France has charged the fourth alleged member of a four-person gang arrested over last month’s jewel heist at the Louvre, officials said. Prosecutor Laure Beccuau, whose office is heading the investigation, on Friday said the 39-year-old man has a criminal record, with six previous convictions. On October 19, the gang raided the world’s most-visited art … Read moreFourth suspect charged in Louvre jewel heist investigation
Reuters The Trump administration is halting all asylum decisions in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington DC, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) director Joseph Edlow has said. On Friday, in a post on X, Edlow said the pause would be in place “until we can ensure that every … Read moreUS halts all asylum claim decisions in wake of National Guard shooting
A close ally of Bosnia’s former Serb Republic leader Milorad Dodik, who was ousted from office over his separatist policies, has won the territory’s snap presidential election, according to electoral authorities. Sinisa Karan of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats party (SNSD) won 50.89 percent of the vote in Sunday’s poll, the election commission’s president … Read moreBarred Bosnian Serb leader Dodik’s ally wins snap presidential election
The United States says it has made significant progress on crafting a plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war during talks with Ukrainian and European officials in Switzerland. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said “a tremendous amount of progress” was made on a US proposal to end Russia’s nearly four-year war on Ukraine, … Read moreUS ‘very optimistic’ Ukraine peace plan can be reached ‘very soon’: Rubio
Top United States officials are holding talks with Ukrainian and European diplomats in Geneva to discuss US President Donald Trump’s peace plan aimed at ending the nearly four-year-old war between Russia and Ukraine. But the so-called 28-point plan pushed by the Trump administration has alarmed Ukraine and its European allies, who see it as a … Read moreUS-Ukraine talks: Why are European leaders opposing Trump’s peace plan?
Senior Ukrainian, European Union, United Kingdom and United States officials have begun talks in Geneva as ambiguity and deep-seated concerns hover over the fate of the 28-point plan put forward by Washington to end the war with Russia, now deep into its fourth year. Ukraine’s delegation has started its work in Geneva, the head of … Read moreUkraine-US-E3 start Geneva talks; Rubio rejects Russia ‘wish list’ claim
Getty Images Disagreements between Donald Trump and Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene have ballooned into a public feud, signalling a breakdown in relations between the US president and one of his fiercest defenders. On Friday, Trump called Greene “wacky” in social media posts and said she should be unseated in next year’s elections. On Saturday, … Read moreFeud erupts between Trump and ally Marjorie Taylor Greene ahead of Epstein files vote
Italy’s Jannik Sinner retained his ATP Finals title on Sunday, sending the Turin crowd wild as he battled past Spanish world number one and rival Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(4) 7-5 in the decider to the season-ending championships. Sinner, backed by a raucous Italian crowd, fell to the floor after breaking his rival’s serve in the final … Read moreSinner defeats Alcaraz to repeat as ATP Finals champion
Ukraine is working to resume prisoner exchanges with Russia that could bring 1,200 Ukrainians home, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says, a day after his national security chief announced progress in negotiations. “We are … counting on the resumption of POW exchanges,” Zelenskyy wrote on X on Sunday. “Many meetings, negotiations and calls are currently taking place … Read moreZelenskyy says Ukraine working on new prisoner exchange with Russia
The United Kingdom has announced a drastic reduction in the protections for asylum seekers and refugees under a new plan aimed at slashing irregular immigration and countering the far right. The measures, modelled on Denmark’s strict asylum system, were announced late on Saturday as Prime Minister Keir Starmer comes under pressure from surging popularity for … Read moreUK to end ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers in huge policy overhaul