Five people have been killed along the border that the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti in what authorities say is a suspected drug trafficking case. Police say they are looking for three …
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CANNES, France (AP) — Much of the cinema world has descended on the Cannes Film Festival as the French Riviera extravaganza holds its 78th edition.
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Asian shares are lower after Moody's Ratings downgraded the sovereign credit rating for the United States. U.S. futures and the dollar also slipped. China's markets declined after the retail sales …
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By JIANG JUNZHE
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Iran has summoned a British diplomat to protest what it described as the “illegal and unjustified” detention of an Iranian in the U.K. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported Sunday that the …
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged that his decision to resume aid to Gaza came from pressure from allies. In a video statement posted to social media, Netanyahu said on …
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A pro-European centrist has won Romania’s presidential election in a race seen as a key test of the country’s democratic direction. Nicusor Dan defeated hard-right nationalist George Simion on …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE and STEPHEN McGRATH
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As much as the Cannes Film Festival basks in the Côte d’Azu sunshine, storm clouds have been all over its movie screens at the festival, which on Monday passed the halfway point. Portents of …
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By JAKE COYLE
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Spain’s government says it has ordered Airbnb to block more than 65,000 holiday listings on its platform for having violated rules. The consumer rights ministry said on Monday that many of the …
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Pope Leo XIV and U.S. Vice President JD Vance are meeting ahead of a flurry of U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to make progress on a ceasefire in Ukraine. Vance’s motorcade was seen entering Vatican …
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NICOLE WINFIELD
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LONDON (AP) — Britain has struck new agreements with the European Union on boosting defense cooperation, easing food trade and border checks.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday the deals …
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Lithuania is asking the International Court of Justice to rule that Belarus breached its international obligations by allegedly organizing the smuggling of migrants to its territory and award it …
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The World Health Organization is opening its annual meeting of government ministers and other top envoys facing one of the most serious crises of its 77-year history in the wake of Trump …
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By JAMEY KEATEN
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The U.K. and the European Union are meeting in London to discuss closer ties in their first official summit since Brexit. The meeting on Monday between U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and top EU …
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By PAN PYLAS and JILL LAWLESS
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff offensive has led European officials have cut back their growth forecasts for this year and next, even in a best-case scenario in which the highest rates on …
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By DAVID McHUGH
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Who is Nicusor Dan, the pro-EU centrist who beat a nationalist in Romania’s tense presidential race?
Nicusor Dan, the former civic activist and pro-European Union centrist politician who defied odds to decisively defeat a hard-right nationalist in Romania’s critical presidential race, has emerged …
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By STEPHEN McGRATH
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Britain’s justice department says it shut down its legal aid website after a cyberattack compromised personal information. The Ministry of Justice said Monday that it learned on April 23 that …
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Portugal’s president is due to convene the country’s political parties for consultations after a general election delivered another minority government. The ballot Sunday also produced an …
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By BARRY HATTON
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Gary Lineker says he will step down from the BBC after sharing social media post on Zionism.
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Britain says it has struck new deals with the EU on defense cooperation, easing food trade and border checks.
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One person died when a boat overloaded with migrants broke up during an attempted overnight crossing of the English Channel. It was the 12th death counted by French maritime authorities so far this …
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