Presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by the right-wing Law and Justice party addresses supporters at his headquarters after the presidential election runoff in Warsaw, Poland on Sunday. Czarek Sokolowski/AP hide caption toggle caption Czarek Sokolowski/AP Poland's electoral commission has declared victory for conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki in the second round of the
A water bomber aircraft battles a wildfire in southeast Manitoba as shown in this handout photo provided by the Manitoba government on Tuesday. Manitoba government/via The Canadian Press via AP hide caption toggle caption Manitoba government/via The Canadian Press via AP FLIN FLON, Manitoba — More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated
Enlarge this image Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he meets with students at the Sirius Educational Center in Sochi on May 19, 2025, after a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump. Alexander KAZAKOV/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alexander KAZAKOV/Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he meets with students
Presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by the right-wing Law and Justice party addresses supporters at his headquarters after the presidential election runoff in Warsaw, Poland on Sunday. Czarek Sokolowski/AP hide caption toggle caption Czarek Sokolowski/AP Poland's electoral commission has declared victory for conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki in the second round of the
A water bomber aircraft battles a wildfire in southeast Manitoba as shown in this handout photo provided by the Manitoba government on Tuesday. Manitoba government/via The Canadian Press via AP hide caption toggle caption Manitoba government/via The Canadian Press via AP FLIN FLON, Manitoba — More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated
Enlarge this image Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he meets with students at the Sirius Educational Center in Sochi on May 19, 2025, after a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump. Alexander KAZAKOV/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alexander KAZAKOV/Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he meets with students
In this image taken from video released June 1, 2025, by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service shows a Ukrainian drone striking Russian planes deep in Russia's territory. AP/Source in the Ukrainian Security Service hide caption toggle caption AP/Source in the Ukrainian Security Service KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed more
Soccer fans celebrate PSG's victory on the Champs-Elysees avenue, with the Arc de Triomphe in background, after the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan, Sunday, June 1, 2025 in Paris. Aurelien Morissard/AP hide caption toggle caption Aurelien Morissard/AP PARIS — Two fans died and a police officer is in a
Presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by the right-wing Law and Justice party addresses supporters at his headquarters after the presidential election runoff in Warsaw, Poland on Sunday. Czarek Sokolowski/AP hide caption toggle caption Czarek Sokolowski/AP Poland's electoral commission has declared victory for conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki in the second round of the
A water bomber aircraft battles a wildfire in southeast Manitoba as shown in this handout photo provided by the Manitoba government on Tuesday. Manitoba government/via The Canadian Press via AP hide caption toggle caption Manitoba government/via The Canadian Press via AP FLIN FLON, Manitoba — More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated
Enlarge this image Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he meets with students at the Sirius Educational Center in Sochi on May 19, 2025, after a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump. Alexander KAZAKOV/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alexander KAZAKOV/Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he meets with students
In this image taken from video released June 1, 2025, by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service shows a Ukrainian drone striking Russian planes deep in Russia's territory. AP/Source in the Ukrainian Security Service hide caption toggle caption AP/Source in the Ukrainian Security Service KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed more
Soccer fans celebrate PSG's victory on the Champs-Elysees avenue, with the Arc de Triomphe in background, after the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan, Sunday, June 1, 2025 in Paris. Aurelien Morissard/AP hide caption toggle caption Aurelien Morissard/AP PARIS — Two fans died and a police officer is in a
This photo released by Acting Governor of the Kursk Region Alexander Khinshtein telegram channel on Sunday, June 1, 2025, shows a view of a damaged bridge after the crash of a freight train in Russia's Kursk region, which borders Ukraine. AP/Acting Governor of the Kursk Region Alexander Khinshtein hide caption toggle caption AP/Acting Governor of
Saul Luciano Lliuya in front of Lake Palcacocha, located at 4,650 meters above sea level at the Huascaran National Park, in Huaraz, northeastern Peru, on May 23, 2022. LUKA GONZALES/AFP hide caption toggle caption LUKA GONZALES/AFP LIMA, Peru — A Peruvian farmer and mountain guide has lost a landmark climate change lawsuit against one of
President Trump and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman walk in the old district on the outskirts of the Saudi capital Riyadh on May 13. Trump announced several big economic agreements on his recent trip to the Middle East, but said little about the conflicts in the region. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide
The extension of the Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota shown near Hambantota, Sri Lanka, in 2018 — a major infrastructure project funded by China as part of Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images AsiaPac hide caption toggle caption Paula Bronstein/Getty Images AsiaPac China has dramatically curtailed its lending in recent years.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, on Tuesday, in Jasionka, Poland. Alex Brandon/AP Pool hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Pool WARSAW, Poland — The Conservative Political Action Conference, the United States' premier conservative gathering, held its first meeting in Poland on Tuesday, just five days before a
A screengrab shows, according to the Israeli Army, Hamas Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar, taken from a handout video released Dec. 17, 2023. Israeli Army/Handout via REUTERS hide caption toggle caption Israeli Army/Handout via REUTERS Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar has been killed by Israeli forces. Speaking on Wednesday at the
Xi Jinping, left, with his father Xi Zhongxun in 1958. History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images To many observers of China, its top leader, Xi Jinping, is an enigma. Scholars and journalist have tried to glean insight into his thinking by reading his speeches and
Presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by the right-wing Law and Justice party addresses supporters at his headquarters after the presidential election runoff in Warsaw, Poland on Sunday. Czarek Sokolowski/AP hide caption toggle caption Czarek Sokolowski/AP Poland's electoral commission has declared victory for conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki in the second round of the
A water bomber aircraft battles a wildfire in southeast Manitoba as shown in this handout photo provided by the Manitoba government on Tuesday. Manitoba government/via The Canadian Press via AP hide caption toggle caption Manitoba government/via The Canadian Press via AP FLIN FLON, Manitoba — More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated
Enlarge this image Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he meets with students at the Sirius Educational Center in Sochi on May 19, 2025, after a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump. Alexander KAZAKOV/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alexander KAZAKOV/Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he meets with students
In this image taken from video released June 1, 2025, by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service shows a Ukrainian drone striking Russian planes deep in Russia's territory. AP/Source in the Ukrainian Security Service hide caption toggle caption AP/Source in the Ukrainian Security Service KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed more
Soccer fans celebrate PSG's victory on the Champs-Elysees avenue, with the Arc de Triomphe in background, after the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan, Sunday, June 1, 2025 in Paris. Aurelien Morissard/AP hide caption toggle caption Aurelien Morissard/AP PARIS — Two fans died and a police officer is in a
