Trump says he will meet Zohran Mamdani at White House on Friday
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump said he will meet New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday in what would be the first meeting of…
Behind Trump defense of Saudi crown prince, a deeper US shift on human rights
WASHINGTON – When President Donald Trump defended Saudi Arabia’s crown prince this week over the 2018 killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, he did more than just stir renewed accusations…
Mexico arrests alleged mastermind in popular mayor’s killing
MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of an alleged mastermind in the assassination of a popular opposition mayor, a vocal critic of the government’s security policies…
Ukraine identifies Russian commander as suspect in Bucha killings
THE HAGUE – Ukraine said it had identified a Russian commander as a suspect in some of the killings in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha in 2022, calling it a…
Aid chief says UN pressing to enter Sudan’s al-Fashir after reports of atrocities
N’DJAMENA – The United Nations is pushing to gain access to al-Fashir, the famine-stricken city in Darfur where witnesses have reported mass reprisals since a takeover by Sudan’s Rapid Support…
Aid chief says UN pressing to enter Sudan’s al-Fashir after reports of atrocities
N’DJAMENA – The United Nations is pushing to gain access to al-Fashir, the famine-stricken city in Darfur where witnesses have reported mass reprisals since a takeover by Sudan’s Rapid Support…
Far-right uptick in Spain raises spectre of Franco 50 years after his death
MADRID – A spike in support for Spain’s far right is reviving memories of late dictator Francisco Franco and burnishing his legacy among disaffected young Spaniards, even as the left-wing…
Trump’s Ukraine envoy Kellogg to leave post in January, sources say
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, has told associates he plans to leave the administration in January, four sources told Reuters, a departure that…
Spanish court conditionally releases PM’s former ally from jail
MADRID – Spain’s Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday the provisional release from jail of a former senior official in the ruling Socialist Party, citing a reduced risk of evidence tampering…
Lithuania to reopen Belarus border after balloon incidents
VILNIUS – Lithuania will reopen its border crossings with Belarus, ending a closure imposed in response to airspace disruptions by smugglers’ balloons, the Baltic republic said on Wednesday. Read More