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Peter Pellegrini, close ally of PM Fico, sworn in as Slovakia's president

Pellegrini called for national unity in his speech at a special session of Parliament that took place at the seat of the Slovak philharmonic, becoming Slovakia's sixth president

Russia absent as world leaders meet at Swiss resort for Ukraine peace talks

Swiss officials hosting the conference say more than 50 heads of state and government, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will join the gathering

US targets Houthi radar sites in Yemen after merchant sailor goes missing

These radars allow the Houthis to target maritime vessels and endanger commercial shipping, Central Command said in a statement

Chinese premier Li Qiang flies to Australia after New Zealand visit

Li's visit is the first by a Chinese premier in seven years and is expected to pave the way for Xi's first journey to Australia since 2014

G7 leaders tackle migration, AI, economic security on final day of summit

The gathering in a luxury resort in Italy's southern Puglia region also discussed other major topics, such as financial support for Ukraine, the war in Gaza, climate change, Iran, among other issues

Putin sets terms for ceasefire: Ukraine must pull out from 'annexed' parts

Russia launched its a full-scale invasion in February 2022. After Ukrainian forces thwarted a Russian drive to the capital, much of the fighting has focused in the south and east

First pontiff to address G7 summit, Pope Francis raises alarm about AI

Francis brought his moral authority to bear on the Group of Seven, invited by host Italy to address a special session at their annual summit on the perils and promises of AI

Canada's may be on track to align with Nato's military spending guidelines

Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that he expects around two thirds of the alliance's 32 member countries to spending 2% of GDP on their defence budgets this year

Iran installs advanced centrifuges amid tensions high over nuke programme

So far, Iran has been enriching uranium in those cascades up to 2 per cent purity

Muslim pilgrims start Hajj against backdrop of destructive Israel-Hamas war

More than 1.5 million pilgrims from around the world have already amassed in and around Mecca for the Hajj, and the number was still growing as more pilgrims from inside Saudi Arabia joined

Sudan, Congo, Haiti top UN envoy's concerns for children in conflicts

For the future, on the horizon, she said, I'm worried about Somalia and Afghanistan

Peace summit for Ukraine conflict opens in Switzerland without Russia

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said it believes any such international peace conference should involve both Russia and Ukraine

G7 leaders tackle migration issue on second day of summit in Italy

Migration is of particular interest to summit host Italy, which lies on one of the major routes into the European Union for people fleeing war and poverty

Missile strike from Houthi rebels sets cargo ship on fire in Gulf of Aden

The attack is the latest such assault in the Houthis' campaign over the Israel-Hamas war

UN, aid group leaders urge release of 17 staffers held by Yemen's rebels

The Houthis said Monday they had arrested members of an American-Israeli spy network, days after detaining the staffers from the UN and aid organisations

Jailed US reporter Evan Gershkovich to stand trial in Russia, say officials

Gershkovich, 32, is accused of gathering secret information on orders from the CIA about Uralvagonzavod, a facility in the Sverdlovsk region that produces and repairs military equipment

FAA was too 'hands-off' in its oversight of Boeing, says agency head

FAA's approach was too hands-off too focused on paperwork audits and not focused enough on inspections, FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker told a Senate committee

Won't offer commutation to son Hunter after gun sentence, says Biden

Hunter Biden's sentencing date has not been set, and the three counts carry up to 25 years in prison

Biden to nominate Romero as FDIC chair post abrupt departure of predecessor

Goldsmith Romero is currently a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the nation's financial derivatives regulator

G7 agrees to use frozen Russian assets for $50 billion loan for Ukraine

The US proposal involves engineering a $50 billion loan to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia that would use interest earned on profits from Russia's frozen central bank assets