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The Panama Canal has emerged as the latest maritime flashpoint, with the United States and China exchanging barbs in recent weeks over influence in what is one of the world’s most important shipping routes.Earlier this week, Washington and its allies in the region accused Beijing of detaining and holding up…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Onion is taking another stab at getting control of Alex Jones’ Infowars platforms and turning them into comedy sites spoofing the conspiracy theorist. A Texas judge is set to consider Thursday whether to approve the satirical news outlet’s proposed takeover, though Jones has filed last-minute…

By&nbspEuronews Published on 01/05/2026 – 14:30 GMT+2 A vast fire is burning on Italy’s Monte Faeta, between the provinces of Pisa and Lucca, where flames continue to spread, fuelled by strong winds. The blaze has already destroyed about 800 hectares of woodland between Santa Maria del Giudice, Asciano and San…

Marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe has received a hero’s welcome home in Kenya, with fans thronging the airport in Nairobi and the country’s president giving him cash and a car.Sawe posted the first-ever sub-two-hour marathon time of 1:59:30 when he won the London Marathon on Sunday, shattering one of athletics’ most…

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man said Wednesday that he was traumatized by severe medical neglect at a problem-plagued jail in Atlanta that led to the amputation of his fingers and lower legs.Rashaad Muhammad was arrested in August and taken to the Fulton County Jail, where medical staff failed to…

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will increase the tariffs charged on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25% next week, a move that could further jolt a global economy already rattled by the Iran war. Trump said in a social media post that the…

Hungary’s incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar has defended his decision to appoint his brother-in-law, Márton Melléthei-Barna, as Minister of Justice. He’s been slammed, primarily by figures in the now opposition Fidesz party, which was ousted from government when Magyar’s Tisza won 12 April’s parliamentary elections by a landslide. “We need…

As Mali’s military government battles to reassert control, spokesperson for Tuareg rebels says it will fall ‘sooner or later’.Published On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026Mali’s Tuareg rebels, involved in a continuing uprising, including the assassination of the country’s defence minister, have said they want to drive the military government’s Russian…

Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will not attend next week’s informal summit of European Union leaders, according to several EU officials. It would have been his last summit as Hungarian prime minister in what is usually a customary farewell. Orbán, who was decisively defeated in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, is…

Brazil’s president says he expects Alexandre Ramagem to be returned to Brazil to serve prison sentence after being detained in US.Published On 14 Apr 202614 Apr 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has asked that the United States send former intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem back to Brazil so that…