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Nato weighs US demand to hike defence spend as some fail to meet goal

Secretary of State Marco Rubio underlined that the alliance is only as strong as its weakest link

Only two solutions for Iran are 'intelligent' or 'brutal', warns Trump

Trump also said that Qatar's ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, had been pushing for diplomatic deal over Iran's nuclear programme

Putin to skip talks in Turkey, names team for Russia-Ukraine negotiations

Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky will lead the Russian delegation, which will be joined by Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin

Indian-origin techie among 3 killed in tragic climbing accident in US

The group noticed a storm coming and started to retreat when at some point during their descent, the team's anchor point failed and sent the group plunging 200 feet down

Colombian lawmakers reject president's labour reform referendum

After an intense debate Wednesday, 49 senators voted against the measure and 47 in favour

Turkiye to buy Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles from US for $225M

This purchase from the US is expected to further boost the air defence system of Turkiye, which is already investing heavily to make its military stronger

54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on Gaza's Khan Younis city

The strikes come as US President Donald Trump visits the Middle East, visiting Gulf states but not Israel

Close aides see Pope Leo XIV as reformer on women's roles but with limits

Catholic women, vital in schools, hospitals, and faith upbringing, have long voiced frustration over their second-class status in a Church that reserves the priesthood solely for men

Poland votes for new president on Sunday as worries grow about future

Voters in this Central European nation of 38 million people will cast ballots to replace conservative incumbent Andrzej Duda, whose second and final five-year term ends in August

Hidden communication devices found in Chinese power inverters in US

US officials find hidden communication devices in Chinese-made power inverters and batteries, raising fears over security risks to critical energy infrastructure

Russian researcher at Harvard University charged for smuggling frog embryos

Petrova, 31, has been held in custody since mid-February, when customs agents detained her at Boston's Logan Airport

US-China trade war risks making Europe dumping ground for cheap goods

As Europe tightens checks to block a surge of Chinese goods redirected from the US, data show China's trade surplus with the EU hit a record $90 billion in the first four months of 2025

Argentina orders immigration crackdown, vows to 'make country great again'

The decree makes it much easier for the government to deport migrants who enter the country illegally, falsify their immigration documents or commit minor crimes in Argentina

Trump to visit US troops in Qatar, rejects past US interventionism

Trump plans to address troops at Qatar's al-Udeid Air Base, which was a major staging ground during the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Trump's sanctions on ICC prosecutor disrupt tribunal's functioning

The Hague-based court's American staffers have been told that if they travel to the US they risk arrest

Harvard President Alan Garber takes 25% pay cut amid Trump funding row

The US terminated $450 million in grants to Harvard this week, after earlier freezing more than $2.2 billion in funding

Prosecutor in Trump files case invokes 5th Amendment in Congress interview

Jay Bratt, subpoenaed by the House Judiciary Committee, declined to answer key questions in a closed-door session, invoking his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent

Albania's PM thanks voters for landslide win, pledges EU membership by 2030

With only diaspora ballots remaining to be fully counted, the ruling Socialists achieved a landslide victory, winning 83 seats in the 140-seat Parliament in the May 11 polls

Hotline between military, Washington air traffic controllers down for 3 yrs

The Federal Aviation Administration official in charge of air traffic controllers, Frank McIntosh, confirmed the agency didn't even know the hotline hadn't been working since March 2022

Nasa rover detects first aurora on Mars that's visible to human eye

European and US scientists reported that the green aurora in the dusty Martian sky was generated by a solar storm last year and had three days' advance notice to set aside viewing time