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Trump says Canada, Mexico tariffs moving 'forward' on schedule
US President Donald Trump said Monday that tariffs he unveiled on Canada and Mexico are moving forward as planned, addressing reporters after meeting with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, who urged for "fair competition" in trade.
Macron warns Ukraine peace can't mean 'surrender', after Trump talks
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Monday that peace cannot mean the "surrender" of Ukraine, but said talks with US President Donald Trump had shown a path forward despite fears of a transatlantic rift.
South Korea’s president fighting to stay in office and out of prison
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a string of legal battles as the suspended leader fights to save his political career – and avoid prison – following his brief imposition of martial law last year.
Macron suggests Ukraine truce could be weeks away
French President Emmanuel Macron has said a truce between Ukraine and Russia could be agreed in the coming weeks.
Most USAID workers facing firing or leave
Most employees at USAID will be placed on leave or fired by midnight on Sunday, the aid agency said, as President Donald Trump's administration plows ahead in slashing government spending.
Conservatives win German election
Germany's mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an even stronger supporter in the European Union's largest
China aims to eliminate severe air pollution by 2025
China aims to basically eliminate severe air pollution by 2025, the final year of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), Li Tianwei, an official with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said on Monday. To reach this goal, China will ramp up efforts in pollution control and emission reduction, improve its air quality forecasting and early warning systems, and enhance coordinated management of PM2.5 and ozone pollution, Li told a press conference.
Germany’s Merz calls for ‘independence’ from US after election win
The conservative CDU/CSU party has won the German election with 28.6% of the vote The group's leader Friedrich Merz will now try to form a coalition within eight weeks - our Europe digital editor Paul Kirby explains who Merz could work with.
The 'new silent ones': Opponents lie low in Russia
One feels "buried alive", another is careful about what he says in public places -- opponents of Russia's campaign in Ukraine are being dubbed the "new silent ones", like Soviet-era dissidents.
Afghan women's radio station to resume broadcasts after Taliban lift suspension
An Afghan women's radio station will resume broadcasts after the Taliban lifted their suspension over alleged cooperation with an overseas TV channel. Radio Begum launched
Bangladesh invites Elon Musk to launch Starlink within 90 days
Bangladesh's Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, has extended an invitation to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to visit the country and oversee the launch of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service within the next 90 working days.
Germans start voting, polls suggest shift to right
Germans were voting in a national election on Sunday that is expected to see Friedrich Merz's conservatives regain power and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) score its best ever result as Europe's ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards. Merz's CDU/CSU bloc has consistently led polls but is unlikely to win a majority given Germany's fragmented political landscape, forcing it to sound out coalition partners.
Two Cambodian toddlers killed in old grenade blast
The explosion happened on Saturday in a remote village in northwestern Siem Reap province that was once a battle site for Cambodian government soldiers and Khmer Rouge fighters in the 1980s and 1990s.
