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The Trump administration’s hostile approach to South Africa was shaped by a convergence of factors.

But the two sides failed to broker a temporary cease-fire or a meeting between their two leaders, a sign of how far apart they remain on ending the conflict.

President Trump’s trip, during which he received opulent welcomes in wealthy Gulf capitals, yielded a turnabout with Syria and announcements of multibillion-dollar agreements for U.S. companies.

The singer was charged with grievous bodily harm over a 2023 incident in London. He was ordered to remain in custody until June 13.

The government is a centrist parliamentary coalition. To undo its predecessor’s democratic backsliding, it needs the presidency. The election starts next week.

Many Saudis say they are big fans of President Trump, calling him a “straight shooter” who shares their values. Others were not impressed.

N.I.H. restrictions on payments to foreign partners may jeopardize research into conditions that would benefit Americans.

Roman Lavrynovych, 21, was charged with committing arson at two properties and a car with connections to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

A Latvian security agency tells people to note radio gear and provocative questions, but some signs of espionage that it cites — like fit, unkempt backpackers — could apply to hikers and tourists.

Once drawn to American universities as havens, some students from abroad are finding the United States is not the bedrock of free speech they had expected.

George Simion appears well placed to be elected to the role, which is largely ceremonial. But his talk of “uniting” the country with people and land in other nations has infuriated neighbors.

During the first major foreign trip of his second term, President Trump has told audiences in the Middle East that he’s willing to set the past aside in the interests of peace and profit.

As Pakistan declares victory, confidence in the troubled country’s state institutions is re-emerging, at least for now.

After years of gradual progress toward stability, a succession battle is pushing the country to the precipice of another full-blown civil war.

President Trump’s trip to the Middle East.

Saou Ichikawa is the country’s first severely disabled author to win a top literary prize. Her novel “Hunchback” is an angry cry against “ableist machismo.”

After the shooting in the West Bank, doctors were able to save the baby, a boy, who was taken to a neonatal intensive care unit.

Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300.

Plus, peace and love at the Eurovision.

One of the blazes took place outside the doorway of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s family home in Kentish Town, in north London, which is currently being rented out.