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Merz says no 'immediate' Ukraine EU membership, floats Kyiv joining meetings

Merz says no 'immediate' Ukraine EU membership, floats Kyiv joining meetings

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday there was no prospect of Ukraine's "immediate accession" to the EU, but suggested Kyiv could join meetings of the bloc's members without voting rights. Ukraine is pushing to speed up its bid to join the 27-nation European

AG Knudsen ultimatum: County Attorney Cromwell has until Monday for ICE reversal — or else

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is giving Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell until Monday to rescind what Knudsen’s office views as her office declining to recognize U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as a criminal justice agency. Knudsen’s office warned in the letter Thursday morning that he

Macron leaves future open as political curtain nears

Macron leaves future open as political curtain nears

With just one year left in his second five-year term, French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will quit politics in 2027 -- leaving observers and supporters guessing about his next moves. "I wasn't in politics before and I'm not going to be after,"

Meloni and Trump’s cooling relationship marks the failure of an EU-MAGA middle ground

Meloni and Trump’s cooling relationship marks the failure of an EU-MAGA middle ground

(FORT COLLINS, CO) As recently as October 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump was heaping praise on Giorgia Meloni, telling the Italian prime minister how “beautiful” she was. But what once looked like a political romance based on equal parts ideological alignment and strategic convenience is now reading like a

Concern stirs Lula camp as election bid loses momentum

Concern stirs Lula camp as election bid loses momentum

Four months ago, the stars seemed to be aligned for veteran left-winger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in his quest for an unprecedented fourth term as Brazilian president. The 80-year-old was riding high in polls after staring down US President Donald Trump in a spat over the

Mass MS-13 trial held at El Salvador mega-jail

Mass MS-13 trial held at El Salvador mega-jail

Hundreds of alleged Mara Salvatrucha gang members sat chained, shaved and mute as they were accused of murder and torture during a mass trial at El Salvador's notorious CECOT jail, AFP reporters witnessed Thursday. Seated in neat columns of plastic chairs in the prison's main hall,

India criticizes 'poor taste' Trump post against immigrants

India criticizes 'poor taste' Trump post against immigrants

India on Thursday criticized as inappropriate a post by US President Donald Trump that called the South Asian country a "hellhole." The comments come ahead of a planned visit next month to India by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who would seek to turn the page on