Spotlight
- Middle East US 'reviewing' Hamas response, urges Israel not to attack Rafah The United States said Monday it was reviewing a response from Hamas to a ceasefire proposal as it renewed calls on Israel not to attack the packed...
- Middle East Crowds celebrate in Rafah after Hamas approves truce plan Hamas on Monday said it had accepted a proposal for a truce in the seven-month-old war in Gaza, after Israel told Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate...
- Lebanon Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at Golan after Israeli strike on Baalbek town Hezbollah said it fired "dozens of Katyusha rockets" at an Israeli base in the occupied Golan Heights on Monday in retaliation for a strike in Leba... 1
- Middle East Netanyahu uses Holocaust ceremony to brush off international pressure against Gaza offensive Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected international pressure to halt the war in Gaza in a fiery speech marking the country's annua... 1
- Middle East Israel orders Al-Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment Israel has ordered the local offices of Qatar's Al-Jazeera satellite news network to close, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster ... 1
- Middle East Israel tells Palestinians to temporarily evacuate parts of Rafah ahead of expected assault The Israeli army on Monday ordered tens of thousands of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to begin evacuating, signaling that a long-promis... 1
Lebanon
- 3 civilians killed in Israeli airstrike on Mays al-Jabal
- Mikati says remarks about 'European bribe' are baseless 2
- Bassil lashes out at EU and Mikati over €1 billion aid 1
- Berri says will respond Friday or Saturday to French paper 5
- Syrian refugees have 'no place to go' as Lebanon, Cyprus reject them 7
- Famous Lebanese TikToker and his gang held for molesting children 4
- Israel reportedly agrees to indirect talks with Lebanon in Paris
- Biden aides say Gaza truce could also pull Israel, Hezbollah back from brink of war
- Will France succeed in sparing Lebanon a full-scale war? 1
- Israel's army chief says Israel 'preparing offensive in north'
- EU chief announces $1bn in aid for Lebanon to shore up economy 6
- EU chief, Cypriot president meet Mikati, Berri over refugee crisis
Middle East
- Student protests against Israel's offensive in Gaza spread
- Latest round of Gaza truce talks expected in Egypt
- Senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in 'full-blown famine' 1
- Israel briefs US on plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians ahead of potential Rafah op 1
- Hamas negotiators in Cairo as Egypt reports agreement on 'most points of contention'
- 8 Syrian troops hurt in Israeli strike on 'Hezbollah building'
- Here's what's on the table for Israel and Hamas in the latest cease-fire talks 1
- Hamas chief says group studying Gaza truce proposal 'in positive spirit' 13
- It would take until 2040 to rebuild all homes destroyed so far in Gaza 1
- Doubts grow over Gaza truce plan
- Police clash with protesters at UCLA in campus unrest over Gaza
- Colombia to break diplomatic relations with Israel over Gaza war
World
- 'Radicalized' 16-year-old attacker shot dead by police in Australia
- Biden says 'order must prevail' on US campuses amid protests 2
- England goes to the polls in key local elections
- Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Odesa for third time in a week, injuring 14
- Iran slaps sanctions on US, UK over Israel support
- Ukrainian soldiers say rear defensive lines barely exist amid Russian advance
- At least 48 killed in highway collapse in China
- Biden keeps quiet as Gaza protesters and police clash on college campuses
- Ukraine says hit Russian oil refinery south of Moscow
- Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups clash at University of California
- Judge holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 and raises threat of jail in hush money trial
- Russian strikes kill two in Ukraine's Kharkiv
Business
- Trump awarded 36 million more Trump Media shares worth $1.6 billion after hitting price benchmarks
- Want to spend the night in a Paris museum or a house owned by Prince? Airbnb plans to list them
- Elimination of Tesla's charging department raises worries as EVs from other automakers join network
- Poland probes state refiner's reported Hezbollah links
- Samsung reports 10-fold increase in profit as AI drives rebound in memory chip markets
- Mexico proudly controls energy but finds it hard to reach climate goals
- Poland still not ready to adopt the euro, its finance minister says
- McDonald's posts weaker-than-expected Q1 results as boycotts weigh on sales
- Dubai plans to move its airport to $35 billion new facility within 10 years
- Affluent Americans are driving US economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cuts
- Musk visits China as competitors show off new electric vehicles at Beijing auto show
- Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions
Sports
- Alcaraz loses to Rublev in Madrid Open quarterfinals
- Mbappé leads full-strength PSG at Dortmund in Champions League semifinal
- Champions League is being expanded and EPL teams have failed to take advantage
- Real Madrid can clinch Spanish league title as it seeks another Champions League crown
- Nadal tested in 3-hour win over Cachin at Madrid
- Ancelotti apologizes for forgetting German on his Bayern Munich return
- Ronaldo sells stake in Brazilian club Cruzeiro amid criticism
- Messi to Miami: Soccer star, few teammates, show up for Heat-Celtics game
- Silva to leave Chelsea at end of season, plans to return one day 'in another role'
- Suns built a superteam with Durant, Booker and Beal. It produced zero playoff wins
- Edwards, Towns lead Timberwolves into 2nd round of NBA playoffs for 1st time since 2004
- Horses show off in Versailles, soon-to-be Olympic equestrian venue
Climate Change & Environment
- Flights to Dubai disrupted as rain hits UAE again
- What's causing the catastrophic rainfall in Kenya?
- Human Rights Watch accuses Kenyan government of inadequate response to flooding
- Greece boosts special firefighting units to cope with growing heat risk
- Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia swelters in prolonged heat wave
- Activist who fought for legal rights for Europe's largest saltwater lagoon wins 'Green Nobel'
- Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it hard to reach its climate goals
- Talks advance on a treaty to end plastic pollution
- African farmers look to past and future to address climate change
- Oklahoma towns begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms
- Southeast Asia copes with sweltering heat wave
- Dam collapse kills at least 40 in western Kenya
Away from politics
- Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest prohibit Palestinian flags or symbols
- New form of mpox found in Congo's biggest outbreak
- Mammograms should start at 40 to address rising breast cancer rates, panel says 1
- Billie Eilish announces 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' arena world tour
- Britney and Jamie Spears settlement avoids long, potentially ugly trial
- Ralph Lauren goes minimal for latest fashion show with muted tones and intimate setting
- Swift's album hits No. 1 with songs claiming top 14 spots
- Facebook, Instagram face EU scrutiny over possible breaches of digital rulebook
- A woman might win Mexico presidency: What could that mean for abortion rights?
- Nicole Kidman gets AFI Life Achievement Award
- French Police summon Depardieu over sexual assault allegations
- Pope visits Venice, speaks to artists, inmates behind Biennale's prison show
- Passage of harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law in Iraq draws diplomatic backlash
- Repatriated South African apartheid-era artworks on display to celebrate 30 years of democracy
- Muslim groups claim double standards in police handling of two stabbings in Sydney
- 'Deadpool & Wolverine' (almost) ready to shake up Marvel Cinematic Universe
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