US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will speak at the White House correspondents dinner, on July 24. At the last edition, in April, Trump had to be evacuated after shots rang out at a security checkpoint outside the venue.
US First Lady Melania Trump, US President Donald Trump and CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang attend the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026.
European countries seek to reopen a channel of communication with Russia, with France first among them, at a time when the US appears to be losing interest in the war in Ukraine.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron leave British Prime Minister Keir Starmer after a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the subject of peace, at 10 Downing Street, London, on December 8, 2025.
Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported several Israeli strikes across the south on Tuesday, with authorities reporting five deaths and dozens wounded.
With no experience in national security, Pulte will serve as head of both the federal agency responsible for housing finance and the national intelligence community.
On Tuesday's vote in this American state firmly held by Democrats, debate focuses on divisions between moderates and progressives, which has fueled disagreement over taxing billionaires.
Pope Leo XIV named Maria Montserrat Alvarado, a prominent figure in Catholic media, to head the Dicastery for Communication, in a new step for the Vatican in opening up to women in Catholic Church leadership roles.
Maria Montserrat Alvarado, President and COO of EWTN News (Eternal Word Television Network) a US-based Catholic media outlet, poses for a portrait before a live broadcast, near St.Peter's Square at the Vatican, in Rome, Italy, on May 1, 2025.
A double stele by artist Grada Kilomba, overlooking the Seine in Paris, was to be unveiled on Tuesday by French President Emmanuel Macron and Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
Vladimir Putin has stepped up Moscow's aerial campaign against Ukraine, with Russian forces recently launching a powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile for only the third time in the four-year war.
Employees walk into a building of a private medical clinic damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2, 2026.
The US president ordered Israel not to attack the Lebanese capital. As with Gaza or Iran, only Donald Trump can restrain Israel's military force. This has caused frustration within the country's governing coalition, further weakening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In addition to tougher sanctions against those denied asylum, EU member states, the European Parliament and the Commission are authorizing the creation of detention centers abroad where migrants can be sent.
While the Russian president claims that victory in Ukraine is within reach, Kyiv is stepping up drone strikes deep inside Russian territory. These military setbacks compound the country's mounting economic difficulties.
The media coverage of several cases involving young people who grew up in Sweden and were forced to leave their families has shocked public opinion. Facing pressure in the polls, the government is revising the rules.
From left to right: Swedish Liberal leader Simona Mohamsson, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Christian Democrat leader Ebba Busch and Sweden Democrats (far right) leader Jimmie Akesson, Stockholm, March 6, 2026.
Only companies exhibiting missile defense or anti-aircraft systems are allowed. The Israeli defense ministry is protesting what it calls a 'disgraceful' decision, which was already enforced at the Paris Air Show in June 2025.
The decision cements a split between the two allies-turned-rivals less than two weeks after Faye dismissed Sonko amid growing disagreements over the country's political and economic direction.
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye attends the Africa Forward Summit at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, May 12, 2026.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cast doubt on the reported truce by warning that Israel would strike Beirut if attacks by the Lebanese group continued.
The sexually explicit messages revealed by 'The Wall Street Journal' are undermining the likely Democratic candidate for the Senate race in Maine, a key state in the Northeast.
The upcoming stock market listing of SpaceX values the company, of which the billionaire owns less than 50%, at nearly $2 trillion. This figure relies on the success of projects that are unrealistic within any reasonable financial timeframe, such as establishing a colony on Mars or building data centers in space.
After Iran and the US exchanged fresh strikes, while Israel pressed its offensive further into Lebanon, the Iranian news agency Tasnim reported that Tehran was 'suspending dialogues and exchange of texts' on a ceasefire.
Cars sit in traffic on a highway as residents flee Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, after an Israeli threat to strike there. In Lebanon, on Monday, June 1, 2026.
The fact that it took a spiritual authority to launch the debate on protecting humanity says a lot about the weakening of political power, which is struggling to rise to the civilizational challenges posed by artificial intelligence, writes Le Monde columnist Stéphane Lauer.
The 47-year-old lawyer, virtually unknown to the public just a few months ago, surprised observers by outpacing left-wing candidate Ivan Cepeda, who had been the clear favorite in all the polls. Outgoing left-wing president Gustavo Petro refused on Sunday to recognize the results, alleging fraud without evidence.
The Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, from the Defenders of the Motherland movement, after the announcement of the first-round results of the presidential election, in Barranquilla, Colombia, on May 31, 2026.