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Oppn in Germany wins election, far right is 2nd with strongest result

Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats after what he called a bitter election result

Israel sends tanks into West Bank for first time as it deepens crackdown

Israel is deepening its crackdown on the Palestinian territory and has said it is determined to stamp out militancy amid a rise in attacks

Pope Francis resting after early stages of kidney insufficiency detected

Prayers for him poured in from around the world, from his native Argentina to the seat of Sunni Islam in Cairo to schoolchildren in Rome

'Dark MAGA' spreads as conservatives embrace Musk's influence on Trump

Musk was an unexpected guest of honour at the Conservative Political Action Conference, with his appearance announced hours before he took the stage wielding a chainsaw

Israel won't allow Syrian forces to enter 'south of Damascus': Netanyahu

His government made clear Israeli forces would stay in parts of southern Syria for an indefinite period

Key agencies, including FBI, refuse to comply with Musk's latest demand

Musk's team sent an email to hundreds of thousands of federal employees on Saturday giving them roughly 48 hours to report five specific things they had accomplished last week

German elections: Oppn leader Merz's conservatives leading in exit polls

The exit polls for ARD and ZDF public television show Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left Social Democrats on track for their worst postwar result in a national parliamentary election

Ready to give up presidency if it brings peace, Nato membership: Zelenskyy

Responding to a journalist's question on whether he'd trade his office for peace, Zelenskyy said, I can trade it for NATO."

Russia fires record number of drones into Ukraine on war's 3rd anniversary

Meanwhile, Putin in a special televised message Sunday praised Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine for defending their native land, the national interests and the future of Russia

Israel ups offense in West Bank, says troops to stay for a yr in few areas

The refugee camps are home to descendants of Palestinians who fled or were forced to flee during wars with Israel decades ago

Trump revels in federal firings, mocks Biden before adoring conservatives

The president argues that voters gave him a mandate to overhaul government while cracking down on the US-Mexico border and extending tax cuts that were the signature policy of his first administration

States threaten jail time for US officials who resist immigration crackdown

Opponents have raised concerns that the legislation could lead local police and sheriffs to detain immigrants for longer than they are supposed to under federal law out of fear of getting sued

Discontented Germany votes in election with economy, migration in focus

The centre-right opposition is favoured to win, while polls point to the strongest result for a far-right party since World War II

Barcelona beat Las Palmas with the help of a late winner from Dani Olmo

Dani Olmo scored after coming off the bench to help Barcelona win 2-0 at Las Palmas on Saturday and stay top of the Spanish league.

Thousand set to attend funeral of late Nasrallah 5 months after his death

Hassan Nasrallah was killed when Israel's air force dropped more than 80 bombs on the militant group's main operations room. His death was a major blow for the Iran-backed group

'No passengers, no planes': Here's why Pak's newest airport is a mystery

Located in the coastal city of Gwadar and completed in October 2024, the airport is a stark contrast to the impoverished, restive southwestern Balochistan province around it

France, UK leaders head to US to urge Trump against abandoning Ukraine

Both leaders stress Ukraine's voice and sovereignty must be at the center of any peace talks

New FBI Director Kash Patel will also be named acting head of ATF

Patel could be sworn in next week, the official said, putting Patel in charge of two of the Justice Department's largest agencies

USDA scholarship for students at historically Black colleges suspended

The US Department of Agriculture suspended the 1890 Scholars Programme, which provided recipients with full tuition and fees for students

Shooting at Air Force Base in New Mexico kills airman, injures another

An update in the afternoon said the shooting occurred following an off-base pursuit