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Iranians buying supplies in Iraq tell of fear, shortages back home

Near the once-bustling Iraqi border crossing of Bashmakh, Iranian driver Fatah stocked up on rice, sugar and tea, staples that have become increasingly hard to get back home.

Khamenei says Iran will 'never surrender', warns off US

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday the nation would never surrender as demanded by President Donald Trump and warned the United States it would face "irreparable damage" if it intervenes in support of its ally.

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Trump learns lessons from first 'Muslim ban' but raises new questions

In banning most travel to the United States by citizens of 12 countries, President Donald Trump is fine-tuning a playbook popular with his base, even as his singling out of particular nations left many scratching their heads.

Media groups urge Israel to allow Gaza access for foreign journalists

More than 130 news outlets and press freedom groups called Thursday for Israel to immediately lift a near-total ban on international media entering Gaza, while calling for greater protections for Palestinian journalists in the territory.

NATO closes in on agreement to meet Trump's spending demand

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Thursday that NATO allies were close to a deal on spending ahead of a summit later this month, in a bid to satisfy US President Donald Trump's demand that it reach five percent of GDP.

Stocks rise as Trump, Xi speak amid trade tensions

Wall Street stocks bounced higher Thursday after US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke amid their trade war, while the euro got a boost from the European Central Bank signalling an end to its rate-cut cycle.

Trump, Xi hold long-awaited phone call on trade war

US President Donald Trump held a long-awaited phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday as the leaders of the world's two biggest economies tried to avoid an all-out trade war.

What is genocide and is it happening in Gaza?

Rights groups, lawyers and some governments are describing the Gaza war as "genocide" and calling for a ceasefire but Israel, created in the aftermath of the Nazi Holocaust of Jews, vehemently rejects the explosive term.

US trade gap plummets as Trump tariffs take hold

The US trade deficit more than halved in April as President Donald Trump's global tariffs reversed an import surge that preceded the new duties.

Indigenous rights defender elected head of top Mexican court

Hugo Aguilar, an Indigenous rights defender and former advisor to Mexico's Zapatista guerrilla movement, won election to become the head of the country's Supreme Court, official results showed Thursday.

Stocks slide as Trump, Xi speak amid trade tensions

Stocks markets slid Thursday after US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke amid their trade war, while the European Central Bank signalled an end to its rate-cut cycle.

Germany's Merz to brave Trump's Oval Office test

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meets Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday, hoping to avoid one of the US president's infamous ambushes amid discord over Ukraine and tariffs.

Greenpeace activists charged with theft of Macron waxwork

Two Greenpeace activists who removed French President Emmanuel Macron's waxwork from a Paris museum to stage anti-Russia protests were on Thursday charged with aggravated theft, their lawyer said.

US trade deficit sharply narrows in April as Trump tariffs take hold

The US trade deficit more than halved in April, government data showed Thursday, pulling back from a record as imports on a plunge in imports as President Donald Trump's global tariffs kicked in.

US says NATO close to agreeing to Trump's spending demand

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Thursday that NATO allies were close to agreeing a deal on spending ahead of a summit later this month, in a bid to satisfy US President Donald Trump's demand that it reach five percent of GDP.

Ailing Baltic Sea in need of urgent attention

Decades of pollution and climate change have caused fish to disappear from the Baltic Sea at an alarming rate, with the European Union on Thursday vowing to make the sea an "urgent priority".

US says NATO close to agreeing to Trump's defence spending demand

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Thursday NATO allies were close to agreeing a deal on spending ahead of a summit later this month, in a bid to satisfy US President Donald Trump's demand for five percent of GDP.

Brazil's Lula urges Macron to seal Mercosur trade deal

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Thursday to "finalise" an EU trade deal with four South American countries, which Paris has so far rejected.

Iranians' World Cup dream crushed by US travel ban

A year out from kick-off, Iranian football fans are watching their World Cup dream slip away after a US travel ban barred them from entering the land of "Great Satan" to cheer on their team.

Australia says China anxiety, geography driving closer Indonesia ties

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said Thursday that security anxiety over China was partly driving deepening ties with Indonesia in a region riven by rivalry between Beijing and Washington.

'Hurt': Ukrainians in Poland worried by rise of nationalists

For several months, Halyna Muliar watched Poland's presidential campaign from home in Poznan, worried as candidates swerved further to the right and increasingly aimed nationalist slogans at Poland's 1.5 million Ukrainians -- war refugees and economic migrants.

New Zealand parliament gives record bans to Maori MPs over haka

New Zealand's parliament on Thursday handed record-long suspensions to three Indigenous Maori lawmakers who last year staged a protest haka on the debating floor.

Germany's Merz heads for delicate talks with Trump

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to meet with US President Donald Trump on Thursday, hoping to build a personal relationship despite discord over Ukraine and the threat of a trade war.

Zelensky slams Russia after three generations killed in drone strike

A Russian drone slammed into a residential house in central Ukraine overnight Thursday, killing three members of one family, including a one-year-old baby, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

As birthrates fall, Turkey's government steps in

Alarmed by the fact that Turkish women are having fewer children, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has moved to tackle falling birthrates -- "a threat greater than war" -- through policies designed to bring on the babies.

US pressures NATO to seal deal on ramping up defence spending

US defence chief Pete Hegseth on Thursday pushed NATO to agree a deal on ramping up defence spending that can satisfy President Donald Trump at a summit later this month.

NATO looks to thrash out spending deal under US pressure

US defence chief Pete Hegseth will seek on Thursday to drive home a deal on ramping up NATO defence spending that can satisfy President Donald Trump at a summit later this month.

EU eyes 'leadership' role on oceans ahead of UN summit

The European Union will Thursday unveil a new roadmap on marine conservation -- addressing climate and pollution threats to biodiversity as well as challenges for coastal livelihoods -- ahead of a UN summit on preserving the world's seas.

Trump administration ramps up attack on Harvard, Columbia

President Donald Trump ramped up his campaign against top US universities Wednesday, banning visas for all foreign students coming to attend Harvard and threatening to strip Columbia of its academic accreditation.

North Korea's Kim vows 'unconditional support' for Russia's war in Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to "unconditionally support" Russia in its war in Ukraine and said he expected Moscow to emerge victorious, Pyongyang's state media said Thursday.

Starbase city grows near Musk's launch site and wilderness refuges

Elon Musk has a long way to go before colonizing Mars, but the controversial billionaire already has his own city on a flat patch of Texas, where giant, experimental Starship rockets roar over the incongruous sight of dolphins -- and some skeptical human neighbors.

US-backed group extends closure of Gaza aid sites

A US- and Israeli-backed group operating aid sites in Gaza pushed back the reopening of its facilites set for Thursday, as the Israeli army warned that roads leading to distribution centres were "considered combat zones".

Trump slaps new travel ban on 12 countries

US President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban Wednesday targeting 12 countries including Afghanistan, Iran and Yemen, reviving one of the most controversial measures from his first term.

'I am a political prisoner' says detained Salvadoran activist

A prominent lawyer and human rights activist said Wednesday she was a "political prisoner" of El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele's government as she appeared in court accused of corruption.

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