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Mediators say a 14-point understanding, due to be signed in Switzerland, would end more than 100 days of fighting, lift the US naval blockade and extend a ceasefire that reaches into Lebanon.
European Council President Antonio Costa has set a packed agenda for the 18-19 June summit, with the opening of accession chapters for Ukraine and Moldova, the next long-term budget and the Middle East all on the table.
Europe's most ambitious defence programme, the sixth-generation Future Combat Air System, has been abandoned for its core jet after Airbus and Dassault failed to agree on who would lead the work.
A large-scale overnight assault struck Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv as the Kremlin rejected Ukrainian offers for direct negotiations and European leaders pressed for a just and lasting peace.
Manila has confirmed a floating platform at the contested South China Sea feature and lodged a diplomatic protest, while Beijing insists the installation is part of an environmental research mission.
President Lee Jae-myung has ruled out a rapid expansion of military cooperation with Tokyo, insisting historical grievances be addressed first, even as North Korea, China and Russia draw closer together.
A leftist heir to Gustavo Petro faces a self-styled hardline outsider in a 21 June second round that could reset Bogotá's ties with Washington and its approach to security.
The mid-year UN negotiations in Germany opened what officials call the 'implementation era' of climate action, but finance disputes and geopolitical strain cloud the path to the Türkiye summit.
France hosts the Group of Seven in the lakeside town of Évian, where the aftermath of the Iran war and economic friction with Beijing are set to dominate, alongside high-stakes sideline talks.
More than a year after famine was first confirmed, aid agencies warn that hundreds of thousands trapped in and around El Fasher face starvation as the RSF tightens its grip and supplies run dry.
The Fund now expects the world economy to expand just 3.1% in 2026, warning that a sustained oil-price shock could push the world close to recession and reignite inflation.
Clear-cutting in the world's largest rainforest dropped by more than 60% in May year on year, yet wildfires, degradation and a controversial oil push near the river's mouth are testing Lula's green credentials.
President Trump has signalled that an agreement to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz is close, yet Tehran has cast doubt on the timing and disputed his account of the terms.
Sweeping duties of up to 50% on more than 1,400 products from China and other Asian nations aim to shield domestic industry — and to reassure Washington ahead of a high-stakes trade review.
A Seoul court has sentenced ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison after finding he conspired to fly military drones over Pyongyang, a verdict prosecutors say was tied to his failed bid to impose martial law.
Closing a week-long trip to Spain, Pope Leo XIV laid a floral tribute to those lost on the Atlantic crossing and urged Europe not to grow numb to deaths at sea.
The expanded 48-team tournament, jointly hosted by Mexico, the United States and Canada, began with a 2-0 home win for Mexico in Mexico City.
The former vice-president continues to lead Venezuela after US forces seized Nicolás Maduro in January, becoming the first woman to exercise the country's presidential powers.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu used special constitutional powers to adopt a delayed budget that lifts military spending sharply, while suspending the contested rise in the retirement age.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the southern Philippines killed at least 32 people and triggered tsunami warnings across the region, with General Santos city among the worst hit.
Britain, France and Germany endorsed Ukraine's push for face-to-face ceasefire negotiations after a London meeting, but the Kremlin dismissed the proposal as fighting continued on the front lines.
The national hydrological agency says 33 of Nigeria's 36 states face flooding this year, with major cities including Lagos and Abuja among the areas exposed as the rains intensify.
A local medical network reported that paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are detaining more than a thousand civilians and hundreds of military personnel in the captured Darfur city.
More than 50 million people were registered to vote as Ethiopia held national elections, though polling did not take place in conflict-hit Tigray and parts of Amhara.
Senior UN officials told the Security Council that early momentum on Gaza's transition plan has given way to delays, with the ceasefire fraying, aid underfunded and most buildings destroyed.