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EU heads asked officials to develop a detailed blueprint for activating the bloc's mutual assistance clause, Article 42.7, a step prompted in part by concerns about U.S. commitment to NATO and recent security incidents on the island of Cyprus. The move aims to clarify who responds, how and with what tools, but several member states reaffirmed that …
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told the Financial Times that the central question for Europe is whether the United States will remain a dependable NATO ally in the event of a Russian attack. Speaking ahead of an informal EU summit in Cyprus, Tusk called for the European Union to develop into a functioning defence alliance, and suggested reviewin…
Thailand’s Supreme Court has set a trial date of June 30 for 44 current and former opposition lawmakers accused of ethics violations linked to a 2021 effort to change the nation’s lese-majeste law. The defendants include leading figures from the People’s Party and its dissolved predecessor Move Forward; if convicted, they face the maximum sanction …
Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing has enacted emergency ordinances placing 60 townships under direct military control for 90 days, transferring executive and judicial powers to military chief Ye Win Oo. The move affects multiple states and regions long subject to restrictions since the 2021 coup and follows an election critics described as neither f…
India's foreign ministry called comments reposted by U.S. President Donald Trump - originally made on a radio show by commentator Michael Savage - "uninformed" and inappropriate after a transcript described India as a "hellhole." The exchange coincides with a U.S. legal battle over a Trump directive to limit birthright citizenship and ongoing trade…
An internal Pentagon email lays out potential measures the United States could take against NATO partners it views as unwilling to provide basing, overflight or other access for operations in the war with Iran. Measures range from removing allies from prominent NATO positions to reexamining diplomatic backing on long-disputed territories such as th…
A federal judge ordered the release of Hayam El Gamal and her five children on Thursday, ending more than ten months of family detention in Texas that legal advocates say was the longest under the current administration. The family was taken into custody last June following a fire-bomb attack in Boulder, Colorado, for which El Gamal's former husban…
In a Salvadoran maximum-security facility, more than a hundred detained men sat with wrists cuffed and ankles chained to view courtroom proceedings on a large screen. The hearing is part of a 486-defendant mass trial that represents the largest prosecution so far under President Nayib Bukele’s sweeping crackdown on gang-related crime. Critics and r…
The U.S. government has indicated it will not block Iranian soccer players from participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup hosted across the United States, Mexico and Canada, but officials said individuals with links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) would not be permitted to enter the country. Comments from Secretary of State Marco …
The Mexican government has opened an investigation into Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard to determine if any laws were breached when his adult son stayed at the Mexican ambassador's residence in London while studying between 2021 and 2022. President Claudia Sheinbaum said complaints lodged with the anti-corruption and good governance ministry automa…
A coalition of human rights organizations has issued a travel advisory cautioning that people traveling to the United States for the 2026 World Cup could be at risk of arbitrary detention, deportation and other rights violations. The advisory, signed by dozens of groups including the ACLU and NAACP, highlights particular vulnerabilities for immigra…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sought to reduce diplomatic tensions with the United States following a vehicle crash in Chihuahua that killed two Americans, who have been reported by some sources to be CIA officers. Mexican and U.S. officials have offered differing accounts of the Americans' role and presence, prompting a formal request from M…
On April 23 the U.S. Education Department initiated a civil rights investigation under Title VI into the New York City Department of Education, focusing on activities linked to a pro-Palestinian group of public school educators. The probe will assess complaints that the group’s programming may have fostered discrimination or a 'hostile environment'…
Wildfires in southeast Georgia have destroyed more than 50 homes and structures and threatened at least 1,000 more, while smoke and haze have reached Atlanta roughly 260 miles (418 km) north. Three major fires — the Pineland Road Fire, the Highway 82 Fire and the Railroad Fire — have scorched tens of thousands of acres across Clinch and Brantley co…
Ukraine's defence minister announced that Kyiv has developed interceptor drones that can be controlled from long distances and have successfully downed targets located hundreds or thousands of kilometres away. The system is described as scalable, reducing operator risk and enabling air-defence operations without being tied to front-line positions. …
The U.S. State Department has confirmed plans to dispatch embassy election observers to The Bahamas for the May 12 national vote, responding after the Bahamian opposition leader asked Washington to help facilitate independent international observation amid worries over the voters' register. The Organization of American States also announced it will…
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sanctions on Cambodian senator Kok An and 28 individuals and entities accused of running romance scams that bilked millions from U.S. citizens. Treasury described a network of scam compounds, protected by political connections, where victims were coerced into transferring dig…
Argentina's presidential communications office temporarily revoked accredited journalists' fingerprint access to the Casa Rosada following a security complaint tied to footage broadcast by a local television network that it said was recorded with smart glasses. The government described the action as a preventative measure to protect national securi…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a reorganization that will relocate many Washington-area research and food safety employees to regional centers, move select staffs of several agencies to Kansas City, and transfer Food Safety and Inspection Service personnel to a new center in Urbandale, Iowa. The agency will also begin decommissioning …
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will propose economist Roberto Lazzeri as the nation's next ambassador to the United States, replacing Esteban Moctezuma. Lazzeri heads two major development banks in Mexico and has overseen federal public debt. The nomination must be submitted to the United States for approval and comes as Mexico and Ca…
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warns that the conflict tied to Iran is driving up energy prices and pushing humanitarian operations to cut the number of people they can assist. Higher diesel and generator costs, more expensive food purchases, and squeezed staff salaries mean aid organisations face a shrinking reach at a moment of growing need,…
European Union leaders will take up the bloc’s mutual assistance clause at a Cyprus summit as concerns about transatlantic ties and unclear implementation rules prompt calls to spell out how the pact would operate in practice. Cyprus, holding the EU Council presidency, is pressing for concrete options after a drone strike at a British base on the i…
Italy has confirmed plans to dispatch up to four naval vessels - two minesweepers, an escort ship and a logistics vessel - to participate in an international operation aimed at clearing the Strait of Hormuz and restoring safe commercial passage once conditions allow. The deployment, announced by the navy chief of staff, forms part of a broader Euro…
Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran’s deposed monarch, urged Western countries to join the war against Iran and condemned Germany for declining to meet him during his Berlin visit. He accused European states of standing by as Tehran suppresses protests that he said killed thousands, while demonstrations and an incident involving red liquid took place in cent…
The U.N. is exploring options for a continued but smaller presence in Lebanon after the UNIFIL peacekeeping mandate expires at the end of December. The move follows recent deadly attacks on peacekeepers, renewed fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, and funding shortfalls that have forced cuts across U.N. operations.
