Lionel Jospin, French prime minister from 1997 to 2002, died aged 88, Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu confirmed on Monday, following first reports of his death the previous day. "Lionel Jospin has left us," Lecornu said online.
Less than 12 hours before a deadline set by US President Donald Trump for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was due to expire, the Republican announced he would postpone planned strikes on the Islamic Republic's power plants.
Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know The center-left Social Democrats suffer a jarring defeat after decades of leading coalitions in Rhineland-Palatinate The SPD's popular Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says now is not the right time for party leadership speculation The SPD also lost a longstanding mayoralty in the Bavarian
The White House has installed a statue of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus on its grounds, in US President Donald Trump's latest bid to recognize the controversial historical figure.
Slovenia's parliamentary election on Sunday looked set to end in a two-way tie between the ruling liberal Freedom Movement of Prime Minister Robert Golob and the opposition Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), led by populist Janez Jansa.
US President Donald Trump announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will be sent to US airports on Monday to assist Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff.
Loading... The Trump administration's unprecedented expansion of migrant detention facilities is igniting fierce opposition in communities across the political and geographic spectrum, as the administration moves to scale up its detention footprint to fuel its campaign to arrest, detain and deport the largest number of immigrants in modern U.S. history.
People wait in a TSA line at the John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday in New York City. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption toggle caption Yuki Iwamura/AP President Trump said he is sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to U.S. airports as some air travelers face longer security lines due to the partial government shutdown.
Slovenians began casting their ballots in parliamentary elections this Sunday in a race that will determine whether the small EU nation of 2 million people maintains its liberal course or whether illiberal right-wing populists like Hungary's Viktor Orban and Slovakia's Robert Fico will get added support within the bloc.
Skip next section IN PICTURES: Rhineland-Palatinate elections March 22, 2026 IN PICTURES: Rhineland-Palatinate elections The western state of Rhineland-Palatinate is currently governed by a coalition of center-left Social Democrats (SPD) with the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP) and the environmentalist Greens. But the Christian Democrats (CDU) with their candidate Gordon Schnieder have put up a strong campaign.
Robert Mueller, the man who led the FBI for 12 years before leading an investigation into Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign, has died aged 81, his family announced on Saturday. "With deep sadness, we are sharing the news that Bob passed away" on Friday night, they said in a statement.
The accordion player is a fixture in the historical center of Slovenia's capital, Ljubljana. Whatever the season, he perches on a chair in Preseren Square — sporting traditional costume and a feather in his hat — and runs through a limited repertoire of traditional tunes.