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Pope Leo issued his first major encyclical, urging governments and corporations to slow the advance of artificial intelligence and to adopt stronger legal, ethical and social protections. The nearly 43,000-word letter criticises the growing culture of conflict, repudiates the 'just war' theory, and highlights labour abuses connected to the producti…
This week’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore is set to center on the war in Iran, perceptions of U.S. commitment to Asia and rising pressures around Taiwan. Delegates from governments, militaries and industry will seek clarity on security, supply-chain and defence-spending implications as regional leaders weigh the effects of a prolonged Middle Eas…
Australia's intelligence head told a Royal Commission inquiry into the Bondi Beach mass shooting that antisemitism surged and escalated after the October 2023 Israel-Gaza war outbreak. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation concluded the rise in hostile incidents - including vandalism and arson - helped justify raising the national terro…
Taiwan's foreign minister said a direct telephone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Taiwan President Lai Ching-te would be viewed positively, but stressed that any such call would require Trump to take the initiative. Officials from both sides have not held planning discussions about a presidential call, and broader questions rem…
A global modeling study of more than 67,000 vascular plant species finds that climate change may eliminate the necessary conditions for a substantial share of plants by the end of the century. Between 7% and 16% of species could lose more than 90% of their present habitat, with impacts concentrated in cold, dry and coastal regions and complex impli…
Eleven Australians who were among 430 volunteers on a multinational flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces have returned home. Organisers say some detainees suffered sexual assault, beatings and other mistreatment that required hospital treatment. Israel's prison service denies the accusations, which Reuters could not independently verify. The inci…
Three months after launching a major military campaign against Iran, U.S. authorities describe extensive battlefield successes, but strategic objectives outlined by the administration remain elusive. Tehran's ability to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz, its continued nuclear activities, and robust domestic political resilience have left analysts and so…
Russian forces launched a prolonged overnight attack on Kyiv and surrounding regions involving hundreds of drones and missiles, including the Oreshnik hypersonic missile near the capital. Ukrainian officials reported multiple deaths and scores wounded, extensive damage to residential and cultural sites, and strikes on infrastructure. European leade…
Prisoners at the western Barinas detention center occupied the facility's roof on Sunday, setting mattresses on fire and demanding the dismissal of the newly appointed director, whom they accuse of overseeing guards who shot unarmed inmates. Videos circulated by a local NGO show wounded detainees and portray unrest both inside and outside the priso…
Fire and environmental officials in Southern California said specialists identified a potential crack in a storage tank holding methyl methacrylate that might be reducing internal pressure. Evacuation orders affecting tens of thousands of people remain in place while crews assess pressure, temperature and containment options to prevent a rupture, s…
Forensic investigators combed through the wreckage of a dormitory at a teacher training college in the Luhansk region on May 24, 2026, after Russian authorities said a Ukrainian drone strike destroyed the building. Officials reported 21 dead, many of them young women. Ukraine denied responsibility, saying its forces targeted an elite drone command …
An Israeli political source said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. President Donald Trump that Israel must retain the right to respond to threats in Lebanon. The conversation came as Trump described an emerging memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and after reports about draft t…
An airstrike on an apartment in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza killed three members of a single family, including a six-month-old infant, Gaza health officials said. The incident occurred during continued Israeli strikes after a ceasefire brokered in October, with both sides remaining deadlocked in indirect talks over disarmament.
Kyiv experienced a heavy overnight assault of missiles and drones shortly after local air force alerts that Russia might launch an Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile. The mayor reported injuries and damage to residential buildings and a school. Ukrainian and allied intelligence had warned of a possible Oreshnik strike, while Russian orders to pr…
Fire crews in a Los Angeles suburb continued efforts to prevent an explosion after a tank holding methyl methacrylate showed internal heating overnight despite external cooling. Evacuation orders affecting tens of thousands remain in place while officials weigh cooling and containment options and prepare for possible spill response.
The U.S. military carried out an aerial and maritime drill over Caracas on Saturday, described by Venezuelan authorities as an evacuation exercise for medical emergencies or disasters. The operation — the first U.S. military presence in Venezuela since an earlier January action that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife —…
Tens of thousands of demonstrators packed Slavija Square in central Belgrade on Saturday to demand early elections and the resignation of President Aleksandar Vucic. Riot police used teargas and stun grenades to push back some protesters as clashes spread near the presidency and outside a park where supporters of the president have been camped. The…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said intelligence from Ukraine, the United States and European partners indicates Russia is preparing a combined strike on Ukrainian territory that could include the hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile. The alert follows Russian orders to prepare retaliation options after a drone strike on a dormitory in th…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to its enhanced Ebola public health entry screening network for Americans returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan. The move follows the designation of Washington’s Dulles International Airport earlier in …
On May 23 in Madrid, large crowds joined a March for Dignity calling for the resignation of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. While much of the demonstration remained peaceful, a small group attempted to breach security barriers around the Moncloa residence and police detained masked people on the main road approaching the palace. The protest f…
Denmark's King Frederik on May 23 asked caretaker Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to make a fresh attempt to form a government after talks led by Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen collapsed. Frederiksen's Social Democrats remain the largest party but suffered heavy seat losses in the March election. With parliament divided among 12 parties, Fre…
The Trump administration has intensified pressure on Cuba following a U.S. operation in Venezuela that removed Nicolas Maduro in January. Key structural differences - including leadership succession, the cohesion of Cuba's security forces, the lack of a prominent opposition figure, and the island's limited natural resources - make a Venezuela-style…
A global modeling study of over 67,000 vascular plant species finds that climate-driven changes to temperature, precipitation, soils and landscape features will shrink the range of many plants. Between 7% and 16% of species examined could lose more than 90% of their suitable habitat by 2081-2100. The findings raise alarms for ecosystems and human s…
Three months after the United States launched a major military campaign against Iran, Washington’s battlefield gains have not resolved the larger strategic and political questions that originally justified the operation. While U.S. strikes degraded Iranian capabilities, Tehran has retained control of critical chokepoints, resisted concessions on it…
A U.S. source familiar with the matter says long-running arms sale processes to Taiwan are separate from the campaign against Iran, contradicting comments by a senior U.S. official that suggested a pause was to preserve munitions for the conflict. Taipei continues to await approval of a potential sale reportedly worth as much as $14 billion, while …
