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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.
Trump orders inquiry into 'conspiracy' to hide Biden's health decline
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an investigation into what Republicans claim was a "conspiracy" to cover up Joe Biden's declining cognitive health during his time in the White House.
Trump signs travel ban on 12 countries after Colorado attack
US President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban Wednesday targeting 12 countries, saying it was spurred by an attack on a Jewish protest in Colorado that authorities blamed on a man they said was in the country illegally.
A lingering Musk: Will ex-aide Elon get up Trump's nose?
Donald Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill has careened into an Elon Musk-shaped brick wall, complicating its passage into law and risking a schism between the most powerful man in the world and the wealthiest.
Trump says Putin plans to retaliate for Ukraine attack on bombers
Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin warned him Wednesday that he would seek revenge for Ukraine's stunning drone attack on Moscow's bomber fleet, adding that the Russian leader was not ready for any "immediate peace."
Anger as US blocks Gaza ceasefire resolution at UN Security Council
UN Security Council members criticized the United States Wednesday after it vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access in Gaza, which Washington claimed undermined ongoing diplomacy.
Scientists, doctors, disabled join Argentine pensioners' march
Thousands of protesters, including scientists, doctors, disabled people and women's rights activists joined Argentine pensioners Wednesday in a weekly demonstration against President Javier Milei's austerity measures.
Europe suffers its largest diphtheria outbreak in 70 years
The largest diphtheria outbreak to strike Western Europe in 70 years has been affecting vulnerable people such as migrants and the homeless since 2022, new research said Wednesday.