- — Nightclub fire kills 59 people in North Macedonia
- The blaze in Kocani appeared to have been ignited by pyrotechnics used as part of a local pop band’s performance, the interior minister said.
- — Trump’s aid freeze hampers anti-narcotics programs in Latin America
- The aid freeze has upended anti-narcotics efforts in Latin America, with programs in Colombia, Mexico, and Ecuador affected.
- — Nightclub fire kills 51 people in North Macedonia
- Pyrotechnics during a local pop group's performance in Kocani caused the club's roof to ignite, state media reported.
- — Under Russia’s deepening shadow, Belarus tries to maintain its balancing act
- Belarus’s Lukashenko calls Putin his “elder brother,” but over his 30-year rule he’s balanced close ties to Moscow with keeping his country from being swallowed.
- — Businesses are pivoting away from China — but few wind up in India
- Red tape, restrictive import policies and unpredictable regulations have prevented global companies from committing to India, executives and officials say.
- — Israeli strikes kill eight aid workers in Gaza, British charity says
- A U.K.-based charity says staff were setting up a camp for displaced Gazans in Beit Lahia Saturday when back-to-back Israeli strikes hit their vehicles.
- — Warning Iran, Trump orders large-scale strikes against Yemen’s Houthis
- The president vowed to use ‘overwhelming lethal force’ against the militant group for its attacks at sea and told Tehran to end its support or face consequences.
- — Trump orders large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Houthis
- While warning Iran, Trump vowed to use “overwhelming lethal force” against Yemen’s Houthis for its attacks on commercial ships and U.S. forces in the region.
- — U.S. to expel South African ambassador
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio called South Africa’s U.S. ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, “a race-baiting politician who hates America” and declared him persona non grata.
- — How migrants cross the English Channel without being stopped
- The scene on a French beach illustrates the dangers of English Channel crossings, as well as how thousands of migrants make it across to Britain.
- — Pope Francis is recovering. It hasn’t stopped talk of a succession.
- Discussions of succession scenarios have been accelerated by the pontiff’s bout with double pneumonia and warnings that he could be significantly diminished.
- — Israel enacts exacting new rules for aid groups assisting Palestinians
- The move to constrain NGOs comes amid a wider Israeli effort to curtail aid delivery in Gaza and shrink the space in which humanitarian groups function.
- — Why is your morning joe so expensive? Brazil’s coffee farms have the answer.
- Extreme weather is ravaging arabica harvests in Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, turning a cup of joe into something of a luxury item.
- — Rubio says South African ambassador to U.S. ‘no longer welcome’
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio called South Africa’s U.S. ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, “a race-baiting politician who hates America” and declared him persona non grata.
- — Carney sworn in as Canada’s prime minister amid Trump trade war
- The former central bank chief takes over at what he has called a “time of great consequence” for Canada, with Trump attacking its sovereignty and economic security.
- — Hamas says it will release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage
- The offer to release the American hostage appears to be an effort to pressure Israel into starting discussions over a second phase to the ceasefire in Gaza.
- — G-7 overlooks Trump’s brash insults to find agreement on Russia, China
- The Group of Seven’s show of unity in Quebec papered over Trump’s dismissiveness of Canada as a sovereign country and threats to impose tariffs on European wine and liquor.
- — Trump praises talks with Putin, asks Russians to spare Ukrainian soldiers
- Vladimir Putin told a news conference that he agreed with the idea of a ceasefire, but he immediately spelled out tough conditions that appeared to rule out agreement.
- — Trump is pushing Canada and Europe closer together
- Amid a tariff war, Canadians are warming to the idea of strengthening ties with Europe. Analysts view stronger engagement as “not just strategic, but essential.”
- — If peace comes, Putin could face the ire of his most hard-line backers
- Vladimir Putin convinced many in Russia that there was an existential battle against the U.S. Now they have to deal with a thaw in U.S.-Russian relations.
- — Inside a Mexican cartel ‘extermination’ camp: Ovens, shoes and teeth
- A civilian search group found a gruesome site near Guadalajara, sparking outrage as authorities had raided the area months earlier but did not uncover the graves.
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