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US may risk debt default 'as early as June 1': Yellen
The United States could run out of funds to pay its debt obligations -- triggering a catastrophic default -- as early as the start of June, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday, as policymakers tussle over raising the debt ceiling.
Biden, Marcos discuss securing tense South China Sea
Responding to Beijing's aggressive expansion into the trade routes and strategic islands of the South China Sea headlined talks Monday between President Joe Biden and his Philippines counterpart Ferdinand Marcos at the White House.
US envoy heads to Brazil after Ukraine war rift
A senior US envoy was heading to Brazil Monday in hopes of restoring a budding relationship with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who drew a rebuke by appearing to blame Washington in part over the Ukraine war.
UN warns of mass exodus from Sudan war catastrophe
The UN on Monday warned more than 800,000 people could flee fighting and dire conditions in Sudan, where explosions again shook the capital in violation of the latest truce extension agreed by warring generals.
Return of Syrian refugees 'top priority' in Arab summit: statement
Arab foreign ministers meeting in Amman to discuss Syria's long-running conflict agreed Monday the return of Syrian refugees was a "top priority", according to a communique released after the talks.
Pro-independence forces win elections on French Polynesia
Pro-independence forces won elections on France's Pacific territory of French Polynesia, giving them control of affairs on the archipelagos for the next five years and opening the way to a possible referendum on their status, according to results published Monday.
US hosts Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks
The United States hosted negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday, seeking to quell recent tension over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.
UN warns of mass exodus as Sudan truce violated
The UN on Monday warned that more than 800,000 people could flee fighting in Sudan, where gun battles and explosions again shook the capital in violation of the latest truce agreed between warring generals.
Turkey offers details of Islamic State chief's death
Turkey released new details Monday about its successful operation against the Islamic State's global chief, saying he died by setting off a suicide vest to avoid being detained.
Mirziyoyev: Uzbek reformer with autocratic tendencies
Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is credited with leading Central Asia's most populous country out of isolation, but his appetite for change may be waning now that he has consolidated power.
Ukraine withdraws from Judo worlds over Russian soldier presence
Ukraine on Monday pulled its team from the World Judo Championships in Qatar over the presence of Russian athletes it argued were active soldiers.
French mass in May 1 show of anger against Macron pension reform
Hundreds of thousands of people on Monday massed in France on labour day to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, with unions vowing not to stop fighting even after the changes were signed into law.
JPMorgan buys First Republic after regulators seize control
US financial authorities seized California's troubled First Republic Bank on Monday and sold it to JPMorgan Chase, hoping to bring to a close a two-month banking crisis that has spooked the financial system.
UN holds Afghanistan crisis talks without Taliban
The Taliban authorities will be absent from UN-led talks on Afghanistan that open Monday in Qatar, as a government spokesman rejects linking international engagement with women's rights in the crisis-stricken country.
Italy cuts anti-poverty subsidies as critics slam 'provocation'
Italy's right-wing government on Monday rolled back anti-poverty subsidies introduced four years ago that helped some four million people last year, as critics denounced a "provocation" on the international May Day labour holiday.
UN says Sudan near 'breaking point' as battles flare despite truce
Gun battles and explosions again rocked Sudan's capital Monday despite the latest truce formally agreed between the warring parties as the United Nations warned the humanitarian crisis had brought the country near its "breaking point".
Thousands of Sudanese make perilous trek to safety in Chad
On donkeys or horses, by cart or by foot, hundreds of Sudanese, most of them women and children, each day cross a small, dry stream to find safety in neighbouring Chad.
Biden, Marcos to discuss countering Beijing in S.China Sea
Moves to check Beijing's aggressive expansion into the trade routes and strategic islands of the South China Sea will headline talks Monday between President Joe Biden and his Philippines counterpart Ferdinand Marcos at the White House.
Uzbekistan approves reforms to strengthen president
Uzbekistan has overwhelmingly approved constitutional changes that will allow President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to remain in power until 2040 in a tightly-controlled referendum, election results showed Monday.
Leading Thai opposition PM candidate gives birth two weeks from polling day
An opposition frontrunner in Thailand's upcoming general elections has given birth two weeks before the polling day, her party confirmed on Monday.
New Sudan clashes despite truce, UN warns country at 'breaking point'
Fierce fighting broke out again Monday between the army and paramilitaries despite the formal extension of a truce, after the United Nations warned the humanitarian situation reached "breaking point".
After pan-bashing, France's Macron faces Labour Day protests
France's President Emmanuel Macron faces more nationwide protests on Monday as he seeks to steer the country on from a divisive pension law that has sparked anger, pan-bashing and social unrest.
Santiago Pena wins Paraguay vote, keeps rightwing party in power
Paraguayans on Sunday elected a president from the rightwing party in power for nearly eight decades, rejecting a center-left challenger who had railed against endemic institutional corruption.
Paraguay's Santiago Pena: Fresh face of institutional power
Quick to smile and described as affable, Paraguay's new President Santiago Pena, 44, is the fresh face of an old institution -- the conservative Colorado Party that has ruled the South American country for nearly eight decades.
Paraguayans vote for president to tackle corruption, poverty
Paraguayans voted Sunday for a president they hope will tackle endemic corruption, crime and poverty in elections with possible consequences for ties with Taiwan and Israel.
Paraguayans vote for president with Taiwan ties in the balance
Paraguayans voted Sunday for a president they hope will tackle endemic corruption, crime and poverty in tight elections that could end decades of ruling right-wing hegemony and alter the South American country's ties with Taiwan.
Trench-digging Ukrainian troops targeted by Russian strikes
Shovels in hand and helmets on heads, Ukrainian soldiers jumped out of a military truck and prepare to dig a trench near Bakhmut, in the conflict-hit east of the country.
UN sending envoy over 'unprecedented' Sudan war fallout
The top United Nations humanitarian official is heading to the Sudan region due to the rapidly unfolding impact of the war there and its wider fallout, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday.
Sudan 'truce' extended as battles rage
Rival Sudanese forces on Sunday announced the extension of a truce they have largely violated, as warplanes roared overhead and fighting continued on the ground in Sudan's capital.
Gunfire in Sudan capital despite truce as ex-PM warns of 'nightmare'
Warplanes roared overhead and fighting continued on the ground in Sudan's capital Sunday after a former prime minister warned of the "nightmare" risk of a descent into full-scale civil war.
Pope urges Hungarians to 'open doors' to migrants
Pope Francis on Sunday called on Hungarians to "open doors" to migrants, as he wrapped up a three-day visit to the central European country led by a prime minister who is staunchly anti-immigration.
Erdogan, rival draw vast crowds ahead of May 14 vote
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main opponent staged massive rival rallies on Sunday, setting the stage for a bruising battle in the final two weeks of Turkey's election campaign.