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European leaders visit Kyiv to show support amid calls for 30-day ceasefire

The leaders of France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom arrived together at the train station in Kyiv, where they are expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

'Leo will follow Francis': Amazon Catholics hope new pope protects forest

Many Catholics have said they believe Prevost's experience as bishop of Chiclayo, a city of 630,000 residents in Northern Peru and not too far from the Amazon, was one of the key reasons he was chosen

US, China officials to meet in Geneva for tariff talks amid hopes globally

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will meet in Geneva with a Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng

South Korea's conservative party seeks new candidate amid election turmoil

After failed talks between Han and Kim to unify their candidacies, the PPP's emergency committee canceled Kim's nomination in the early hours today and officially registered Han as a party member

Judge pauses much of Trump admin's massive downsizing of federal agencies

The temporary restraining order applies to departments including the departments of Agriculture, Energy, Labor, Interior, State, Treasury and Veteran Affairs

15 states sue Trump over emergency order to fast-track oil, gas projects

The order pushes oil and gas expansion via eminent domain and the Defense Production Act, allowing federal use of private land and resources for goods deemed vital to national security

Nato chief urges allies to spend at least 3.5% of GDP on defence: Dutch PM

In 2023, as Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine entered its second year, Nato leaders agreed that all allies should spend at least 2 per cent of GDP

Mexico sues Google for labelling Gulf of Mexico as 'Gulf of America'

Mexico's Foreign Relations ministry had previously sent letters to Google asking it to not label Mexican territorial waters as the Gulf of America

Pentagon orders removal of books on diversity, anti-racism, gender issues

It is the broadest and most detailed directive so far on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's campaign to rid the military of diversity and equity programmes, policies and instructional materials

Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass after historic election as pope

Leo, the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost, surprised the world Thursday when he emerged on the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica

Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill spared jail time over supplying cocaine

The former legspinner, who began using cocaine after he retired from cricket, was found guilty in March of supplying an indictable quantity of the drug

Panasonic to cut 10,000 jobs globally as profits fall, demand weakens

Panasonic also makes solar panels, delivery robots, facial recognition technology, fuel cells for homes and EV batteries for Tesla cars

Freed Palestinian student accuses Columbia University of inciting violence

Mohsen Mahdawi, 34, who led anti-war protests at the Ivy League school in New York in 2023 and 2024, spent 16 days in a Vermont prison before a judge ordered him released on April 30

Mexico scrambles to contain measles outbreak linked to Mennonite community

Mexico's lone death from measles was a 31-year-old Mennonite man in the settlement who had diabetes and high blood pressure, underlying conditions that often complicate sicknesses

Asian stocks mixed after China-US talks, UK trade hopes lift Wall Street

China reported that its exports rose at a faster-than-expected 8.1 per cent annual pace in April, down from 12.4 per cent the month before

Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden in federal agency purge

Hayden, whose 10-year term was set to expire next year, had come under backlash from a conservative advocacy group that had vowed to root out those standing in the way of Trump's agenda

Kim Jong Un supervises North Korea missile tests simulating nuclear strikes

KCNA said the tests were intended to train military units operating missile and rocket systems to more effectively execute attacks under the North's nuclear weapons control system

Trump names Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC

Trump tapped Pirro to at least temporarily lead the nation's largest US Attorney's office after pulling his nomination of conservative activist Ed Martin Jr. for the position earlier on Thursday

Pope Leo XIV has criticised Trump, Vance policies in social media posts

A look back through his social media timeline shows numerous posts sharing viewpoints opposed to moves aimed at restricting acceptance of migrants and refugees in the US

Pentagon orders removal of up to 1,000 transgender troops from military

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, who issued the latest memo, made his views clear after the court's decision