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Von der Leyen reveals EU's new top lineup

After weeks of fierce political horse-trading, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen unveiled Tuesday her new top team to help steward the EU through the next five years of global uncertainty.

Von der Leyen reveals EU's new top line-up

After weeks of fierce political horse-trading, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen unveiled Tuesday her new top team to help steward the EU through the next five years of global uncertainty.

Israel widens focus of war to include Lebanon front

Israel announced the expansion of its war aims on Tuesday, widening its nearly year-long fight against Hamas in Gaza to focus on Hezbollah along its northern border with Lebanon.

'Crushed and downtrodden': Azerbaijan's COP29 crackdown

Azerbaijani rights defender and climate advocate Anar Mammadli was picking up his son from kindergarten when police arrested him in front of the children.

Von der Leyen set to reveal EU's new top line-up

After weeks of fierce political horse-trading, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is expected on Tuesday to unveil her new top team to help steward the EU through the next five years of global uncertainty.

Climate finance: what you need to know ahead of COP29

Developing countries will need trillions of dollars in the years ahead to deal with climate change -- but exactly how much is needed, and who is going to pay for it?

Azerbaijan says 'God-given' oil and gas will help it go green

Flames soar into the air from a sandstone outcrop on a hillside of the Absheron peninsula near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, as it prepares to host the COP29 climate conference.

Israel PM adds war goal of allowing northern residents to return home

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday expanded the country's goals for the war in Gaza, vowing to allow Israelis who fled areas near the Lebanon border to return to their homes.

UN General Assembly to debate call for end to Israeli occupation

UN member states will debate Tuesday a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months.

Town at center of US migrant conspiracies hit with 33 bomb threats

The town of Springfield has seen some three dozen bomb threats as it endures being the center of Republican-boosted conspiracy theories about immigration, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said Monday.

Washington, Madrid, Prague seek information on nationals held in Venezuela

The United States, Spain and the Czech Republic on Monday demanded information from Venezuela about six of their citizens detained in the South American country over an alleged plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.

US Secret Service insists Trump well-protected despite second scare

The embattled US Secret Service on Monday defended its role a day after a gunman managed to lie in wait for Donald Trump, as another apparent assassination attempt heightened fears of election violence.

Pakistani pleads not guilty in alleged Iran plot to kill US official

A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran pleaded not guilty Monday to plotting to assassinate a US official in retaliation for the American military killing of Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani, prosecutors said Wednesday.

UN chief condemns 'collective punishment' of Palestinians

Nothing justifies Israel's collective punishment of the people of Gaza as they endure "unimaginable" suffering, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP on Monday.

Philippines says disputed reef 'not lost' to China despite pullout

The Philippines insisted on Monday that it had not given up a South China Sea reef, two days after it pulled out a ship stationed there following a months-long standoff with rival claimant China.

TikTok battles US ban threat in court

TikTok faced pushback in a federal court on Monday in its efforts to stop a law that requires the app to divest from its Chinese ownership or face a ban in the United States.

US military says withdrawal from Niger is complete

The United States military announced Monday that it had completed its withdrawal from Niger, after coup leaders in the African country demanded that its troops depart.

Hamas chief says ready for 'long war' in Gaza

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar said Monday the Palestinian group had ample resources to sustain its fight against Israel, with support from Iran-backed regional allies, nearly a year into the Gaza war.

Trump blames Biden and Harris 'rhetoric' for assassination bids

Donald Trump on Monday blamed his election rival Kamala Harris and US President Joe Biden after he was targeted in a second apparent assassination attempt, saying their "rhetoric" about him endangering democracy is to blame.

Russia evacuates border villages in Kursk region

Russia ordered the evacuation of villages close to the Ukrainian border in the Kursk region, the local governor said Monday, as Moscow ramped up efforts to regain control of land seized in Kyiv's incursion.

US election in newly volatile territory after Trump alleged assassination bid

An investigation into the second apparent attempt on the life of Donald Trump kicked off Monday, with the Republican battling Vice President Kamala Harris for the White House in an increasingly tense campaign, with voting day only seven weeks away.

UK PM Starmer praises Italy's Meloni for reducing illegal migration

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on Monday for her efforts in reducing illegal migration, saying his "government of pragmatism" sought new approaches to the hot-button topic.

Stock markets waver before Fed decision

US and European stock markets wavered on Monday as investors cautiously awaited the US Federal Reserve's first interest-rate cut since 2020.

Stock markets diverge before Fed as China woes weigh

European and Asian stock markets diverged Monday as investors awaited the US Federal Reserve's first interest-rate cut since 2020, while worries over the Chinese economy dragged down sentiment.

French jihadist linked to Charlie Hebdo attackers goes on trial

A French jihadist, who was close to the brothers behind the 2015 massacre at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, went on trial in Paris on Monday.

Bombshell as France's Breton slams door on EU commission

France's powerful European Union commissioner Thierry Breton abruptly resigned on Monday with a parting shot at the bloc's chief as she prepared to present her new team.

UK PM Starmer meets Italy's Meloni for illegal immigration talks

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday to discuss tackling illegal immigration, a day after another Channel migrant shipwreck claimed eight lives.

France's Breton quits EU Commission in reappointment row

France's powerful European commissioner Thierry Breton on Monday announced he was quitting his role with immediate effect, claiming EU chief Ursula von der Leyen had sought at the last-minute to bar him from her incoming team.

Violence, threats hang over Trump-Harris race after turbulent weekend

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on Monday head into a newly intense phase of the US presidential campaign, with tensions heightened after a second apparent assassination attempt against the Republican former president.

Markets fluctuate ahead of Fed as China woes dent sentiment

Equity investors trod cautiously Monday as they struggled to build on recent equity gains, with debate swirling around how big an expected US interest rate cut will be this week, while sentiment was being dragged by worries about the Chinese economy.

Hong Kong man faces jail over 'seditious' T-shirt

A 27-year-old man faces up to several years in jail for sedition, after pleading guilty Monday to wearing a protest T-shirt that prosecutors say flouts Hong Kong's new national security law.

EU to name new defence tsar - but is the job a dud?

Faced with Russia's war on Ukraine, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has promised to name a designated defence commissioner as a key part of her new top team.

Argentina's Milei presents budget, warns zero deficit is a must

Argentine President Javier Milei presented his 2025 budget to congress Sunday, with the libertarian promising to veto any law that threatened his strict goal to reduce the country's budget deficit to zero.

Environment takes centre stage as global summits loom

Global warming. Disappearing plant and animal species. Fertile land turning to desert. Plastic in the oceans, on land, and the air we breathe.

Mexico president signs contested judicial reforms into law

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Sunday that he had signed into law controversial judicial reforms making Mexico the world's only country to elect all its judges by popular vote.

Trump safe after apparent assassination attempt, person in custody

Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Sunday in Florida, the FBI said, with the Republican presidential candidate's campaign and law enforcement reporting he was safe and unharmed.

Trump is 'safe following gunshots in his vicinity': campaign

Donald Trump's campaign reported Sunday that there had been "gunshots in his vicinity" but added that the Republican presidential candidate was safe.

'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT' Trump tweets

The tweet came as a surprise, even from the provocative Donald Trump: "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!" the former president said Sunday.

Hamas official says group has 'high ability' to continue Gaza war despite losses

A senior Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that the Palestinian Islamist movement had ample resources to continue fighting Israel despite losses sustained over more than 11 months of war in Gaza.

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