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A traffic jam in front of Madrid's Atocha rail station as the city battles a massive power cut

Personal experiences of those involved

No power, no phone, no transport -- Spain in a panic

Donald Trump has vowed to target undocumented migrants in his second term as US president

A crackdown on 'sanctuary cities'

Trump targets US 'sanctuary cities' in migrant crackdown

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a 30-day ceasefire proposal from the United States

Trump pushing Russia to accept a ceasefire

Putin orders three-day truce amid new US warnings

The Truman is one of two US aircraft carriers currently operating in the Middle East

One sailor injured

US warplane falls off aircraft carrier into Red Sea

Yemen's Huthis also reported strikes on the capital Sanaa over the weekend

Escalating tensions

UN 'alarmed' by US strikes in Yemen that Huthis say killed 68 migrants

The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) provides life-saving food aid around the world, including in active conflict zones such as Gaza

One-third reduction in activities

UN food, refugee agencies warn of huge cuts after funding losses

Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Stuart Young is seeking to remain in power, against a backdrop of rising gang violence and an economic slump

Went to the polls on Monday

Violence-weary Trinidadians vote in general election

The meeting between Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Azeri President Ilham Aliyev is a sign of thawing ties

Iranian president visits Azerbaijan as ties warm

The UN's humanitarian office said on Friday Israel's blockage of aid to Gaza was 'politically motivated starvation'

Starting off week of hearings

Palestinian official tells ICJ Israel using aid blockage as 'weapon of war'

Fragile proposal

Putin orders surprise three-day ceasefire in May

Anger is growing in Indian-administered Kashmir over sweeping detentions in the hunt for the gunmen who carried out a deadly attack last week that India blames on Pakistan

Massacre fallout

India Kashmir crackdown sparks anger as Pakistan tensions escalate

Ama Dablam is a popular training peak for mountaineers preparing for Everest

64-year-old man

Austrian climber dies on Nepal mountain

Thick black smoke still billows two days after a deadly blast at Iran's Shahid Rajaee Port, in a photo provided by the Iranian Red Crescent

Country's largest commercial port

Fires rage 2 days after Iran port blast killed 46

President Emmanuel Macron has vowed the attackers would be

Following coordinated attacks

France arrests 25 in police raids after prison attacks

Issam al-Buwaydani, leader of Syria's Jaish al-Islam group that fought against Bashar al-Assad, pictured on December 26, 2015

Head of Jaish al-Islam

Syria group says military chief arrested in UAE

Johann Wadephul will serve as Germany's next top diplomat

Former soldier, trained lawyer, and conservative MP

Putin critic Johann Wadephul, Germany's incoming foreign minister

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard unfurl the national flag during a trip to a disputed reef that Chinese media had reported was under Beijing's control

'Implemented maritime control'

China, Philippines trade barbs over disputed reef

North Korea confirmed for the first time it had deployed troops to Russia, with state news agency KCNA reporting that soldiers helped reclaim territory in Kursk

For the first time

North Korea confirms troop deployment to Russia's Kursk

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard unfurl the national flag during a trip to a disputed reef that Chinese media had reported was under Beijing's control

Status quo 'unchanged'

Philippines denies 'irresponsible' Chinese report on disputed reef

Mount Fuji, an active volcano and Japan's highest peak, is covered in snow for most of the year

All for forgotten phone

Man rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week: reports

Morning Roundup

Airport Park & Ride opens, Canada election, and Ettelbruck are national basketball champions

'No option but to hand himself in'

Mosque murder suspect arrested in Italy: French prosecutor

Cardinals from around the world will vote to elect Pope Francis's successor

Cardinals set to pick conclave date to elect new pope

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One upon departure at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on April 27, 2025. Trump is returning to Washington, DC, from his residence in Bedminster, New Jersey, after traveling to Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis.

Huge concession

Trump thinks Zelensky ready to give up Crimea to Russia

Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal leader Mark Carney is favored to win the election, but the race has tightened

30-year-old man arrested

Last day of Canada election campaign jolted by Vancouver attack

Top US officials have slammed the eastern European country after it annulled last year's presidential vote

Romania presidential election re-run under Trump shadow

The next leader of the Catholic Church will be chosen by 135 cardinals

'Anxiety' around successor

Crowds flock to tomb of Pope Francis, as eyes turn to conclave

Military spending rose worldwide with particularly large increases in Europe

Conflicts spur 'unprecedented' rise in military spending

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