Germany’s Merz announces new aid for Ukraine in Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks
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Senior Trump administration officials met to discuss Iran war at Camp David
Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were among the officials to meet on Friday to discuss a path forward.
Yemen's government announces all-out war to reclaim land from Houthis
The Yemeni president's announcement comes amid an exchange of strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.
Brazil heads to the polls for high-stakes election between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro
Brazilians began casting their votes on Sunday in a closely watch presidential election pitting incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Nearly 160 million voters will also pick lawmakers, senators and governors in an election that will determine whether Latin America's biggest nation follows a regional swing to the right championed by US President Donald Trump. France24 International affairs commentator Douglas Herbert shares further insights.
Key Biden aide recalls "draconian measures" being considered against Israel
President Joe Biden was on the verge of taking "draconian measures" after an Israeli military drone strike killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in the Gaza Strip in April 2024, but U.S. intelligence that Iran was about to launch an "unprecedented" aerial attack on Israel prevented Biden from moving forward, according to Brett McGurk, a top Middle East adviser to four presidents. In an interview with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" taped Thursday, McGurk described Biden as "fed up" with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza.