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With Lamb and Cheese, Macron Tries to Charm China’s Xi in the Pyrenees

World French President Emmanuel Macron (C-R) and his wife Brigitte Macron (4thR), Chinese President Xi Jinping (C-L) and his wife Peng Liyuan (4thL) pose with folklore dancers at the Tourmalet pass, in the Pyrenees mountains, as part of his two-day state visit to France, on May 7, 2024. (AFP)

With Lamb and Cheese, Macron Tries to Charm China’s Xi in the Pyrenees

Chinese President Xi Jinping showed little sign of being ready to offer big concessions on trade or foreign policy as he wrapped up a two-day visit to France,…

World Pro-Palestinian activists demonstrate against Israel's conflict in the Gaza Strip at the university campus of the Free University of Berlin, Germany, 07 May 2024. (EPA)

German Police Clear Pro-Palestinian Camp at Berlin University

German police cleared a pro-Palestinian protest camp on Tuesday at a courtyard of the Freie Universitaet Berlin, which had called for a stop to Israel's…

World Pro-Palestinian students occupy part of the SG building of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, 07 May 2024. (EPA)

Police Clear Protest from Swiss University as Gaza Demonstrations Spread

Police began dispersing pro-Palestinian protesters at the Swiss university of ETH Zurich on Tuesday, management said, after student demonstrations spread to…

World International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi meets with the Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami (not pictured) in Isfahan, Iran, May 7, 2024. Iran's Atomic Energy Organization/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Iran Says Talks with IAEA's Grossi 'Positive'

Talks between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog have been positive and productive, Iran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Tuesday in a joint news…

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World In this undated photo provided by the Australian Defense Force, a Seahawk helicopter prepares to take off from the deck of HMAS Hobart during flying operations while on a regional presence deployment off northern Australia. Australia has protested to Beijing through multiple channels that a Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian navy helicopter with flares over international waters, the prime minister said Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (LSIS Matthew Lyall/Australian Defense Force via AP)

China Says Its Military Took Necessary Steps to Warn Australia in Jet Incident

China said on Tuesday its military took steps to warn and alert an Australian aircraft after Australia blamed a Chinese fighter jet for endangering one of its…

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World Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron met in China in April 2023. Thibault Camus / POOL/AFP

Xi Heads to Europe to Defend Russia Ties

Xi Jinping heads to Europe on Sunday to defend China's "no limits" alliance with Russia, first to key Ukraine backer France, then to Serbia and Hungary, which…

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World Pro-Palestinian protesters, including students and faculty of universities across Philadelphia, held Seder during the fourth day of the protest encampment at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 28, 2024. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher / AFP)

Nearly 2,200 People Have Been Arrested during Pro-Palestinian Protests on US College Campuses

Police have arrested nearly 2,200 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks, sometimes using riot…

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World Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint statement to the media in Baghdad, Iraq April 22, 2024. (Reuters)

Israel Says Türkiye’s Erdogan Is Breaking Agreements by Blocking Ports for Trade

Israel's foreign minister said on Thursday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was breaking agreements by blocking ports for Israeli imports and…

World US President Joe Biden speaks about student protests at US universities, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, during brief remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, US, May 2, 2024. (Reuters)

Biden Says ‘Order Must Prevail’ During Campus Protests over the War in Gaza

President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that "order must prevail" as college campuses across the country face unrest over…

World  In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Ukraine War Not Likely to End Anytime Soon, Says Top US Spy

Russian President Vladimir Putin sees domestic and international developments trending in his favor and likely will press on with aggressive tactics in Ukraine…

World A handout picture made available by the Odesa Regional State Administration Oleh Kiper Telegram channel shows the storage site of the "Nova Poshta" postal service following a missile strike in Odesa, Ukraine, 29 April 2024. (EPA/Odesa Regional State Administration handout)

Russia Denies US Accusation it Violated Chemical Weapons Ban in Ukraine 

Russia on Thursday denied a US accusation that its forces in Ukraine had violated an international ban on chemical weapons by using substances including a…

World North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches a football game while visiting Kim Il Sung Military University on the occasion of the 92nd founding anniversary of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army, in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 25, 2024, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency. (KCNA via Reuters)

South Korea Raises Diplomatic Alert Levels Citing North Korea Threats 

South Korea's foreign ministry on Thursday raised the terrorism alert level for five diplomatic offices in the region citing intelligence that North Korea may…

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 28, 2023. (AP)

Israeli Govt Gets New May 16 Deadline in Ultra-Orthodox Conscription Feud 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured another reprieve in a long-running Israeli dispute over exemptions of ultra-Orthodox Jews from military service, with…

World A view shows a postal depot destroyed during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine May 2, 2024. (Reuters)

Switzerland Says Russia Not Invited ‘at This Stage’ to Ukraine Peace Talks 

The Swiss government said on Thursday that "at this stage" Russia is not among the 160 delegations invited to talks to be held in Switzerland in mid-June aimed…

World Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on May 1, 2024. (AFP)

Trump Blasts Biden in Rare Day on Campaign Trail 

Donald Trump used a break in his hush money trial to stage back-to-back appearances in two Midwestern battleground states Wednesday -- but kept his legal woes…

World Students continue to protest at an encampment supporting Palestinians on the Columbia University campus, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in New York City, US, April 25, 2024. (Reuters)

Hundreds of Pro-Palestinian Protesters Remain on UCLA Campus despite Police Ordering them to Leave

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters Thursday remained behind barricades on the UCLA campus despite police orders to leave as officers were poised to move in…

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World Colombia's President Gustavo Petro delivers a speech during a May Day (Labor Day) rally in Bogota on May 1, 2024. (AFP)

Colombia to Break Diplomatic Relations with Israel, President Petro Says 

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday he will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza. Petro has already heavily…

World Chinese coastguard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024 (Adrian Portugal/ Reuters)

Philippines Summons China Envoy over Water Cannon Incident

Manila summoned a senior Chinese envoy on Thursday to protest a water cannon incident that damaged two Philippine vessels during a patrol in the South China…

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World Campaigners protest against the British government's Rwanda deportation scheme outside a Home Office immigration reporting center in Croydon, south London, Britain, 29 April 2024. EPA/TOLGA AKMEN

UK Begins Detaining Migrants Set to Be Deported to Rwanda

British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday…

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World Guangdong has been hit by a string of disasters attributed to extreme weather events in recent weeks. (AFP)

Death Toll from South China Road Collapse Rises to 36

The death toll from a highway collapse in southern China's Guangdong province has risen to 36, state media said Thursday, as rescue work continued. Heavy rains…

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World Police face-off with pro-Palestinian students after destroying part of the encampment barricade on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles, California, early on May 2, 2024. (AFP)

California Police Flatten Pro-Palestinian Camp at UCLA, Arrest Protesters

Hundreds of helmeted police swarmed the site of a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of California at Los Angeles early on Thursday, firing flash bangs,…

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World A pro-Palestinian demonstrator (C) is beaten by counter protesters attacking a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) as clashes erupt, in Los Angeles on May 1, 2024. (AFP)

Israel Supporters Attack Pro-Palestinian Camp in LA, 300 Gaza Protesters Arrested in New York

Supporters of Israel attacked a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California in Los Angeles on Wednesday, while New York's mayor said a pro…

World Members of the South Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) gather to protest against the government's labor policy during a rally marking Labor Day in Seoul, South Korea, 01 May 2024. (EPA)

Workers and Activists across Asia and Europe Hold May Day Rallies to Call for Greater Labor Rights

Workers, activists and others in Asian capitals and European cities took to the streets on Wednesday to mark May Day with protests over rising prices and…

World  Ukrainian servicemen of the 22nd Brigade ride a buggy on a road near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, on April 27, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Ukrainian Forces near Besieged Chasiv Yar Say They Badly Need Ammunition

Ukrainian forces defending the strategic eastern stronghold of Chasiv Yar say they are still waiting for fresh ammunition after the United States approved a…

World  In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an aerial photo shows rescuers work at the site of a collapsed road section of the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Xinhua News Agency via AP)

Highway Collapse in China’s Southern Guangdong Province Leaves at Least 19 Dead

A section of a highway collapsed early Wednesday in southern China leaving at least 19 people dead, local officials said, after the area had experienced heavy…

World  Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te speaks as Incoming Defense Minister Wellington Koo stands next to him during a press conference where incoming cabinet members are announced, in Taipei, Taiwan April 25, 2024. (Reuters)

Taiwan on Alert for Post-Inauguration Chinese Drills

Taiwan is on alert for China to carry out military exercises after the inauguration of President-elect Lai Ching-te this month, the island's top security…

World A Pakistani officer at a checkpoint following an attack on Chinese citizens in Besham on March 27, 2024 (EPA)

Pakistan’s Security Forces Arrest 4 Terrorists Involved in Attack on Chinese Engineers

The Pakistani Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) announced on Monday the arrest of four people in connection with an attack on Chinese nationals northwest of…

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World A French soldier next to the logo for France’s anti-terror plan “Vigipirate” (AFP)

France to Increase Security Measures Near Christian Places of Worship

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on Monday requested enhanced security measures near churches during the celebrations of Ascension Day (May 9) and…

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World A Russian serviceman walks in front of the armored vehicles captured by Russian troops during a special military operation in Ukraine during an exhibition on the Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow, 28 April 2024. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY

Russia's Defense Minister Orders More Weapons for Operation in Ukraine

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered more and speedier weapon delivery for Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, the Russian defense ministry said…