditure saw its steepest rise in 2024 since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion as wars and rising tensions drove up spending, researchers said Monday.
Macron warns against religious hate after Muslim killed in mosque
France's President Emmanuel Macron lashed out Sunday against "racism and hatred" after the brutal stabbing to death of a Muslim in a mosque in the south of the country.
Israel strikes south Beirut, prompting Lebanese appeal to ceasefire guarantors
Israel struck south Beirut on Sunday for the third time since a fragile November 27 ceasefire, prompting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to call on its guarantors France and the United States to force a halt.
Can Trump-Zelensky Vatican talks bring Ukraine peace?
Donald Trump's meeting in the Vatican with Volodymyr Zelensky was hailed by both sides as one for the history books.
Religious hate has no place in France, says Macron after Muslim killed in mosque
There can never be a place for racism and hate in France, President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday after the brutal stabbing to death of a Muslim in a mosque in the south of the country.
Last day of Canada election campaign jolted by Vancouver attack
Canadian leaders made their final push for votes Sunday, one day before an election dominated by President Donald Trump's policies, but rattled in the campaign's final hours by a deadly car-ramming attack in Vancouver.
Zelensky says Ukraine not kicked out of Russia's Kursk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Ukraine's army was still fighting in Russia's Kursk a day after Moscow claimed the "full liberation" of its western region.
Greenland leader says Trump's threats disrespectful
Greenland will never never be a "piece of property" to be bought, the Arctic island's new prime minister said on Sunday, criticising US talk of seizing the Danish autonomous territory as lacking respect.
Gaza ministry says hundreds of war missing confirmed dead, toll at 52,243
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza announced Sunday that the death toll from the war had risen to more than 52,000 people, after hundreds previously listed as missing were confirmed dead.
Greenland PM visits Denmark as Trump threats loom
Greenland's freshly elected prime minister begins his first official visit to Denmark on Sunday as US President Donald Trump eyes the Danish autonomous territory.
Philippines, US test air defences as China seizes reef
Missiles fired off the coast of the northern Philippines Sunday as US and Filipino forces conducted their first integrated defence drills, hours after China said it had seized control of a reef claimed by Manila.
India and Pakistan troops exchange fire in Kashmir
Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire in disputed Kashmir for a third night in a row, officials said Sunday, as relations between the nuclear-armed rivals plunged to their lowest level in years.
No handshake at muted India-Pakistan border ceremony
With swaggering soldiers giving high kicks set to booming patriotic music cheered on by crowds, it was the usual daily border ceremony between nuclear-armed arch-rivals India and Pakistan.
Maligned by Trump, White House reporters hold subdued annual gala
The White House Correspondents' Association staged its annual gala on Saturday in a muted celebration amid mounting concerns about press freedom under President Donald Trump.
Continuity or rupture: what direction for the next pope?
For years, traditionalists raged at Pope Francis's liberal approach. The question now is whether his successor will walk the same path, or take the Catholic Church in a new direction.
Diplomacy likely to trump geography in choice of new pope
Pope Francis smashed the stereotypical profile for a pontiff, becoming the Catholic Church's first leader from the Americas and the first non-European since the eighth century.