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José Mujica, Uruguay’s modest leader who transformed the country, dies at 89

José Mujica, Uruguay’s modest leader who transformed the country, dies at 89

May 14, 2025
Uruguay’s former President José Mujica, a leftist icon known for his progressive social reforms, died on Tuesday at the age of 89. “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of our comrade Pepe Mujica,” Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi announced on X. The folksy, former guerrilla is remembered for his modest lifestyle during […]
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Israel targets Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in hospital strike in Gaza, sources say

Israel targets Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in hospital strike in Gaza, sources say

May 14, 2025
Israel has targeted Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in a strike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday evening, according to a senior Israeli official and two sources familiar with the matter. He became the militant group’s de facto leader after the Israeli military killed his brother, Yahya Sinwar, last October. Tuesday’s strike killed six […]
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Canada’s Carney unveils new cabinet with ‘primary focus’ on economy amid US tariffs

Canada’s Carney unveils new cabinet with ‘primary focus’ on economy amid US tariffs

May 14, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his new cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Tuesday, saying that his ministry will have a “primary focus” on the country’s economy after a whirlwind election catalyzed by tariffs and annexation threats from the United States. “Canadians elected this new government with a strong mandate to define a […]
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Former Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis receives suspended sentence over wife’s death

Former Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis receives suspended sentence over wife’s death

May 14, 2025
Former Olympic cyclist and world champion Rohan Dennis received a suspended sentence on Wednesday over what was termed a “tragic accident” that led to the death of his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins. The 34-year-old Dennis appeared in South Australia District Court after earlier pleading guilty to a charge of committing an aggravated act likely […]
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Man wrongfully jailed for nearly four decades weeps as UK court overturns murder conviction

Man wrongfully jailed for nearly four decades weeps as UK court overturns murder conviction

May 14, 2025
A man who spent nearly four decades in a British prison in the killing of a barmaid said he was not angry or bitter Tuesday as his murder conviction was overturned and he was released after being exonerated by DNA evidence. Peter Sullivan put his hand over his mouth and wept as the Court of […]
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Exiled Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party barred from election

Exiled Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party barred from election

May 14, 2025
Bangladesh’s Election Commission has cancelled the registration of the former ruling party of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, preventing it from participating in the next national election, which is expected to be held by June next year. The decision on Monday came hours after the country’s interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad […]
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Divided by a border, united by fear: Kashmiris pick up the pieces after India-Pakistan step back from the brink

Divided by a border, united by fear: Kashmiris pick up the pieces after India-Pakistan step back from the brink

May 14, 2025
Mohammad Iqbal was working the nightshift at a power plant when he got a frantic call from his family saying artillery shells were exploding around their home. But dawn brought no relief from the shelling that would continue for four days as India and Pakistan fought their most intense conflict in decades, raising fears of […]
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Most intense fighting for years rocks Libyan capital

Most intense fighting for years rocks Libyan capital

May 14, 2025
The most intense clashes for years rocked Tripoli for a second night and continued into Wednesday morning, witnesses in the Libyan capital said, after Monday’s killing of a major militia leader set off fighting between rival factions. The United Nations Libya mission UNSMIL said it was “deeply alarmed by the escalating violence in densely populated […]
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Daughter of crypto boss escapes Paris kidnap attempt in latest in series of attacks

Daughter of crypto boss escapes Paris kidnap attempt in latest in series of attacks

May 14, 2025
Armed assailants tried to kidnap the daughter and grandson of a French cryptocurrency boss in Paris, police said, in a brazen daytime attack that was caught on camera. Tuesday morning’s attack in Paris’s 11th district is the latest in a string of violent incidents targeting figures in France’s burgeoning crypto industry. Four masked men attacked […]
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‘We hope sense will prevail,’ Pakistan’s foreign minister says as delicate India-Pakistan ceasefire holds

‘We hope sense will prevail,’ Pakistan’s foreign minister says as delicate India-Pakistan ceasefire holds

May 13, 2025
In his first interview since India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday, Dar said Islamabad “had no choice” but to launch strikes in “self-defense” following India’s May 7 cross-border attacks. Last week’s escalatory tit-for-tat strikes marked the worst fighting between the two nuclear-armed nations since 1971, killing dozens and deepening fears of a wider […]
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Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippines mayoral election from ICC detention in The Hague

Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippines mayoral election from ICC detention in The Hague

May 13, 2025
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was almost certain to be elected mayor of his home city by a landslide on Monday, unimpeded by his detention at the International Criminal Court on charges of murder as a crime against humanity. With 80% of votes counted in an unofficial tally, Duterte, who was brought to The Hague […]
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Taiwan test-fires new US-supplied HIMARS rocket system

Taiwan test-fires new US-supplied HIMARS rocket system

May 13, 2025
Taiwan on Monday test-fired for the first time a new US-supplied rocket system that has been widely used by Ukraine against Russia and could be deployed to hit targets in China if there is a war with Taiwan. The United States is Taiwan’s most important arms supplier, despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties. Taiwan […]
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UN mission in Libya calls for de-escalation after fighting erupts in capital

UN mission in Libya calls for de-escalation after fighting erupts in capital

May 13, 2025
The United Nations mission in Libya called for de-escalation Monday after fighting erupted in the North African nation’s capital. The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is “alarmed by the unfolding security situation in Tripoli with intense fighting with heavy weaponry in densely populated civilian areas,” it said in a post on X late Monday. […]
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Trump considers attending Ukraine-Russia talks in Turkey

Trump considers attending Ukraine-Russia talks in Turkey

May 13, 2025
US President Donald Trump has said he is open to attending the potential peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey on Thursday, as the US ramps up pressure on Moscow and Kyiv to bring an end to the three-year conflict. Trump is visiting the Gulf this week, making stops in Saudi Arabia, the United […]
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French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault

French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault

May 13, 2025
A court in Paris on Tuesday found French actor Gérard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021 and handed him an 18-month suspended prison sentence. In one of the highest-profile #MeToo cases to come before judges in France, Depardieu, a towering figure of French cinema, had repeatedly denied any […]
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