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The case revolved around whether texts between a top official and a drug company executive counted as a public record that might need to be disclosed.

Grigory Melkonyants was convicted on charges of working with an “undesirable organization” in relation to his watchdog’s past affiliation with a European election monitoring group.

Beijing is trying to win over other countries with vows of economic cooperation. But it won’t back down from its territorial claims, experts predict.

Peter Sullivan was found guilty of a brutal killing in 1987. But an appeals court overturned his conviction on Tuesday and ordered his immediate release.

India exchanged a Pakistani paramilitary fighter for a border security guard that Pakistan had held for weeks. Each officer had been detained before the countries’ military skirmish started.

The FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, is expected to preside over a ceremony in which the emir of Qatar will hand over World Cup hosting duties to Mr. Trump. The U.S. is co-hosting the 2026 tournament.

Dozens of family members filed a joint complaint against 15 aviation officials, accusing them of negligence and violating South Korean law.

Rohan Dennis had pleaded guilty to a charge of committing an aggravated act likely to cause harm, in a vehicle incident that killed Melissa Hoskins, a fellow Olympian.

The president announced the planned change in U.S. policy during a speech at a Saudi investment forum at the start of the first major international trip of his second term. His meeting with Syria’s new leader will take place Wednesday.

Iranian officials said their foreign minister had proposed a joint nuclear-enrichment venture, involving Arab countries and American investment.

Israeli messaging on hunger in Gaza.

The Saudi crown prince gave President Trump a warm and opulent welcome, reflecting the amity between a royal family and presidential family with diplomatic and business alliances.

Israel’s government has publicly dismissed warnings of extreme food shortages after it blocked aid deliveries, but an internal analysis concluded that a crisis looms if food supplies are not restored.

President Trump, on a state visit to Saudi Arabia, said he made the decision after speaking to the Saudi crown prince. The president is trying to drum up Saudi investment in the U.S.

Israeli officials said the military had launched an attack targeting Muhammad Sinwar, the brother of a leader killed last year.

The Trump administration carved out an exception to its refugee ban for white South Africans. But other groups, including Afghans who helped U.S. forces during the war in their country, are being shut out.

The French actor was found guilty of sexually assaulting two women on the set of a movie in which he starred in 2021. He was given a suspended sentence of 18 months.

Plus, a Hollywood takeover at Cannes.

The state claimed “forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS, contaminated groundwater from an industrial park where they were used for decades.

The White House was shy on details about the agreements, and the projects’ costs totaled less than half the number it announced.