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Zelensky seeks 'security guarantees' as US presses end to Ukraine war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he sought "security guarantees" as he met with the US vice president on Friday to discuss the Trump administration's efforts to broker a truce deal with Moscow.
African Union summit opens, overshadowed by DR Congo conflict
The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturday, with the DRC president absent after Rwandan-backed forces seized a second major city on his territory.
Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners set for release after truce crisis
Gaza militants are due to release three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 369 Palestinians in Israeli custody, the sixth swap of a truce that came close to collapse this week.
UN vehicle torched, commander wounded as Hezbollah supporters protest
A UN peacekeeping force vehicle in Lebanon was torched Friday as supporters of militant group Hezbollah blocked the road to Beirut airport in protest, with UNIFIL reporting one commander wounded in the incident.
Argentine court issues warrants for Myanmar officials accused of Rohingya 'genocide'
An Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military junta and former officials including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged "genocide and crimes against humanity" targeting the Rohingya minority group.
Three Gaza hostages set for release after ceasefire crisis abates
Israel said Friday it had received the names of three hostages to be freed by militants in exchange for Palestinian prisoners this weekend, after a crisis in the ceasefire threatened to plunge Gaza back into war.
Vance tells Zelensky US wants 'lasting' peace
US Vice President JD Vance pledged Friday that Washington sought to secure a "lasting" peace as he held a first meeting with Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss Donald Trump's push for a deal with Moscow.
Paris to name avenue after Russia's Alexei Navalny
Paris is naming part of an avenue after Alexei Navalny, the late Russian opposition leader who died in an Arctic prison colony in murky circumstances, the city council has said.
Brazil's Lula threatens 'reciprocity' in US steel tariff row
Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday vowed "reciprocity" in response to a 25-percent levy on steel imports announced by US President Donald Trump.
Switzerland mulls legalising recreational cannabis
Switzerland will consider legalising recreational cannabis use, after a parliamentary commission on Friday proposed a law that would allow regulated sale and access.
No love lost: White House Valentine poem targets migrants
Sweet and loving, it wasn't.
'Bulldozer tore everything apart': Israeli raid expands in West Bank
An intense Israeli military raid had already sent Qusay Farahat fleeing his home in the occupied West Bank, but the offensive has since expanded, threatening a relative's house where he sought shelter.
Berlin festival seeks to bury Gaza row with Israeli hostage film
The Berlin film festival premiered a documentary about an Israeli hostage held by Hamas on Friday as it seeks to move on from controversy over its stance on Gaza at last year's edition.
Mexico threatens US gunmakers with fresh legal action
Mexico's president on Friday warned US gunmakers they could face fresh legal action and be deemed accomplices if Washington designates Mexican cartels as terrorist groups.
Vance meets Zelensky to talk US peace push
US Vice President JD Vance met Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in Munich on Friday for crunch talks on ending Russia's war, as Kyiv insisted it wanted to hammer out a joint plan with Washington.
Hitmen mow down colonel in violence-torn Ecuador
Hitmen gunned down an Ecuadoran air force colonel Friday in a city hard hit by drug crime that has turned the once-peaceful South American country into one of the most violent.
Russian central bank sharply raises inflation forecast
Russia's central bank sharply raised its inflation forecast for 2025 on Friday, warning there was no sign rocketing price increases would go into reverse.
'Fatal mistake': Activists say climate ignored in German polls
German activists rallied on Friday to push the climate crisis up the agenda in an election campaign where the issue has been overshadowed by debates on immigration and the economy.
Mpox patients fleeing Goma hospitals in DRC violence
Dozens of mpox patients being treated in hospital isolation units in Goma have fled for their lives as violence engulfs the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the WHO said Friday.
German president says Trump team ignoring 'established rules'
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday said the Trump administration "has no regard for established rules" as he opened the Munich Security Conference.
Israel says received names of 3 hostages to be freed Saturday
Israel said Friday it had received the names of three hostages to be freed by militants this weekend, after a crisis in the ceasefire threatened to plunge Gaza back into war.
US pressures both Russia, Europe on Ukraine
Vice President JD Vance said Friday the United States was prepared to put pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine, ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Europe can't assume US troop presence 'will last forever': Hegseth
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday warned NATO allies in Europe against assuming that the American troop presence on the continent would "last forever", as he urged them to spend more on defence.
Financial strain forcing Ukrainians to return home despite risk: Red Cross
Three years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many who fled the conflict are returning home due to financial hardship in their host countries, the Red Cross said Friday.
Red Cross 'concerned' about hostages ahead of next Israel-Hamas swap
The Red Cross expressed concern Friday for the Israeli hostages still held in Gaza, with Hamas expected to free three captives this weekend after a crisis over the ceasefire threatened to plunge the territory back into war.
Russian drone 'struck' Chernobyl cover, no radiation increase: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that a Russian drone had struck a cover built to contain radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, adding that "radiation levels have not increased".
After revolution, Bangladesh textbooks rewrite history
Bangladeshi high schooler Laiba is being educated for the future, but what she learns has been determined by the latest chapter in her country's battle over its past.
Hamas expected to name Israeli hostages it will free this weekend
Hamas was expected Friday to name three hostages it will release this weekend as part of a planned exchange for Palestinian prisoners, local media said, after days of uncertainty in which Israel threatened to scrap a nearly month-old Gaza ceasefire deal.
Zelensky at Munich security meet as Trump-Putin talks spark alarm
President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet US Vice President JD Vance in Germany on Friday with a warning against trusting Russia's Vladimir Putin, as concerns mount in Kyiv and among its European allies that the Ukraine war will be settled over their heads.
What are Trump's reciprocal tariffs and who may be hit?
President Donald Trump's plan for "reciprocal tariffs" on US trading partners are set to spark a flurry of negotiations that could bring reductions in levies -- but analysts warn that it also risks painful retaliation.
Trump offers top-end jets, trade deal to India in Modi bromance
US President Donald Trump on Thursday offered to sell state-of-the-art fighter jets to India as he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to ramp up trade, rekindling a bond that defies the new US administration's punitive approach to much of the world.
Crypto kingpin Alexander Vinnik handed over to Russia: US official
The United States has released Russian cryptocurrency kingpin Alexander Vinnik, as part of an exchange deal that saw Moscow free US teacher Marc Fogel, a senior US official said Thursday.