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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy described the prison where he spent 20 days as a noisy, harsh “all-grey” world of “inhuman violence” in a book released Wednesday that also offered political advice about how his conservative party should appeal to far-right voters. In “Diary of a Prisoner,” the 70-year-old says
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Military aid for Ukraine plummeted in the second half of 2025 as falling European contributions failed to make up for the halt in US support, data from the Kiel Institute showed Wednesday. As US President Donald Trump wound down US contributions at the beginning of the year, Europe stepped up
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The US imposed sanctions on four people and four firms for their alleged involvement in a transnational network that recruits former Colombian military members who train soldiers to fight for the Sudanese paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces. The Rapid Support Forces, which has been at war with
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Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a bill early Wednesday that could drastically reduce the sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been serving 27 years in jail for staging a coup. If ratified by the Senate, the 70-year-old far-right leader, who has been behind bars since late
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A fire that broke out in a residential building in southern China killed 12 people, state media reported Wednesday. The blaze at the four-story building in Shantou, Guangdong province, erupted around 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, and was extinguished just after 10:00 pm, the local fire department said
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Miami voters elected Eileen Higgins as the Florida city’s new mayor on Tuesday, making her the first Democrat to hold the office in nearly 30 years. Higgins received about 60 percent of votes in the runoff election, according to CNN and the Miami Herald newspaper, defeating Emilio T. Gonzalez,
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reaffirmed his strong refusal to cede any territory, resisting US pressure for painful concessions to Russia as he moved ahead Tuesday to rally more European support for his country. “Undoubtedly, Russia insists for us to give up territories. We, clearly, don’t want to give
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South Korea said it had lodged a protest with representatives of China and Russia on Wednesday, a day after Seoul said those countries’ warplanes had entered its air defense zone. Seoul said the complaint had been lodged with the defense attaches of both countries in the South Korean capital. “Our
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US President Donald Trump continued his threats of land strikes against suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers in an interview published on Tuesday as Trump administration officials prepared to brief top US lawmakers amid mounting tensions. The Republican president also told Politico that he could extend anti-drug military operations to Mexico and
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Slovakia’s parliament on Tuesday approved a law that critics say will curb protections for whistleblowers, the latest move drawing rule-of-law concerns since nationalist Prime Minister Robert Fico’s return to power in 2023. It comes after parliament last year adopted controversial penal code reforms, including easing the penalties for
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Oil prices steadied on Tuesday after falling 2 percent in the previous session, with investors keeping a close eye on peace talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, concerns about ample supply and a looming decision on US interest rates. Brent crude futures edged 22 cents higher, or 0.
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Israel will reopen the crossing on the Israeli-controlled border between Jordan and the occupied West Bank to humanitarian aid trucks destined for Gaza for the first time since late September, an Israeli official said on Tuesday. “Following the understandings and a directive of the political echelon, starting tomorrow (Wednesday) the
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Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa vowed to usher in an era of justice and coexistence a year after the overthrow of Bashar Assad, with tens of thousands taking to the streets to mark the anniversary. Sharaa’s alliance launched a lightning offensive in late November last year and took Damascus on
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A set of tough US sanctions imposed on Syria under its former leader Bashar Assad could be lifted within weeks, after their repeal was included in a sweeping defense policy bill unveiled during the weekend and due for votes in Congress within days. The Senate and House of Representatives included
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Thai forces shelled Cambodian positions overnight into Tuesday, killing two more civilians, Phnom Penh’s defense ministry said, bringing Cambodia’s civilian death toll in the reignited border conflict to six. The Thai military fired into the border province of Banteay Meanchey after midnight, “resulting in the deaths of two
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Trump hit out at a “nasty” $140 million fine by the European Union against tech tycoon Elon Musk’s X social network — while admitting he didn’t know much about it — before widening his attack. “Look, Europe has to be very careful. (They’re) doing a lot of things. We