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Macron and Starmer hold international summit on reopening the Strait of Hormuz
PARIS (AP) — The leaders of France and the U.K. gathered dozens of countries — but not the United States — on Friday to push forward plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route choked off by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.The Paris meeting is part of attempts by sidelined nations to ease the impact of a conflict they didn’t start and haven’t joined, but that has sent the global economy reeling. After the war started on Feb. 28, Iran effectively shut the narrow strait though which a fifth of the world’s oil usually passes.
Macron’s office... Read More
The Latest: A 10-day Lebanon ceasefire appears to hold as European leaders to meet over Strait
A 10-day ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed on by Lebanon and Israel appeared to be holding in Lebanon on Friday, potentially boosting efforts to extend a truce between Iran, the United States and Israel.It was unclear whether a lasting deal would be reached between the U.S. and Iran before the ceasefire ends next week, but the pause in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah could be an indication some progress has been made.
An end to Israel’s war with Hezbollah was a key demand of Iranian negotiators. Israel has not been fighting with... Read More
A fragile calm in Lebanon as a US-brokered truce holds and families head home
BEIRUT (AP) — A fragile calm settled over parts of Lebanon on Friday as a 10-day ceasefire brokered by the United States took hold between Israel and Hezbollah, prompting thousands of displaced families to begin the journey home — even as uncertainty, destruction and Israeli warnings against going back to parts of southern Lebanon clouded their return.By early morning, cars were backed up for kilometers on the route leading south to the damaged Qasmiyeh bridge over the Litani River, a key crossing linking the southern coastal city of Tyre to the north. Vehicles piled high... Read More
Senior British official resigns over Mandelson appointment but Starmer insists he won't go
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday resisted demands he resign over revelations that his scandal-tainted pick for U.K. ambassador to Washington was appointed despite failing security checks.Starmer says he was not informed that the Foreign Office had overruled the recommendation of security officials in early 2025 not to give Peter Mandelson the job. Many considered Mandelson a risky appointment because of his past friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The top Foreign Office civil servant, Olly Robbins, took the fall for the... Read More
Kosovo to approve troop contribution for Gaza force
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Small Balkan nation Kosovo says it wants to commit dozens of its security troops to an international force for Gaza because its appreciates what NATO-led peacekeepers have done for its own security since the 1998-99 conflict with Serbia.Kosovo's Parliament later on Friday is set to formally approve an earlier government decision to send the troops to the International Stabilization Force under a U.S.-backed initiative following the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas last year.
The ISF is yet to deploy to help maintain peace and assist in... Read More
Top Stories in International News
- Macron and Starmer hold international summit on reopening the Strait of Hormuz
- The Latest: A 10-day Lebanon ceasefire appears to hold as European leaders to meet over Strait
- A fragile calm in Lebanon as a US-brokered truce holds and families head home
- Senior British official resigns over Mandelson appointment but Starmer insists he won't go
- Kosovo to approve troop contribution for Gaza force
- More than half a million people expected at Pope Leo XIV's Mass in Cameroon
- Australia's most decorated veteran walks free on bail on war crimes charges related to Afghan deaths
- Brazil's Lula and Sánchez of Spain headline meetings of progressive leaders in Barcelona
- A 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon goes into effect
- South Koreans breathe sighs of relief as escaped wolf is returned to zoo safely
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More- More than half a million people expected at Pope Leo XIV's Mass in Cameroon
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- South African politician Julius Malema jailed for 5 years for firing rifle shots at rally
- Pope demands the 'chains of corruption' be broken during visit to Cameroon
- WHO says vaccinations saving millions in Africa, but U.S aid cuts and Iran war threaten progress
Asia
Europe
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- AP Exclusive: Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head warns
- From chants on trams to a parliament rave, young Hungarians provided a soundtrack for Orbánâs defeat
- Hungarian election victor Magyar says heâd speak with Putin and ask him to end the war in Ukraine
- Magyar wants to take over as Hungary's prime minister as early as May 5
Middle East
- US military is poised to blockade Iranian ports, while Tehran threatens ports in the Mideast
- Iran war diverts US military and attention from Asia ahead of Trump's summit with China's leader
- Fuel protests disrupt Ireland as over a third of service stations run dry
- Gaza marks 6 months of a ceasefire that may offer lessons for the Iran war