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Polish armed forces' Chief of Staff. Gen Wieslaw Kukula, right , and Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk, second right, speak about a program of strengthening the defense of NATO'S eastern flank in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, May, 27, 2024, during a presentation of a program to upgrade the security of Poland's border with Russia and Belarus, which is also European Union's eastern border. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Poland rolls out plans for fortifications along its border with Russia and Belarus
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Defense officials in NATO member Poland on Monday presented a plan to strengthen anti-drone surveillance and on-ground military defense through a system of fortifications and … more
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The city center is covered with debris after the Russian missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May, 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits Spain in pursuit of more weapons to fight Russia with
MADRID (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Madrid on Monday where he was expected to sign a bilateral security agreement with Spain that will help his country fight its more … more
Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno addresses a media conference prior to talks on the Middle East in Brussels, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
EU-Israel relations take a nosedive as Spain, Ireland set to formally recognize a Palestinian state
Relations between the European Union and Israel took a nosedive on the eve of the diplomatic recognition of a Palestinian state by EU members Ireland and Spain. Spain has suggested sanctions should … more
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Iran's acting President Mohammad Mokhber addresses during the opening ceremony of a new parliament term, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 27, 2024. Mokhber addressed the country's new parliament Monday in his first public speech since last week's helicopter crash that killed his predecessor and seven others. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iran's acting president addresses new parliament after helicopter crash killing president, others
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's acting President Mohammad Mokhber addressed the country's new parliament Monday in his first public speech since last week's helicopter crash that killed his predecessor … more
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), observes the assembly, during the opening of the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA77) at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 27, 2024. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
World Health Assembly hopes to reinforce pandemic preparedness after bold treaty project stalls
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization begins its annual meeting on Monday with government ministers and other top envoys hoping to reinforce global preparedness for the next pandemic in the … more
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Peter Magyar a rising political newcomer in Hungary is seeking to capitalize on a political crisis for the country's long-serving prime minister, Viktor Orban, and build a movement to challenge the leader in upcoming EU elections and beyond. A recent series of scandals and a deep economic slump in Hungary have cost Orban potentially hundreds of thousands of supporters, and a former insider within his Fidesz party, Magyar, has seized the opportunity. (AP video by: Bela Szandelszky)
Hungary's five-time Prime Minister Orbán is facing a new serious contender in upcoming EU elections
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — About three months ago, a scandal rocked five-time nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party which prides itself on upholding family values and Christian … more
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Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, a presidential candidate, speaks to the media after winning the second round of Lithuania's presidential election, in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Incumbent Lithuanian president reelected in landslide win over PM
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda secured a second five-year term as Lithuanian president in a landslide victory over Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė. … more
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, third left, holds a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, third right, in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, May 26, 2024. (Daisuke Suzuki/Kyodo News via AP)
China premier agrees on cooperation with Seoul, Tokyo but issues veiled rebuke against their US ties
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — China's premier agreed Monday to revive three-way cooperation with South Korea and Japan in the face of shared challenges, but issued a veiled rebuke against the two … more
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Move Forward Party's Chonthicha Jangrew, center, arrives at the Thanyaburi Provincial Court in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, May 27, 2024. The Thai court on Monday sentenced the lawmaker from the progressive opposition party to two years in prison after finding her guilty of defaming the monarchy in a speech she made during a protest rally three years ago. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A Thai court sentences an opposition lawmaker to 2 years in prison for defaming the monarchy
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Monday sentenced a lawmaker from a progressive opposition party to two years in prison after finding her guilty of defaming the monarchy in a speech she made during a … more
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Supporters of Ukhonto weSizwe party dance during an election meeting in Mpumalanga, near Durban, South Africa, Saturday, May 25, 2024, ahead of the 2024 general elections scheduled for May 29. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
South Africa's election could bring the biggest political shift since it became a democracy in 1994
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans will vote Wednesday to decide whether their country will take its most significant political step since the moment 30 years ago when it brought down … more
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FILE - Lithuanian and European Union flags fly outside the Lithuanian Embassy in Beijing, Dec. 16, 2021. The U.S. State Department has set up an eight-person team known as the "firm" to provide help to countries cut off from Chinese trade. The team emerged after Washington stepped in to help Lithuania when the northern European country found its cargo shipments to and from China stranded two years ago during a feud over Taiwan. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
China has threatened trade with some countries after feuds. They're calling 'the firm' for help
WASHINGTON (AP) — Business is good at “the firm.” The eight-person team at the State Department is leading Washington's efforts to ease the economic blowback for countries targeted by … more
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FILE - Smoke rises during protests in Noumea, New Caledonia, Wednesday May 15, 2024. France has imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. The French prosecutor for New Caledonia says there's been another shooting death in the riot-hit French Pacific territory, with a police officer taken into custody after using their firearm Friday May 24, 2024 when they were set upon by a group of about 15 people. It comes a day after French President Emmanuel Macron made an emergency round-trip from Paris to de-escalate the violence in New Caledonia where Indigenous Kanak people have long sought independence from France. (AP Photo/Nicolas Job, File)
France to lift state of emergency in efforts to allow political dialogue in riot-hit New Caledonia
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron decided Monday to lift the state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia in a move meant to allow political dialogue following … more
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