World
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French prosecutors investigate Philippe over contract
Another potential presidential candidate, former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, is under preliminary investigation.
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87 Gaza flotilla detainees begin hunger strike
The U.S. sanctioned four flotilla activists, saying the organizers were acting “in support of Hamas.”
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Venezuela plans release of 300 detainees
The Venezuelan prisoners’ rights group Foro Penal estimated that more than 400 people were detained in the country for political reasons.
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France Senate backs return of Indigenous remains
Between 1877 and 1931, the amusement park hosted “ethnological shows” featuring Indigenous groups from colonized territories.
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Nigeria, U.S. say strikes killed 175 IS fighters
Boko Haram and ISWAP have recently increased reported attacks on villages, police stations, workers, and military bases, prompting President Tinubu to declare a nationwide state of emergency in 2025.
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Shakira cleared in Spain tax case, fine overturned
In 2024, Spanish prosecutors dropped separate tax fraud charges related to her 2018 income.
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Russia begins May 19-21 nuclear drills across country
The drills came months after the collapse of New START, the last nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States. The treaty’s end in February formally lifted a range of restrictions on the world’s two largest nuclear powers.
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Ukraine says first guided aerial bomb is combat-ready
Until now, Ukraine had no domestically produced precision glide bomb. It has relied on Western-supplied weapons for longer-range strikes.
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Maduro ally deported to U.S. in corruption case
President Joe Biden pardoned him in 2023 as part of a prisoner swap, but prosecutors said this case involves alleged conduct not covered by that pardon.