The US has cut off intelligence sharing with Kyiv, said CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday, in a move that could seriously hamper the Ukrainian military’s ability to target Russian forces. The decision to cut off intelligence sharing and military aid to Ukraine starkly

US President Donald Trump has warned of escalating trade tensions with Canada following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement of retaliatory tariffs on American goods. Trump's 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, which came into effect on Tuesday, led Trudeau

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his willingness to work under Donald Trump’s leadership to achieve a lasting peace, days after a tense meeting in the Oval Office. In a social media statement, Zelensky acknowledged that the White House discussions "did

Arab leaders have endorsed a $53 billion reconstruction initiative for Gaza, positioning it as an alternative to former US President Donald Trump’s controversial proposal to relocate Palestinians and take control of the territory. Following an emergency summit in Cairo, Arab

Firefighters were Tuesday battling Japan’s worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 local residents. White smoke billowed from a forested area around the northern city of Ofunato, aerial TV footage showed, five days after

Pope Francis remains alert following two episodes of acute respiratory failure on Monday, the Vatican confirmed. Doctors intervened to clear mucus from his lungs, ensuring he remained conscious throughout the treatment. The 88-year-old pontiff has resumed using an oxygen mask and

An 83-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man were killed when a car sped into a pedestrian zone in Mannheim, western Germany. The incident left five others seriously injured, while another five sustained minor injuries, authorities confirmed. Police arrested a 40-year-old German suspect,

The United States has paused military aid to Ukraine, a White House official confirmed to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. "We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution," the official stated, without providing further details.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has unveiled a four-point plan aimed at ending the war in Ukraine and strengthening the country’s defense against Russia. Addressing a summit of 18 leaders—primarily from Europe—alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Starmer

At least 37 people have died and another 30 were injured when two buses collided on a rural roadway early Saturday in southwest Bolivia, police said. The accident took place at 7:00 a.m. local time a few kilometers from Uyuni, the gateway to the Salar de Uyuni, a major tourist

Russia said Saturday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s trip to the United States had been a complete “failure,” after US President Donald Trump berated him in a stunning televised confrontation. “The visit of the head of the neo-Nazi regime, V.

Pope Francis, who has been fighting pneumonia for the past two weeks, experienced an "isolated" breathing crisis on Friday, according to the Vatican.  This incident, triggered by a coughing fit, led to vomiting and a sudden worsening of his respiratory condition. The

Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky clashed during a tense meeting at the White House, where Trump told Zelensky to strike a deal with Russia or face the US withdrawal from the conflict.  The confrontation, which interrupted a planned discussion on a minerals

The BBC apologised on Thursday for “serious flaws” in the making of a Gaza documentary after it emerged that the child narrator was the son of Hamas’s former deputy minister of agriculture. The BBC removed its documentary, “Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone”,

Israel announced on Thursday it was sending negotiators to Cairo for talks, seeking to extend a first phase of a ceasefire due to expire in two days, in the apparent aim of securing the release of more hostages while delaying any final deal on Gaza's future. The announcement came

The erosion of multilateralism threatens global growth and stability, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned on Wednesday at a G20 finance meeting in South Africa marked by the absence of the US treasury secretary. Two days of talks by finance ministers and central bank governors from the

US President Donald Trump has announced plans for a $5 million (£3.9 million) "gold card" visa, offering wealthy individuals a pathway to permanent residency and eventual citizenship in the United States. Speaking at his first cabinet meeting of the term, Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday to formalize an agreement on Ukraine’s mineral resource-sharing. Zelensky has termed the deal as preliminary and seeks further agreements, including US security assurances to

Israel has begun releasing more than 600 Palestinian prisoners following Hamas’ handover of four bodies, authorities confirmed on Friday. DNA tests are still being conducted to verify the identities of the bodies, but Hamas has identified them as Shlomo Mansour, 86, Ohad

The death toll from a Sudanese military plane crash in Omdurman, west of Khartoum, has risen to 46, local media reported on Wednesday. According to the state news agency SUNA, 10 others were injured in the crash, which took place in a residential area in northern Omdurman on Tuesday.