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Shakira to follow Madonna and Lady Gaga in giving a huge free concert on Copacabana Beach

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Colombian superstar Shakira will give a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night in an event that Rio officials say will draw approximately 2 million people to one of the world's most iconic waterfronts. The ...
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NATO ally Romania reports increased rate of Russian drone incursions, fighter alerts

(LONDON) -- On NATO's southeastern flank, one ally is reporting an increasing rate of Russian drone violations and related air policing missions, as Moscow expands its long-range strike campaign against targets all across Ukraine.Romania, a nation of some 19 million people, shares around 400 ...
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Iran offers Strait deal; Trump dissatisfied but prefers non-military path

By Parisa Hafezi and Jacob Bogage DUBAI/WEST PALM BEACH, May 2 (Reuters) - An Iranian proposal so far rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump would open shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S. blockade of Iran while leaving talks on Iran's nuclear ...
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Activists’ detention deepens Spain-Israel tensions as aid group says men have begun hunger strike

SOLARES, Spain (AP) - Spain's foreign minister on Saturday called for the immediate release of an activist detained by Israel after an aid flotilla bound for Gaza was intercepted by the Israeli navy in international waters. Saif Abukeshek, a dual Spanish-Swedish citizen of Palestinian origin, ...
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Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill 7 despite ceasefire

BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people and wounded others on Saturday despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, officials said. Israel's military on Saturday issued a new warning for residents of nine southern villages to evacuate. Israel ...
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Starmer urges tougher action against Gaza protests in UK following antisemitic attacks

LONDON (AP) - Britain's prime minister warned Saturday that tougher action was needed against people chanting certain phrases at pro-Palestinian protests, as concerns grew over the safety of British Jews after the stabbings of two Jewish men in London. Keir Starmer said he would always ...
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Rights summit in Zambia is canceled after Chinese pressure to exclude Taiwanese activists

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - The U.S.-based organizers of an international human rights conference said they canceled it days before it was due to open because China pressured the African host country to exclude Taiwanese activists. Organizers Access Now, a New York-based advocacy group, ...
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Taiwan’s president lands in Eswatini in a trip delayed by lack of overflight clearance

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said he arrived in the African nation of Eswatini on Saturday, days after his government was forced to push back the trip when several countries withdrew permission for him to fly over their territories reportedly over ...
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US warns shipping firms they could face sanctions over paying Iranian tolls in the Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United States is warning shipping companies that they could face sanctions for making payments to Iran to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The alert posted Friday by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control adds another ...
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US troop drawback underlines European defence responsibility, German minister says

BERLIN, May 2 (Reuters) - Europeans must take greater responsibility for their own security, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Saturday in response to the announcement of U.S. plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany. "Germany is on the right track" in this regard, ...
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Trump sends War Powers letters to Congress

(WASHINGTON) -- Despite facing the 60-day deadline under the War Powers Act, the president is not asking Congress for authorization, rather providing an update to the posture of U.S. forces in the region.Echoing Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth, the president noted that he ordered a ...
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Mexico City has been sinking for over a century. A new NASA satellite is now watching it happen in real time

(MEXICO CITY) -- More than 20 million people in Mexico City are living on ground that's sinking above an ancient reservoir.The city has long been recognized as one of the fastest sinking sites in the world, but researchers didn't have the ability to continuously ...
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