Europe

The News Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a Senegalese political newcomer who is set to be declared the country’s next president, has vowed to govern with humility and transparency. Provisional results from Sunday’s presidential election suggest Faye, an opposition candidate, secured 53.7% of the vote, followed by former prime minister Amadou Ba, of the ruling coalition, on […]

EU member states Tuesday agreed to unpick more eco-friendly requirements under the bloc’s common agricultural policy (CAP) in a new bid to pacify months-long protests by farmers — who faced off with riot police in Brussels for the third time in two months. Police said they used tear gas and water cannon against farmers who […]

Ukraine carried out a massive attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet over the weekend. Days later, Kyiv revealed that it struck the Konstantin Olshansky landing ship with a missile. Russian forces stole this vessel from Ukraine a decade ago during the annexation of Crimea. Ukraine fired a missile at the warship that Russia stole from the […]

Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that the gunmen who attacked a concert hall near Moscow last week may have wanted to flee to his country, according to state news agency Belta. Lukashenko said that security measures were put in place along Belarus’ border with Russia when it became apparent, after the attack on […]

March 26 (Reuters) – Canada will require foreign companies to warn the government in advance before making investments or acquisitions in artificial intelligence, quantum computing and space technology, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing an interview with Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne. The move will aid the government in conducting a national-security review before transactions get […]

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday threatened to break off diplomatic ties with Israel if the country doesn’t comply with a U.N. Security Council resolution that calls for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Petro made the announcement on X, formerly known as Twitter. On Monday, he published another message […]

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has personally inspected the situation at the Kerem Shalom border crossing in southern Israel in view of the low levels of aid supplies reaching the civilian population in the Gaza Strip. Baerbock was informed by the director of the facility about how lorries loaded with relief supplies, including food and […]

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Some 20 members of the European Union asked Brussels to scale back and possibly suspend the bloc’s anti-deforestation law on Tuesday, saying the policy would harm farmers, in the latest blowback against Europe’s environmental agenda. The EU law aims to root deforestation out of supply chains for beef, soy […]

Police in Tokyo have arrested two men suspected of stealing a Yu-Gi-Oh! playing card worth ¥4.98 million (about $32,888), The Japan Times reported. The two suspects, Sora Takashino and Kanta Sanmi, both 22, allegedly stole a coveted “Blue Eyes White Dragon” card from a store in the city’s Chiyoda Ward. The incident reportedly occurred around […]

BEIRUT (AP) — The head of a Lebanese Sunni political and militant group that has joined the Shiite militant group Hezbollah in its fight against Israel on Lebanon’s border said Tuesday that the conflict has helped strengthen cooperation between the two groups. The Secretary-General of al-Jamaa al-Islamiya, or the Islamic Group, Sheikh Mohammed Takkoush said […]

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday accused Meta of suppressing Palestine-related content on its platforms, calling its actions “deeply troubling.” Their letter, addressed to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a follow-up to a December one Warren sent that was also about Instagram and Facebook suppressing Palestinian content. The senators say Meta’s […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has sunk or disabled a third of all Russian warships in the Black Sea in just over two years of war, the navy spokesman said Tuesday, a heavy blow to Moscow’s military capability. Ukraine’s Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk told The Associated Press that the latest strike on Saturday night hit […]