Politics

French First Lady Brigitte Macron appeared to push her husband away, covering his face with both hands, just before they stepped off a plane to begin their tour of Southeast Asia this weekend. President Emmanuel Macron described the gesture, captured…

At least 46 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in the northern Gaza Strip, according to local medical services. Fifteen people from one family, including five women and two children, were killed in a strike on a residential building…

An Israeli airstrike on an educational institution used as a shelter in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 25 people, mostly women and children, according to the region’s Health Ministry. More than 55 people were also injured in the…

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday that Southeast Asian nations would unite to face challenges including economic hardship from U.S. tariffs and Myanmar’s decades-long civil war. Opening the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),…

People in Poland came from all over the country to take part in patriotic marches in Warsaw on Sunday, led by two candidates vying for the presidency in a second round of elections on June 1. The vote is expected…

Pope Leo called for prayers for Catholics in China to be united with the Holy See as he made his first official statement on one of the most pressing foreign policy issues facing his new pontificate. The pope recalled that…

Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 14 Palestinians, including a mother and her two children who were in a tent, according to local medical officials. Israel ended the truce and resumed operations in March, vowing to…

According to information provided by the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds more prisoners. The move is part of a wider exchange that represents a rare moment of cooperation in the thwarted efforts to achieve a…

The US state of New Hampshire has agreed to pay $2.25 million (£1.66 million) to the mother of Harmony Montgomery, a five-year-old girl whose father was convicted of her murder. Last May, Crystal Sorey filed a negligence lawsuit against the…

The Ukrainian capital has been hit by a massive attack using Russian drones and missiles, leaving at least 15 people injured, officials said. From Friday evening until Saturday morning, explosions and machine-gun fire were heard across Kyiv as many residents…