Politics

A group of 17 European Union states has called on Hungary to review a new law that gives the government the power to ban public events by the LGBT+ community, amid growing pressure on the country’s populist government for its…

Sweden’s Volvo Cars plans to cut 3,000 jobs to cut costs as the auto industry faces challenges from trade tensions and economic uncertainty. The company said about 1,200 layoffs would affect workers in Sweden, and it also plans to eliminate…

Romania’s new president, Nicusor Dan, has been officially sworn in, ushering in the most serious political crisis to hit the European Union country in decades after previous elections were cancelled. Still, he faces many challenges ahead. Mr. Dan, a 55-year-old…

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…