Trump holds ‘Great American Comeback’ event in Wisconsin
Moussa Faki welcomes Giorgia Meloni’s plan to strengthen relations but says ‘we are not beggars’ The chair of the African Union Commission has said “we are not beggars” as the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, outlined a plan aimed at helping African countries to prosper in return for curbing illegal immigration. Speaking at the much…
Israel launched an attack on the Lebanese capital Beirut on Friday for the first time since a ceasefire ended fighting between Israeli forces and the Hezbollah militant group in November. Associated Press reporters in Beirut heard a large boom and witnessed smoke billowing from the area that Israel’s military had vowed to strike. Earlier Friday,…
An Iranian cargo ship in the Caspian Sea does not, at first, seem like an obvious target for Ukrainian drones. But more than 500 miles away from Kyiv – and just days before meeting Donald Trump at the White House – Volodymyr Zelensky wanted to make an important point. The ship, which has not been…
Concurrent reports that Iran will launch new attacks against Saudi Arabia and Iraqi Kurdistan while simultaneously preparing missile shipments to Russia for use against Ukraine demonstrate Tehran’s increased willingness to escalate beyond its borders. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report, on Tuesday, that Saudi Arabia has warned the United States of an…
At least 27 people were killed by Hurricane Otis, which made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast on Wednesday, officials say. Four more people have been reported missing, the security secretary said. Acapulco was among the areas worst hit with 80% of the resort’s hotels damaged and streets flooded. The Mexican President travelled to the city…
The leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group says he will withdraw his troops from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on 10 May because of ammunition shortages. Yevgeny Prigozhin’s statement came after he posted a video of him walking among his dead fighters’ bodies, blaming top Russian defence officials. “Tens of thousands” had been killed and…