The UN said it would not participate in a US-backed humanitarian operation in Gaza because it is not impartial, neutral or independent, while Israel pledged to facilitate the effort without being involved in aid deliveries.

Three Ukrainians have been arrested over a plot to mail exploding parcels from Germany to Ukraine, prosecutors said, putting Europe’s cross-border postal network in the spotlight as a target of suspected Russian sabotage.

NATO chief Mark Rutte said that he was “cautiously optimistic” for progress toward peace in Ukraine, but that it was up to Russia to take the “next steps necessary”.

The US Supreme Court hears a case that could result in a radical reversal of constitutional interpretation and sharply curb the judiciary’s ability to rein in Donald Trump – or future American presidents.

A Venezuelan toddler who was separated from her parents when they crossed the US-Mexico border a year ago and who remained in the US when they were deported arrived in the South American country on a removal flight on Wednesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that France did not want to unleash “World War III” over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and vowed referendums on key issues as he outlined his aims for for the remaining two years of his mandate.

Republicans in the US Congress advanced elements of President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget package on Wednesday after a debate that lasted through the night, as a key committee voted along party lines to approve tax cuts that would add trillions of dollars to the US debt.

The decision sparked a wave of protests in the crisis-hit country. The junta has now forbidden members of the dissolved parties from holding meetings.

United Nations relief chief Tom Fletcher called on the UN Security Council to take action “to prevent genocide” in Gaza, delivering a scathing account of Israel’s actions in the Palestinian territory.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky urged US counterpart Donald Trump to help secure a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Turkey, while accusing the Russian leader of not seriously wanting to end the war.

The White House questioned the humanitarian commitment of the influential Episcopal Church after it refused to comply with a federal directive to help resettle white Afrikaners granted refugee status by the Trump administration.

Nevertheless, poverty remains high and inflation is expected to remain over 20% through the year. The report comes amid a raft of reforms by President Bola Tinubu’s government.

Pope Leo XIV has told the world’s Jewish communities he wants to strengthen the Roman Catholic Church’s dialogue with them, in a message coming after a souring of relations between the Vatican and Israel over the war in Gaza.

A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck the volcanic area around Naples, according to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), but there were no immediate reports of damage.

An Israeli-American hostage was released from 19 months of captivity in Gaza during a brief pause in fighting and reunited with his family, but Israeli strikes on the battered enclave soon resumed.

South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in court for another hearing in his criminal trial, as he defends himself against insurrection charges over his declaration of martial law.

Albania’s incumbent Prime Minister Edi Rama was on track to win his fourth term as his Socialist Party won most of the seats in weekend elections, partial results indicated Monday.

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The military operations chiefs of India and Pakistan will discuss the next steps for the nuclear-armed neighbours after a ceasefire returns calm to the border.

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” after a fourth day of strikes and counter-strikes against each other’s military installations.