Survivors of 2024 Valencia floods share experiences with EU officials in Brussels
Summary: ‘The presidents of the EU institutions were very eager to listen to us,’ said the representatives of victims associations…. Read more
Bangkok officials end search operation at skyscraper that collapsed after earthquake
Summary: The high-rise building, meant to be the new office for the State Audit Office, was the only building in Bangkok that collapsed following the 28 March earthquake in Myanmar….…
Funerals held in Myanmar for pupils killed in alleged junta air strike on rural school
Summary: Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army’s 2021 takeover ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, which led to nationwide peaceful protests that escalated into a…
‘I’m very worried about the coarseness of language,’ Irish PM tells Euronews
Summary: In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin shares his concerns about Hungary’s position within the EU, the deterioration of public discourse, and the future of Ukraine’s…
‘Show us something special,’ Trump says to Syria as he agrees to lift raft of sanctions
Summary: Gulf leaders have rallied behind the new government in Damascus and want Trump to follow, believing it is a bulwark against Iran’s return to influence in Syria, where it…
Trump says he will end Syria sanctions during Saudi visit marked by big money deals
Summary: President Trump made the announcement at an investment conference in Saudi Arabia. He is also heading to Qatar and the UAE on a trip focused on big-dollar deals…. Read…
Morning news brief
Summary: Temporary trade deal between the U.S. and China sets off scramble to import goods, Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia with focus on business, trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs gets…
London police arrest suspect for fire at Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s old home
Summary: Police say they’re investigating a 21-year-old suspect in connection with three fires over the past week, at properties linked to the British prime minister. … Read more
Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault in landmark French trial
Summary: A French court on Tuesday found Gérard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set, sentencing the French film icon to an 18-month suspended prison term….…
Champagne-makers mull if it’s time to move on from the U.S. market
Summary: Amid uncertainty around President Trump’s tariffs, some Champagne-makers say they’re losing trust in the U.S. market…. Read more
Money Talks (and Listens) at Saudi Investment Forum Attended by Trump
Summary: The wealthy and the powerful gathered in Saudi Arabia with the goal of becoming even more so. “They’re going to walk away with a lot of checks,” President Trump…
Israel Bombards Gaza Seeking to Kill Top Hamas Leader, Officials Say
Summary: Israeli officials said the military had launched an attack targeting Mohammad Sinwar, one of Hamas’s top remaining commanders in Gaza and the brother of a leader killed last year….…
In Augustinian Order, Pope Leo XIV Found Unity, Charity and ‘Eternal Friendship’
Summary: The Order of St. Augustine, with fewer than 3,000 members, shaped the man who would become a cardinal, and then pope to the world’s Roman Catholics…. Read more
In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation
Summary: Israel’s government has publicly dismissed warnings of extreme food shortages after it blocked aid deliveries, but an internal analysis concluded that a crisis looms if food supplies are not…
Live Updates: Trump Will Lift Sanctions on Syria and Meet With Its Leader
Summary: The president announced the planned change in U.S. policy during a speech at a Saudi investment forum at the start of the first major international trip of his second…
Are we heading for another world war – or has it already started?
Summary: The rules-based world order is in retreat and violence is on the rise, forcing countries to rethink their relationships In a week in which former allies in a redividing…
Koyo Kouoh, art curator due to lead 2026 Venice Biennale, dies at 57
Summary: Groundbreaking Swiss-Cameroonian curator would have been the first African woman to head up the art event Koyo Kouoh, the groundbreaking Swiss-Cameroonian curator who was to become the first African…
First white South Africans arrive in US after Trump grants them refugee status
Summary: Trump stirs controversy by calling Afrikaners, minority descended from Dutch colonists, victims of a ‘genocide’ The first group of white South Africans granted refugee status by Donald Trump’s administration…
Episcopal church says it won’t help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status
Summary: Church refuses White House directive, citing longstanding ‘commitment to racial justice and reconciliation’ The Episcopal church’s migration service is refusing a directive from the federal government to help resettle…
Six killed in Tripoli clashes after killing of militia leader
Summary: Abdel Ghani al-Kikli, known as Gheniwa, had recently been involved in disputes with rival armed groups The killing of the head of one of Libya’s most powerful militias, which…





