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Former Ecuadoran top diplomat enters race for UN chief
Ecuadoran former foreign minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa has become the fifth candidate to enter the race for the next head of the United Nations, the UN General Assembly spokesperson told AFP on Tuesday.
Russia tests long-range missile after US nuclear treaty expires
Russia on Tuesday tested a new long-range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, months after the last treaty with the United States limiting their atomic arsenals lapsed.
UK PM Starmer resists calls to quit as Labour divided
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was battling to remain in his job Tuesday, as four junior ministers resigned their posts and dozens of lawmakers called for him to step down.
'Shame on Hollywood': Cannes-winning writer rails at stance on Gaza
Hollywood should be ashamed of the way it has treated stars like Susan Sarandon, Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo for opposing Israel's war in Gaza, a member of the Cannes Film Festival jury said Tuesday, with big studios conspicuously absent this year.
Georgia enthrones new leader of powerful Orthodox Church
Georgia on Tuesday enthroned a new patriarch of its powerful Orthodox Church in a ceremony attended by the ex-Soviet country's top political leaders and hundreds of believers.
Iran says US must accept peace plan or face 'failure'
Iran's chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran's latest peace plan or face failure, after US President Donald Trump warned the truce in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse.
UK PM Starmer defiant as calls to quit grow
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his top team Tuesday that he was getting on with governing the country, defying mounting calls from ministers and MPs to step down.
Kremlin says no 'specifics' on ending Ukraine war despite Putin's words
The Kremlin said Tuesday there was no concrete plan to end the Ukraine war, days after Russian leader Vladimir Putin had suggested Europe's worst conflict since WWII could be winding down.
Australia's economy 'hostage' to Mideast war: treasurer
Australia will avoid recession even if a prolonged Middle East war pushes the oil price to $200 a barrel, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Tuesday, outlining a national budget "heavily hostage to events overseas".
WHO chief says 'work not over' after hantavirus evacuation
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
UK PM Starmer defiant as quit calls grow
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his top team Tuesday that he was getting on with governing, defying mounting calls from ministers and MPs to step down.
Russia, Ukraine end US-brokered truce with fresh attacks
Russia ended a three-day ceasefire with Ukraine on Tuesday by launching a wave of more than 200 attack drones that damaged energy facilities and apartment buildings, killing one person, Ukrainian officials said.
Over 370 Afghan civilians killed in Pakistan conflict in three months: UN
At least 372 Afghan civilians were killed in conflict between government forces and Pakistan in the first three months of the year, the United Nations reported on Tuesday, with more than half the deaths attributed to airstrikes on a drug rehab facility in Kabul.
Even DJs don't escape junta's 'revolution' in Burkina Faso
A DJ mixing tracks at a lively bar in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso's economic capital, found himself suddenly confronted by the military-led country's culture minister.
'Big hug' or colder shoulder? Xi-Trump talks spotlight contrasting styles, expectations
Donald Trump has said he expects a "big, fat hug" from China's Xi Jinping when they meet in Beijing this week, though multiple thorny issues between the two sides could see the US president kept at arm's length.
Keir Starmer: British PM fighting for his political future
UK leader Keir Starmer swept to power promising to end years of chaos in British politics, but numerous policy U-turns, controversies and rock-bottom poll ratings see him teetering on the precipice.
Little respite in Ukraine as air strikes ring out during Russia truce
In Ukraine's southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, a three-day ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow expiring later on Monday brought little respite to residents exhausted by more than four years of Russia's invasion.
EU agrees long-stalled sanctions on Israeli settlers
European Union foreign ministers on Monday agreed new sanctions on Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians, as a change of government in Hungary ended months of blockage.
EU to invite Taliban officials to Brussels for migrant return talks
The European Commission told AFP Monday it plans to invite Taliban officials to Brussels in the near future for talks on returning migrants to Afghanistan.
Trump brushes aside Taiwan concerns ahead of Xi meet
President Donald Trump said Monday he was ready to discuss US arms sales to Taiwan during his visit this week to Beijing, as he suggested his personal chemistry with counterpart Xi Jinping would prevent a Chinese invasion of the island.
Hantavirus ship heads to Netherlands after passengers flown home
A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak left Spain's Canary Islands bound for the Netherlands on Monday, after the last passengers on board disembarked and were flown home to quarantine.
Frustrated Trump learns he doesn't have the cards on Iran
One of President Donald Trump's favorite metaphors is that he's got the cards -- that through the might of the United States and his own acumen he can overpower any adversary.
Pressure grows on UK's Starmer to quit as PM
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed to prove his doubters wrong and stem mounting calls for him to step down after disastrous local and regional elections for his ruling Labour party.
Military strikes, gang massacres in Nigeria kill around 100 civilians
The Nigerian military and the "bandit" gangs it is fighting killed around 100 civilians Sunday in one of the bloodiest single days of the country's conflict against armed groups, sources across the country have told AFP.
Venezuela has 'never considered' becoming 51st US state: acting president
Venezuela has "never" contemplated becoming the 51st US state, as suggested by US President Donald Trump following the capture of deposed leader Nicolas Maduro, the country's acting president said on Monday.
Trump to suspend US gas tax as Iran war spikes prices
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he plans to suspend a federal gasoline tax as consumers deal with surging energy prices in the wake of the Iran war.
Macron announces 23 bn euros of investment at Africa summit
French President Emmanuel Macron announced 23 billion euros ($27 billion) of investment for Africa during a major summit on the future of the continent hosted by Kenya on Monday.
Why hantavirus is not the new Covid, according to experts
A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has revived bitter memories of when Covid-19 first emerged, but health experts have emphasised the two viruses are very different -- and have sought to assuage fears of another pandemic.
White House press gala shooting suspect pleads not guilty
A California man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at a White House press gala last month pleaded not guilty on Monday, US media reported.
No end to war in sight as Iran and US reject talks terms
Iran said Monday it had demanded the release of its frozen assets and the end of a US blockade of its ports, after President Donald Trump angrily rejected Tehran's terms for starting negotiations to halt the Middle East war.
US, French evacuees from hantavirus ship test positive
An American citizen and a French woman evacuated from the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have tested positive, officials said, as the repatriation operation continued on Monday.
China seeks 'more stability' as it confirms Trump-Xi meet
Beijing said on Monday it was ready to work with the United States in pursuit of "more stability" and confirmed that Donald Trump will visit China this week, the first US president to do so since 2017.