Month: May 2025

After an emotional debate, France’s parliament approved a move to legalize assisted dying, despite the devout Catholic prime minister having concerns about the law.

French President Emmanuel Macron has denied his marriage with his former high school teacher faces a crisis after an apparent violent altercation with France’s First Lady was captured on camera following their arrival in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has drawn a sharp line against Iranian influence and non-state armed groups in Lebanon, declaring that his government will not closely cooperate with Iran and will no longer tolerate weapons outside the state’s control.

A man was detained late Monday after he allegedly used his car to hit England’s soccer club Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade, leaving dozens in the city of Liverpool injured.

President Donald Trump delivered his harshest rebuke yet of Russian President Vladimir Putin late Sunday, calling him “absolutely crazy” for escalating deadly drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, while warning that a full-scale invasion would lead to the “downfall of Russia.”

Denmark and eight other European countries have issued a forceful challenge to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), accusing it of tying their hands when it comes to deporting criminal migrants and protecting their citizens.

Sudan’s civil war entered a deadly new phase this month as UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a series of devastating drone strikes against Port Sudan, a city long seen as a humanitarian and administrative stronghold. The attacks, beginning May 4, have crippled critical infrastructure and displaced hundreds more in a nation already reeling from the world’s worst displacement crisis.