• Russian Bridge That Borders Ukraine Collapses
  
  A bridge has collapsed in the Russian Bryansk region that borders Ukraine, the regional governor said early Sunday.
• Hamas Seeks Amendments to Gaza Ceasefire Proposal; US Envoy Calls it 'Unacceptable'
  
  Hamas is seeking amendments to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza, a senior official with the group told The Associated Press on Saturday, but U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff called the Hamas response "totally unacceptable."
• US Sends Nuclear Deal Proposal to Iran
  
  Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said his Omani counterpart presented elements of a U.S. proposal for a nuclear deal between Tehran and Washington during a short visit to Tehran on Saturday.
• Wildfires Burning Across Central Canada Force Additional Evacuation Orders, More Shelters to Open
  
  Roughly 17,000 residents in the Canadian province of Manitoba have been evacuated because of nearly two dozen active wildfires, officials said Saturday.More than 5,000 of those are from Flin Flon, where there is no rain in the immediate forecast. There have been no...
• French Scientist Etienne-Emile Baulieu, Inventor of the Abortion Pill, Dies at 98
  
  French scientist EtienneEmile Baulieu, best known as the inventor of the abortion pill, died on Friday aged 98 at his home in Paris, his institute said in a statement. Both a doctor and a researcher, Baulieu was known around the world for the scientific, medical and social...
• Hamas Responds to Gaza Ceasefire Proposal, Says War Must End
  
  Hamas responded to U.S.-backed ceasefire proposals on Saturday, saying it had agreed to release 28 living and dead hostages but restating its demand for an end to the war and a withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.
• German Leader Merz Will Meet Trump at the White House Next Week
  
  German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington next week to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, with the war in Ukraine and trade tensions among the items on the agenda, the German government said Saturday.
• Israeli Minister Urges Jews to Leave UK, Belgium
  
  Israel's Minister of Diaspora Affairs issued a dire warning to European Jews, accusing leaders in countries like the United Kingdom and Belgium of surrendering to Islamist extremism and urging Jewish communities to emigrate amid escalating threats,
• Opal Suchata Chuangsri from Thailand Crowned Miss World 2025
  
  Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand was crowned Miss World on Saturday in India, where the international pageant was held this year.Chuangsri topped a field of 108 contestants in the contest held in India's southern Hyderabad city. Hasset Dereje Admassu of Ethiopia was the...
• Bolton: Military Strike Against Iran Is 'Warranted'
  
  Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said a military strike against Iran's nuclear development program is "warranted."Bolton said in an interview on NewsNation that there is a strong likelihood that Iran is not far off from building a nuclear weapon. "I think...
• Think Tank: Russia Flirting With Banking Collapse
  
  A report released this week from a state-run economic think tank in Moscow has warned Russia is teetering on the brink of a severe economic downturn due to a triple threat of financial indicators that could trigger a banking crisis.
• Trump: Iran Nuclear Deal 'Fairly Close', Tehran Warns About Threats
  
  President Donald Trump said Friday that Washington and Iran are "fairly close" to reaching a nuclear deal, but Tehran warned that his threats of blowing up nuclear facilities and imposing sanctions will not bring the countries to an agreement.
• Paris Probes Antisemitic Vandalism Targeting Synagogues and a Holocaust Memorial
  
  Authorities in Paris have launched an investigation after several Jewish sites across the capital were defaced with green paint.The vandalism, discovered early Saturday morning, targeted the Shoah Memorial, two synagogues and a Jewish restaurant in the city's historic...
• Syria and Saudi Arabia Agree to Boost Economic Cooperation after Western Sanctions Eased
  
  Syria and Saudi Arabia said Saturday they aim to boost economic cooperation to for their mutual benefit and create jobs for Syrians after Western sanctions imposed on the wartorn country were eased earlier this month.The announcement was made during a visit to Damascus by...
• Iran Could Be Days Away From Weapons-Grade Nuclear Material
  
  Iran is less than two weeks out from being able to process nuclear weapons-grade material, according to the Wall Street Journal.
• Russian Drone 'Safaris' Terrorize Kherson Civilians
  
  In Ukraine's battered front-line city of Kherson, civilians are increasingly living underground as Russia's drone attacks escalate in frequency and brutality, with local officials and international observers calling the assaults deliberate targeting of noncombatants,
• Two Killed in Russian Attacks on Ukraine
  
  Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine on Saturday killed at least two people, including a 9-year-old girl, officials said, as uncertainty remains about whether Kyiv diplomats will attend a new round of peace talks proposed by Moscow for early next week in...
• EU Commission Regrets Increase in US Steel Tariffs
  
  The European Commission said on Saturday that it "strongly" regrets an announced increase of U.S. tariffs on steel imports and that the EU is prepared to impose countermeasures.
• Russia Has Captured Two Villages in Ukraine, RIA Reports
  
  Russian forces captured two villages in eastern Ukraine - Novopil in Donetsk region and Vodolagy in Sumy region, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported on Saturday citing the Defense Ministry.
• EU's Kallas: Trump 'Tough Love' on Defense Better Than No Love
  
  The European Union's diplomatic chief Kaja Kallas said Saturday the continent was beefing up defense spending after "tough love" from the Trump administration, as she called for stronger ties to counter China's "economic might.
• Damning IAEA Report Outlines Past Secret Nuclear Activities in Iran
  
  Iran carried out secret nuclear activities with material not declared to the U.N. nuclear watchdog at three locations that have long been under investigation, the watchdog said in a wide-ranging, confidential report to member states seen by Reuters.
• Saudi to Iran: Deal With Trump or Risk Israeli Strike
  
  Saudi Arabia's defense minister delivered a blunt message to Iranian officials in Tehran last month: Take President Donald Trump's offer to negotiate a nuclear agreement seriously because it presents a way to avoid the risk of war with Israel.
• Hungry Palestinians in Gaza Block and Offload Dozens of UN Food Trucks
  
  Palestinians in the Gaza Strip blocked and offloaded dozens of food trucks, the U.N. World Food Program said Saturday, as desperation mounts following Israel's monthslong blockade and airstrikes while talks of a ceasefire inch forward.The WFP said that 77 trucks carrying...
• Afro Mexican Actors Fighting Racism Celebrate Their Heritage Through Their Plays
  
  There was something about her body, but Mexican actress Eréndira Castorela couldn't quite put her finger on it.Some casting directors told her she was "too tall" to play a Mexican woman. Others insinuated her features weren't sufficiently "Indigenous.""It wasn't until later...
• Iran Has Amassed Even More Near Weapons-Grade Uranium, UN Watchdog Says
  
  Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weaponsgrade levels, a confidential report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday and called on Tehran to urgently change course and comply with the agency's probe. The report comes at a sensitive time...

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