Trump told CNBC that he did not want to extend a ceasefire with Iran
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Iran's chief negotiator says "violations" by the US and Israel make it impossible to open the strait.
The Israeli prime minister's response to the ceasefire has been muted, in contrast to the triumphal statements from the US and Iran.
Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat in parliamentary elections to his rival, conservative Peter Magyar, a former government insider and political newcomer who has promised "system change".
Viktor Orban's crushing defeat in the April 12 election will have far-reaching consequences for Europe's political landscape — and especially for neighboring Czechia and Slovakia, which are run by his political allies.
US Vice-President JD Vance is due in Hungary to back veteran Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a key European ally of the Trump administration, in a tough parliamentary election, the BBC reports. Vance is expected to address an election rally with Orban in a football stadium in Budapest on Tuesday afternoon. Last month President Donald Trump …
Israel and Lebanon are due to hold talks in Washington on Tuesday, though a ceasefire remains a distant prospect. Israel says it will not discuss any halt to the fighting with Hezbollah, which it considers the main obstacle to peace. The meeting will mark the first formal contact between the two countries, which have no diplomatic relations. Meanwhile, Lebanese authorities say Israeli strikes have killed more than 1,950 people, including over 350 on the first day of the US-Iran ceasefire alone. Daniel Quinlan reports.
Lebanon’s government said Israeli strikes on Wednesday killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds across the country, with the capital Beirut enduring its most intense bombardment since the start of the war with Hezbollah.
President Donald Trump refused to apologize to Pope Leo XIV on Monday after criticizing the pontiff for his opposition to the war in Iran — and he sought to explain away a now-deleted social media post depicting himself as Jesus by saying he had thought the image was of him as a doctor. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called Trump's remarks "unacceptable". FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta reports from Rome.
King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit Washington DC, New York and Virginia during their four-day trip.
President Donald Trump was evacuated from the Washington Hilton hotel, where journalists and celebrities were gathered for the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner in the nation's capital.
First Lady Melania Trump has denied connections to Jeffrey Epstein, telling reporters at the White House that any claims linking the two “need to end today,” the BBC reports. In a surprise announcement on Thursday, the first lady called for congressional hearings for survivors of Epstein’s sex trafficking. She also denied online rumours that Epstein …
US President Donald Trump, who has criticized Germany and other NATO allies for not sending their navies to help open the Strait of Hormuz, has said his administration is looking at reducing the number of US troops in Germany.
Investigators say the 31-year-old California man wanted to kill as many high-level officials as possible.
Eight children have been killed in a shooting early this morning in the southern US state of Louisiana, in what police said appears to have been an incident of domestic violence.
US Vice-President JD Vance is due in Hungary to back veteran Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a key European ally of the Trump administration, in a tough parliamentary election, the BBC reports. Vance is expected to address an election rally with Orban in a football stadium in Budapest on Tuesday afternoon. Last month President Donald Trump …
US President Donald Trump's administration has issued a month-long sanctions waiver allowing the sale of Russian oil and petroleum products that are at sea, extending an earlier move to soften surging energy prices.
The Republican-appointed judge ruled that Trump was a "steward" of the White House, not the owner.
Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged with threatening the life of the president and making a threat in interstate commerce, according to an indictment that has been filed against him.
Israeli authorities are systematically depriving people in Gaza of the water they need to live, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) warned, decrying a campaign of "collective punishment" against Palestinians.
The Brussels-based non-profit Hind Rajab Foundation is seeking the criminal prosecution of an Israeli citizen studying in Lithuania, who it says took part in military operations in Gaza and was involved in the killing of a Palestinian girl, Hind Rajab, and others.
President Donald Trump refused to apologize to Pope Leo XIV on Monday after criticizing the pontiff for his opposition to the war in Iran — and he sought to explain away a now-deleted social media post depicting himself as Jesus by saying he had thought the image was of him as a doctor. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called Trump's remarks "unacceptable". FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta reports from Rome.
The Pope said this in Cameroon on Thursday after President Trump attacked him again on social media.
Pope Leo urged global leaders in his Easter message on Sunday to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power, conquest or domination.
The 7.4-magnitude quake off northern Iwate prefecture could be felt as far as Tokyo. Residents have been urged to evacuate northern coastal regions ahead of a tsunami.
A 12-year-old was among those killed as Russian missile and drone attacks hit Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro.
A pause in fighting in the Ukraine war was set for Sunday, but it does not appear to be taking hold. Russian drone strikes killed at least two people in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, just hours before a proposed Easter ceasefire was due to come into effect. Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a 32-hour halt to hostilities through the end of Sunday. Kyiv says it is ready to reciprocate, but previous ceasefire attempts have gone nowhere, with both sides accusing each other of violations. Catherine Viette reports.
At least five people were killed in a shooting Saturday in a residential neighborhood of Kyiv, and 10 were hospitalized, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced. The suspected gunman was shot during an arrest attempt, officials said.
It's an exciting time as four intrepid astronauts — Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen, along with NASA astronauts, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover — are heading to the moon on a 10-day mission. Here's just some of what to expect over the next week.
Eight students and one teacher died in the attack, according to Interior Minister Mustafa Cifci.
Israel has said it will "not be intimidated" after an apparent failed attack on its consulate in Istanbul. One man was killed who the Turkish government says had links to a terror group.
Britain's parliament will vote tomorrow on a possible inquiry into Prime Minister Keir Starmer, looking at whether he misled the House of Commons over the appointment of former US ambassador Peter Mandelson.
Two Jewish men were stabbed and injured in a London street on Wednesday, in what police called an act of terrorism. Police arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder in the city's latest antisemitic attack.
The announcement that West would headline the three-day Wireless Festival sparked criticism from Jewish groups and politicians, who highlighted his repeated antisemitic remarks.
Australia's most decorated soldier has been arrested and charged with five counts of war crimes relating to the killing of unarmed civilians while on deployment in Afghanistan.
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday said it was quitting OPEC, dealing a blow to the oil producers’ group as an unprecedented energy crisis caused by the Iran war exposes discord among Gulf nations. The exit of the UAE – one of the group’s biggest producers – weakens OPEC’s control over global oil supplies and […]
John Ternus, who has long focused on design and products at Apple, will lead the iPhone maker as it gears up for an industry change spurred by artificial intelligence.
Taiwanese opposition leader Cheng Li-wun arrived in China on Tuesday for a six-day visit. Although she has long advocated for Taiwan’s independence, she is now working to improve relations with Beijing.
Rat poison was found inside a jar of Hipp baby food, Austrian police said late on Saturday after the product was recalled from 1,500 Spar supermarkets in the country over safety fears.