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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, on Tuesday, in Jasionka, Poland. Alex Brandon/AP Pool hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Pool WARSAW, Poland — The Conservative Political Action Conference, the United States’ premier conservative gathering, held its first meeting in Poland on Tuesday, just five days before a … Read more
A large emergency service presence is pictured in Liverpool, England, on Monday, after a car collided with pedestrians during a parade. Getty Images/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Getty Images/Getty Images Europe Twenty-seven people were taken to nearby hospitals after a car plowed into a crowd of soccer fans at a victory parade in … Read more
A European Space Agency antenna located at Cebreros, near Avila, Spain, will transmit the waltz into space. ESA hide caption toggle caption ESA Johann Strauss II’s popular orchestral piece “By the Beautiful Blue Danube” has been inextricably linked to space since it was used in the 1968 classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The waltz … Read more
Ukraine and Russia have traded the largest number of prisoners since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Ukraine and Russia are in the process of the largest prisoner exchange since Russia’s full-scale invasion more than three years ago. The exchange comes out of talks in Istanbul last week between the two … Read more
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on … Read more
A sign outside of the Voice of America headquarters in Washington, DC, US, in March, shortly after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing the scope of eight federal agencies as part of his campaign to downsize the US government, including the US Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America. Bloomberg/Getty … Read more
Women walk past a damaged house in Bandipora, India, on April 27. Following the April 22 attack that killed at least 26 people, India ordered Pakistani nationals to leave the country and Indian security forces demolished houses linked to active militants across Kashmir, according to officials. FAISAL KHAN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption … Read more
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas attends the EU-Ukraine Association Council at the European Council building in Brussels April 9, 2025. Omar Havana/AP hide caption toggle caption Omar Havana/AP The European Union has stepped in to provide Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty an infusion of millions of dollars to keep functioning as the international broadcaster … Read more
Incumbent Prime Minister and leader of the center-right Social Democratic Party Luis Montenegro gestures while addressing his supporters following Portugal’s general election, in Lisbon on Monday. Armando Franca/AP hide caption toggle caption Armando Franca/AP LISBON — Portugal’s third general election in three years has failed to deliver the result that could break the worst spell … Read more
Israel has begun a new ground operation in Gaza in which it says it plans to take territory and hold it. Palestinians are fleeing the intense bombardment. At the same time, Israel and Hamas are holding peace talks. And Israel says it will start allowing food and medicine into Gaza after a nearly three month … Read more