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Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday — the eve of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion — that he was ready to quit as Ukraine’s president if it meant Kyiv would be admitted to the NATO military alliance. Zelensky,…

Israeli officials said the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners due Saturday has been delayed, after six hostages were freed…

A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s bid to deprive federal funding from programs that incorporate “diversity, equity and inclusion” initiatives. U.S.…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is "not ready" to sign a minerals deal with the United States, a source told AFP on…

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis is in critical condition following a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high-flow oxygen therapy. The pope, who has been hospitalised for a week due to…

At least three people are dead and around 74 injured after the roof of a food court at a busy shopping center collapsed in northern Peru, authorities said Friday. “So far we have three deceased, two men and a…

President Donald Trump has fired US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown, the highest-ranking officer in the…

Canada’s immigration authorities have clarified that seeking asylum does not provide an automatic exemption from immigration laws. The Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) emphasised that…

Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is not out of danger and will have to stay at least another week, his doctors said Friday amid questions over the 88-year-old’s future as head of the Catholic Church.…

A report in January this year showed that nearly 50,000 international students did not register at their designated institutions after arriving in Canada in March and April 2024. Immigration, Refugees and…

Gianfranco Ravasi, an Italian cardinal and former head of the Vatican’s department of cultural affairs, says Pope Francis could consider resigning if his current health deteriorates. On Tuesday, the Vatican…

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at identifying and eliminating federal funds being used for undocumented migrants, the White House said. The order “directs Federal departments and agencies to…

The 9th US circuit court of appeals has declined an emergency request from President Donald Trump to vacate a ruling blocking his birthright citizenship order. Trump issued a flurry of executive orders on the first…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said Donald Trump was living in a Russian “disinformation space”, responding to scathing comments by the US president that  Zelensky’s popularity rating is four…

Hamas has announced that it will release six Israeli captives and the bodies of four deceased this week as part of a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap agreement with Israel. “It has been agreed to release the…

The Vatican says Pope Francis has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs. In a statement on Tuesday, the Vatican said a chest CT scan carried out on the Pope showed that his condition presents a “complex picture”.…

United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday aimed at improving the affordability and availability of in vitro fertilization, a health issue he had addressed on the campaign trail. The…

A 48-year-old man in the UK, Emad Kaky, has had his prison sentence increased after it was referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. This is detailed in a Tuesday press release…

Pope Francis did some work during his fourth day in hospital Monday, but the 88-year-old faces a “complex clinical picture” that will require a longer than expected stay, the Vatican said. The head of the Catholic…

Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday that Hamas militants must surrender their arms and leave Gaza. He was speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting to discuss the next phase of the…

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has sparked alarm by seeking access to a system with the US tax office that has detailed financial data about millions of Americans, US media reported.…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he blocked a Donald Trump-led deal that would give the US access to vast amounts of Ukrainian natural resources as it lacked “security guarantees” for Kyiv and…

Sri Lanka was plunged into darkness for three days after a monkey tampered with an electric grid station. Reuters reported on Friday that Sri Lanka’s power minister, Kumara Jayakody, blamed the country’s power…

US President Donald Trump’s administration has begun laying off probationary employees as it moves to the next stage of its plans to aggressively shrink the federal workforce. The US Department of Veteran’s Affairs was…