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Somalia wants to terminate UN mission assisting peace efforts in country

The current mandate of the mission, known as UNSOM, expires October 31, 2024

US plans to impose new tariffs on EVs, other Chinese green energy imports

The tariffs, expected to be announced Tuesday, come as officials across the Democratic administration have expressed frustration over China's manufacturing overcapacity of EVs, other products

Iraqi govt requests UN to end its political mission in country by 2025

Typically, the mission is extended annually by the UN Security Council, with the current term expiring at the end of this month

US govt announces new $400 million package of weapons for Ukraine

The US has now provided about $50.6 billion in military assistance to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022

Nations struggle to draft pandemic treaty to avoid mistakes made in Covid

Britain's department of health said it would only agree to an accord if it was firmly in the UK national interest and respects national sovereignty

Putin reappoints his PM, a technocrat who has kept low political profile

Mishustin, the former head of Russia's tax service, steered clear of political statements and avoided media interviews during his previous tenure

Ukraine says Russia launched assault to breach defences in parts of Kharkiv

The entire town is under massive shelling now, it is not safe to stay here, Vovchansk administration head Tamaz Hambarishvili told Ukraine's Hromadske Radio

UN to vote on granting Palestine new rights, reviving its membership bid

United States vetoed a widely backed council resolution on April 18 that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine, a goal the Palestinians have long sought and Israel

Heavy fighting in Gaza's Rafah keeps crucial aid crossings inaccessible

Heavy fighting was also underway in northern Gaza, where Hamas appeared to have once again regrouped in an area where Israel has already launched punishing assaults

Police arrest over 40 as they clear pro-Palestinian camps at Penn, MIT

A structure made from wooden pallets and other debris was erected on campus property after 5 pm in violation of the policy, the school said in a statement

Pope Francis urges Italians to have babies as a measure of hope for future

It was Francis' latest appeal for Italy and beyond that Europe to invert what he has called the demographic winter facing many industrialised countries

Hope fading for 44 workers missing days after S Africa building collapse

The death toll rose to nine after a worker who was in critical condition died in the hospital, authorities said

Biden-Netanyahu relations strained; can the two leaders move forward

Netanyahu, for his part, is brushing off Biden's warnings and vowing to press ahead, saying, If we have to stand alone, we will stand alone

Iranians vote in runoff election after hard-liners dominate initial voting

People in 22 constituencies across the country will elect 45 representatives from a pool of 90 candidates, 15 of whom are considered moderate

Nadal shows he's not ready for retirement in comeback win at Italian Open

Nadal was playing only his 10th match this year after missing nearly all of 2023 with a hip injury that required surgery

Trump hush money trial's third week ends, Michael Cohen yet to come

Trump, who denies the sexual encounter ever happened, walked out of the court in a rage Thursday, angrily telling reporters, I'm innocent

Air Vanuatu files for bankruptcy after cancelling all international flights

The airline on Wednesday cancelled more than 20 flights to and from the Australian cities of Sydney and Brisbane, and the New Zealand city of Auckland for the rest of the week

Hungary, China sign strategic cooperation agreement during Xi's visit

Xi and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn held talks in the capital Budapest as part of the Chinese leader's final stop on a five-day European tour that also took in Serbia and France

Adversaries could use AI to spread disinformation about US elections: FBI

The threat is more than theoretical given the prevalence of AI deepfakes and robocalls and the way such technology has already surfaced in politics

UN seeks $430 mn for drought-hit Zimbabwe, says millions need food, water

About 7.6 million of the country's 15 million people need lifesaving and life-sustaining humanitarian assistance, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said