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Russian air defenses shoot down 337 Ukrainian drones over 10 regions, Russia's Defense Ministry says The Russian military says air defenses shot down 337 Ukrainian drones over 10 Russian regions overnight in what appears to be the biggest Ukrainian drone attack on Russia in three years. The attack on Tuesday, which killed one person and wounded several, came as a Ukrainian delegation was set to meet with America’s top diplomat in Saudi Arabia about ending the three-year war with Russia. Most of the drones — 126 of them — were shot down over the Kursk region across the border from Ukraine, parts of which Kyiv’s forces control, and 91 were shot down over the Moscow region.
Deterrence among the key questions as army chiefs from 30-plus countries talk about a Ukraine force KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has key questions it wants answered as army chiefs from over 30 countries meet in Paris for talks on creating an international force to deter future Russian aggression once a ceasefire is established. They include troop size, location and, crucially, military options in the event of a transgression. The Paris meeting Tuesday is the most significant culmination so far of French and British efforts to rally nations under a so-called “coalition of the willing” to safeguard Ukraine by establishing a reassurance and deterrence force to dissuade Russia from invading again.
Former President Rodrigo Duterte arrested in the Philippines on an ICC warrant over drug killings MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested in connection with an International Criminal Court case alleging crimes against humanity were committed during his anti-drug crackdowns. Duterte was arrested Tuesday at the Manila airport and police took him into custody on orders of the ICC, President Ferdinand Marcos’ office said in a statement. It was not clear where Duterte was taken.
The government said the 79-year-old former leader was in good health and was in authorities' custody. The surprise arrest sparked a commotion at the airport, where lawyers and aides of Duterte loudly protested that they, along with a doctor and lawyers, were prevented from coming close to him after he was taken into police custody. Arrested Philippine ex-President Duterte to face legacy of thousands killed in drug crackdown MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, who left a savage legacy over his deadly anti-drugs crackdown, was arrested on an international warrant as he returned to Manila.
He flew home from Hong Kong after speculation that he was seeking exile in China, Duterte told thousands of cheering Filipino expatriates at a Hong Kong gathering that he was aware the International Criminal Court had issued a warrant for his arrest over his campaign against illegal drugs that left thousands or people dead. He again tried to justify the crackdowns and the crowd cheered him on. Police took him into custody as he got off a plane.
For Trump the peace negotiator, might makes right. History offers different lessons As President Donald Trump seeks to end wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, his approach to both seems to boil down to giving the stronger party what it wants and pushing the weaker to accept it. His defenders view it as hardnosed realpolitik – a recognition that the strong eventually prevail, so better to cut one’s losses in the interest of a certain kind of peace.
But the eventual outcome of conflicts is not always determined by military power alone — see America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan, where the world’s strongest military failed to defeat a tenacious insurgency. Greenland votes Tuesday as Trump wants to take control of the strategic island NUUK, Greenland (AP) — The single polling station in Greenland’s capital city is ready. This big Arctic island with a tiny population holds early parliamentary elections Tuesday that are being closely watched.
U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear he wants to take control of the strategic North Atlantic location that holds rare earth minerals key to driving the global economy.
Trump’s overtures aren’t on the ballot, but they are on everyone’s minds. This self-governing region of Denmark has been on a path toward independence since at least 2009. Now, Greenlanders are debating the best way to ensure they control their future.
Majority of the world's population breathes dirty air, report says BENGALURU, India (AP) — Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of global cities meeting WHO air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found. The report, from the air quality monitoring database IQAir, looked at data from 138 countries and found that India is home to the greatest number of polluted cities, and Los Angeles ranked as the most polluted city in the United States. Air pollution is a major killer, with studies estimating it kills 9 million people worldwide a year and sickens millions more.
'Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress OKUMA, Japan (AP) — The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 years ago Tuesday. Workers walk around in many areas wearing only surgical masks and regular clothes. It’s a different story for those who enter the reactor buildings, including the three damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
They must use maximum protection — full facemasks with filters, multi-layered gloves and socks, shoe covers, hooded hazmat coveralls and a waterproof jacket, and a helmet. As workers remove melted fuel debris from the reactors in a monumental nuclear cleanup effort that could take more than a century, they are facing both huge amounts of psychological stress and dangerous levels of radiation. What to expect after South Korea’s Constitutional Court rules on the impeachment of President Yoon SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court could soon rule whether to dismiss or reinstate impeached conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol.
But the country’s political crisis sparked by Yoon’s short-lived imposition of martial law is far from over. Yoon will be officially removed from office and a national election will be held to choose his successor if the court upholds Yoon’s impeachment. But he would return to presidential duties, if the court overturns his impeachment.
Experts say South Korea’s severe internal divide will likely intensify whatever decision the court makes. In his own words: Pope Francis has long been up front about his health problems and eventual death ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has written and spoken at length about sickness, aging and death. And he has personally directed that his doctors provide the fairly detailed daily updates that have punctuated his own battle with pneumonia.
The 88-year-old pope is merely responding to the sometimes morbid interest in the health of popes over centuries. Francis’ candor with his own fragility is very much in keeping with a decision he made early on in his papacy to be up front about his health: He granted an unprecedented tell-all interview to an Argentine doctor who published a book in 2021 detailing Francis’ physical and mental health history..
