MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025, 17:51
President Trump is working the phones on Monday, holding phone calls with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and European countries as he continues efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
US Vice President JD Vance met on Monday at the Vatican with Pope Leo XIV, the first leader of the global Catholic Church from the United States, and extended an invitation for Leo to make an official visit home.
Benjamin Netanyahu says aid will enter for “practical and diplomatic” reasons, after weeks of blockade.
Joe Biden expressed his gratitude to Americans on Monday for their “love and support” after the former US president said he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Residents have been told to move to western Gaza in one of the largest evacuation orders of recent months.
América Sánchez, 20, and Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, 23, died when the tall ship lost power and drifted into the bridge.
The Vatican says a meeting between the new Pope and US vice-president was “cordial”.
Russia launched on Sunday its largest drone attack on Ukraine since the start of the war, destroying homes and killing at least one woman a day before US President Donald Trump is due to discuss a proposed ceasefire with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
The feline was found carrying 235.65g of marijuana and 67.76g of heroin, authorities say.
Hindu temples offer prayers for a path to the U.S. But some in India were stunned by the way the U.S. deported Indians despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s friendship with President Trump.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts European Union chiefs for a landmark summit designed to usher in a closer relationship between Britain and the bloc, five years after Brexit.
Dozens of people have died in parts of the United States after tornadoes caused catastrophic damage across the weekend.
NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with Palestinian writer Yousri Al-Ghoul about life in north Gaza where he lives with his wife and four children, as Israeli airstrikes continue and food remains scarce.
The Philippines is a key security ally to the U.S. and a neighbor and trading partner to China. NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Jose Manuel Romualdez, Philippines ambassador to the U.S.
Israel has launched a new ground offensive in Gaza, and health officials report more than 100 people were killed Sunday. At the same time, Israel and Hamas are holding new ceasefire negotiations.
Israel blocked all supplies into Gaza for nearly three months, the longest blockade it has ever imposed on Gaza. But Israel is relenting amid international pressure to allow food into the territory.
With a war in Ukraine and the U.S. rethinking alliances, Britain and the European Union may need each other more than they thought. They’re holding their first summit since Brexit Monday.
Israel will allow a “basic amount” of food into the Gaza Strip, the prime minister’s office said, after facing mounting pressure to lift a total blockade imposed more than two months ago.
The ruling right-of-centre Democratic Alliance of PM Luís Montenegro wins elections, amid a far-right surge.
A huge turnout Sunday played a key role in the tense election that many viewed as a geopolitical choice between East or West.
Rafal Trzaskowski is set to face conservative historian Karol Nawrocki in a second round run-off.