For the first time, Xi is missing a China-backed BRICS summit. Why?
A summit of leaders from the BRICS group of major emerging economies kicks off in Brazil Sunday – but without the top leader of its most powerful member. For the…
Iran’s supreme leader appears in public for first time since start of conflict with Israel
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a religious gathering on Saturday, according to Iranian state media outlet Press TV, the first time he has appeared in public in several…
Ukraine says it struck a Russian air base as Moscow sent hundreds of drones into Kyiv
Ukraine said it struck a Russian air base on Saturday, while Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones overnight as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has…
Democrats project doom and gloom, not celebration, with July 4 messages
Prominent Democrats sent messages of doom and gloom rather than celebration on July 4, drawing ire from a multitude of critics. Many of the messages included warnings about supposed threats…
Japan braces for more quakes, authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Japan’s government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands, but urged the public not to believe unfounded predictions of a major disaster.…
Xi Jinping’s surprise no-show at BRICS Summit fuels speculation about China’s global standing
Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend this week’s BRICS Summit in Brazil, marking the first time the Chinese leader has missed the gathering of major emerging economies. The abrupt…
Joyful Parisians take a historic plunge into the Seine after 100 years
For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists will be able to take a refreshing dip in the River Seine. The long-polluted waterway is finally opening up…
A Gaza ceasefire is the closest it has been in months. Here’s what we know
US President Donald Trump says he’s “optimistic” a ceasefire deal in Gaza could be agreed next week after Hamas announced that it had “submitted a positive response” to a proposal…
Synagogue door set alight and restaurant stormed in latest antisemitic attacks in Australia
A man set the door of a synagogue alight and a group of protesters stormed an Israeli restaurant in Melbourne on Friday night, the latest in a wave of antisemitic…
Denmark has long been Euroskeptic. Donald Trump helped change that
As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any time in the past two decades – a shift in sentiment that…