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JD Vance gives Pope Leo XIV an invitation from Trump to visit US
ROME (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the Vatican on Monday ahead of a flurry of U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to ...
The Latest: Trump to hold calls with Putin, Zelenskyy over war in Ukraine
President Donald Trump is hoping that separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in ...
After US cuts funding, WHO chief defends $2.1B budget request by comparing it with cost of war
WHO has presented a budget for the next two years that is 22% less than originally planned, largely in response to U.S. and other Western funding cuts, and says it has landed commitments for about 60% ...
Lithuania takes Belarus to top UN court over alleged smuggling of migrants
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Vilnius is appealing to the ICJ to hold Belarus accountable under international law for violations of the migrant-smuggling protocol. Its ...
Who is Nicusor Dan, the pro-EU centrist who beat a nationalist in Romania’s tense presidential race?
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Nicusor Dan, the former civic activist and pro-European Union centrist politician who defied the ...
AP PHOTOS: The UK and the EU announce new deals and renew ties, 5 years after Brexit
LONDON (AP) — Britain has struck new agreements with the European Union on boosting defense cooperation, easing food trade and border checks. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday the deals will ...
Russia outlaws Amnesty International in latest crackdown on dissent and activists
The decision by the Russian Prosecutor General’s office, announced in an online statement, is the latest in the unrelenting crackdown on Kremlin critics, journalists and activists that intensified to ...
1 person dies when a boat overloaded with migrants sinks in the English Channel
PARIS (AP) — One person died when a boat overloaded with migrants broke up during an attempted overnight crossing of the English Channel, the 12th migrant killed so far this year in the treacherous ...
Despite economic concerns, Americans are set on getting away for Memorial Day weekend
DALLAS (AP) — Whether it's a road trip to a nearby lake or jumping on a plane to explore a big city, Americans are expected to get away in record numbers over the long Memorial Day weekend even as ...
Trump order targets barcodes on ballots. They've long been a source of misinformation
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to overhaul how U.S. elections are run includes a somewhat obscure reference to the way votes are counted. Voting equipment, it says, ...
Spain orders Airbnb to block 65,000 holiday rentals over rule violations
MADRID (AP) — Spain's government said on Monday that it had ordered Airbnb to block more than 65,000 holiday listings on its platform for having violated rules.
Trump's tariff onslaught casts shadow over European economy, even in best case scenario
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff offensive has led European officials to cut back their growth forecasts for this year and next — even in a best-case scenario in which ...