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EU's von der Leyen seeks centrist allies after far-right election gains
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen began trying to piece together a coalition on Monday after the far right surged in a European Parliament election, spurring French President Emmanuel Macron to call a snap national vote.
Israel keeps pounding central Gaza as Palestinian death toll in hostage rescue raid rises to 274
Israeli forces pounded central Gaza anew on Sunday, a day after killing 274 Palestinians during a hostage rescue raid, and tanks advanced further into Rafah in an apparent bid to seal off part of the southern city, residents and Hamas media said.
Ukraine Claims It Struck Russia’s Ultra-Modern, Most Advanced Su-57 Warplane
The Su-57 is a twin-engine stealth fighter which is Russia’s most advanced warplane.
Hungarian political newcomer says to work on unfreezeing EU funds
EU election results will show Hungarians that Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government can be replaced, political newcomer Peter Magyar told Reuters after a campaign rally attended by tens of thousands on the eve of the polls.
Danish PM Frederiksen Says ‘Shaken’ But ‘Fine’ After Attack That Prosecutors Say Was Not Politically Motivated
Taruh Sekeroglu said there is no political motive behind the attack but the police will probe the incident in case any such angle appears.
15 Terrorists Arrested During Intelligence Operations In Pakistan's Punjab
Terrorists were arrested this week during intelligence-based operations in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Multan, Toba Tek Singh, Muzaffargarh, Attock, Mianwali, Faisalabad and Chiniot
US and British airstrikes hit Yemen, Houthis say
U.S. and British forces carried out six airstrikes on targets in Yemen on Friday, a Houthirun television station said.
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu To Attend PM Modi’s Swearing-In Ceremony: Report
Maldivian media outlets said that Muizzu accepted PM Modi’s invitation to attend the swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi.
As Europe Marks D-Day, Here’s How India’s Helped Allied Forces Win Second World War
India’s contribution to the Allied victory that ended World War II is yet to get its due recognition.
India, South Korea, US, Japan, European Union Launch Biopharmaceutical Alliance
The inaugural meeting of the Biopharmaceutical Alliance, held in San Diego during the Bio International Convention 2024, the world’s largest biopharmaceutical exhibition
Dozens Reported Killed In Strike On Gaza School That Israel Says Targeted Hamas
Ismail Al-Thawabta, the director of the Hamas-run government media office, rejected Israel's claims that the U.N. school in Nuseirat, in central Gaza, had hidden a Hamas command post
Biden will praise men like his uncles when he commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France
As tens of thousands of soldiers stormed French beaches during the DDay landings of World War II, 2nd Lt. John Arthur Finnegan was on duty in a mess hall half a world away on the northeastern coast of Australia.
Welsh leader Gething loses symbolic confidence vote
Vaughan Gething, leader of the semiautonomous Welsh government, lost a nonbinding vote of confidence on Wednesday but defied pressure to resign despite the blow to his authority.
COVID shots should target variants with JN.1 lineage in 2024-25 campaign, US FDA advisers say
Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of recommending that COVID19 vaccines for 202425 should target a strain within the lineage of the JN.1 variant that have been dominant this year.
Trump asks judge to lift gag order after conviction in hush money case
Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the judge who oversaw his criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star to lift a gag order on the case, in which the former U.S. president was convicted last week.
Brazil senator drops proposal to tax low-cost online orders from bill
A proposal to tax online international purchases under $50 was dropped from a wider bill ahead of an expected vote in the Brazilian Senate on Tuesday and should be debated separately, the senator in charge of the bill said.