Israelis head to the polls in a tight election widely seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu, whose leadership has been challenged over the October 2023 Hamas attack, the ensuing wars and domestic divisions.

Israelis are voting in a national election widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership

Israelis are heading to the polls in a national election widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel holds a parliamentary ⁠election ⁠on Tuesday, its first since ⁠the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 that shook the country ​and plunged the Middle East into turmoil. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hold on power is at stake,

Finnish President ⁠Alexander ⁠Stubb and Norwegian ⁠Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere on Tuesday ​held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin ‌regarding the war in ‌Ukraine, Stubb's office said in a statement.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr ​Stoere on Tuesday held a phone call ‌with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the war in Ukraine, Stubb's office said in a statement.

Russia and Ukraine began observing a localized ceasefire in a devastated southern Ukrainian city on Tuesday, ahead of a planned humanitarian mission brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. But Moscow kept up its deadly missile attacks on other cities in the meantime.

The local pause in fighting started at 3 a.m. to allow an aid mission into the Russia-occupied city of Oleshky, where food and medical supplies are running perilously low.

A localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect early Tuesday ahead of a humanitarian mission led by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. The pause in fighting started at 3 a.m. in Ukraine to allow an aid mission into the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine later this week.

KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine began observing a localized ceasefire in a devastated southern Ukrainian city on Tuesday, ahead of a planned humanitarian mission the White House said was brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. Moscow kept up its deadly missile attacks on other cities in the meantime.

A localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia has taken effect ahead of a humanitarian mission led by U.S. first lady Melania Trump

A localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the occupied city of Oleshky that First Lady Melania Trump helped to broker has now gone into effect, officials on both sides said Tuesday.

Soccer star Kylian Mbappé apologized for comments in which he apparently referred to Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China, as a dictator.“My comment was ill-judged, and I now understand that it hurt many people in China and in Chinese communities around the world,

The decision came after the clip spread on social media across China, where jokes about Mao, who died in 1976, are seen as disrespectful. View on euronews

Kylian Mbappe has lost a number of Chinese sponsorship deals as a result of seemingly referring to Mao Zedong as a dictator

Kylian Mbappe has been dropped ⁠by ⁠a string of Chinese brands ⁠following a backlash to his alleged comments about a ​meme featuring an image resembling China's late leader Mao Zedong. In a video that emerged online ‌on Monday,

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets supporters along a highway after returning to Venezuela following nearly a year abroad, in Maracay, Venezuela, Oc

Supporters greet María Corina Machado in Venezuela as she returns after months in exile. The opposition leader left in December to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway after nearly a year

María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace laureate, has returned to Venezuela after more than 10 months in exile, the Venezuelan opposition movement said Sunday. “I am here,

Machado went into hiding in Venezuela for 11 months after being briefly detained following a protest in January 2025. After leaving the country in a clandestine escape, she reappe

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as the tech giant looks to cut costs while pouring billions into AI.

Microsoft has offered 60,000 employees, or about 27% of its global workforce, voluntary buyouts as the software giant spends heavily on artificial intelligence

Software giant has been cutting headcount to trim costs while investing billions to build out AI data centers.

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to over 25% of its global workforce, or about 60,000 employees, as the company invests heavily into AI.