Germany’s chancellor-elect, Friedrich Merz, leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union party, said his “absolute priority” upon taking up the top job will be to secure Europe so that it can “achieve independence” from Washington.”I would never have thought that I would have to say something like this in a…

On the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, European leaders are showing support for Kyiv, while also expressing unease about the current state of the conflict with President Donald Trump’s administration at the negotiating table. The winner of Germany’s election on Sunday – conservative leader Friedrich Merz – has…

Two explosive projectiles reportedly detonated near the Russian consulate in Marseille, France, on Monday – the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.A third soda bottle thrown over the perimeter wall of the facility reportedly failed to explode. There were no reports of injuries, and investigators are now analyzing the contents of…

A former French surgeon accused of raping or sexually abusing 299 victims, mostly children under his care, over the course of nearly three decades is set to stand trial in France on Monday.Joël Le Scouarnec, now 74, is set to stand trial over four months in Vannes, Brittany. The trial…

Pope Francis remained in critical condition in an Italian hospital on Sunday, as officials shared that he is suffering from :mild renal insufficiency” amid his treatment for bilateral pneumonia.Francis, who is currently staying at the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, remains alert and attended Mass on Sunday, according to the…

Pope Francis, 88, was resting Monday morning, his 10th day at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for a complex lung infection that led to the early stages of kidney insufficiency, according to the Vatican.”The night passed well, the pope slept and is resting,” the Vatican said in a statement.It is unclear if…

“We are way closer to the beginning than we are to the end,” former CIA Moscow station chief Dan Hoffman said as Ukraine entered a fourth year of war on Monday. Since the Nov. 5, 2024, re-election of President Donald Trump, the Western world has been scrambling to understand what the future holds…

An Afghan radio station produced entirely by Afghan women will resume broadcasts after the Taliban lifted a suspension that was imposed over alleged cooperation with a foreign country’s TV channel.Radio Begum launched on International Women’s Day in March 2021, just five months before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan during…

Israel sent tanks into the West Bank on Sunday for the first time since 2002, telling its military to prepare for “an extended stay” as the Jewish state remains determined to stamp out terrorism in the territory’s refugee camps.Several tanks were seen moving into Jenin as a fragile ceasefire between…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu displayed images of Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Ariel and Kfir, during an address at a combat officers’ graduation ceremony on Sunday, delivering a solemn message.”I want to show you something. I want to show you this picture of Shiri Bibas and her…