A major power outage left almost all of Chile in the dark and authorities declared a state of emergency due to a catastrophe and imposed a curfew from 10 p.m. local time to 6 a.m. The cause of the power outage is still unknown and an emergency committee has been convened to assess the situation.
US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron have shown sharp differences in their approach to Ukraine, exposing a US-European divide over Trump's push for a quick ceasefire deal with Russia.
It was approved with 93 votes in favor, 18 against, including the United States and Russia, and 65 abstentions. Hours earlier, Kremlin Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his country would only halt the invasion when it reached a deal that satisfied Moscow.
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Beirut to bid farewell to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and his designated successor Hashem Safieddine, both of whom were killed in Israeli airstrikes. Delegations from Iran, Iraq and Yemen attended the mass funeral, delayed by the Israeli withdrawal and under strict security measures. Tensions with...
The CDU-CSU won 28.5 percent of the vote and will lead the next government, while Alice Weidel's AfD reached a record 20.5 percent and pushed the Social Democrats into third place; Germany's political reconfiguration poses challenges in the European Union and in the relationship with the United States.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is willing to resign if it would ensure lasting peace for his country. Speaking about the Russian invasion in Ukraine, he also said that he wants US President Donald Trump to be a close partner of Ukraine and not just a mediator between kyiv and Moscow.
US President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei met at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington.
Pope Francis' condition remains critical after suffering a prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis on Saturday, the Vatican said. The Supreme Pontiff "required the application of high-flow oxygen" and "blood transfusions."
Six Israeli captives have been released in Gaza's Nuseirat, Rafah and Gaza City, in exchange for 602 Palestinians held in Israeli jails. The first phase of the ceasefire is coming to an end and the next phase is expected to be even more difficult, as it would require the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Palestinian territory.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates said today's youth should worry about just four "very scary" things. In his view, these are the climate crisis, uncontrolled artificial intelligence, bioterrorism and nuclear war.
