May 23 Watch 7:07 'We're playing into Russia's hands': Ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine on why she resigned By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev This week's prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine was the largest since the war’s onset. But skepticism of a lasting truce, and President Trump’s peace-making, remains. Bridget Brink resigned as ambassador to Ukraine in April, faulting the Trump administration’s Ukraine… Continue watching
May 23 Why King Charles III is visiting Canada to deliver a rare speech from the throne By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Trump’s repeated suggestion that the U.S. annex its northern neighbor prompted new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to invite Charles to give the speech on Tuesday where he will lay out the Canadian government’s agenda when Parliament reopens. Continue reading
May 23 Kim Kardashian's robbers found guilty in Paris court, but won't face prison time By John Leicester, Thomas Adamson, Associated Press The chief judge, David De Pas, said that the defendants' ages — the oldest is 79 and some others are in their 60s and 70s — weighed on the court’s decision to impose sentences that he said “aren’t very severe.”… Continue reading
May 23 China criticizes Trump administration's move to ban Harvard's foreign students By Huizhong Wu, Rajesh Roy, Associated Press Harvard enrolled 6,703 international students across all of its schools in 2024, according to the school’s data, with 1,203 of those from China and 788 from India. Continue reading
May 23 Trump's foreign student ban leaves Belgian princess in doubt about her Harvard future By Associated Press Belgium’s Royal Palace said Friday that Princess Elisabeth, who is first in line to the throne, is waiting to find out whether she can return to Harvard for her second year after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ban on foreign students… Continue reading
May 23 Woman arrested after stabbing attack at train station in Hamburg, Germany By Associated Press A stabbing attack at the busy central train station in the German city of Hamburg left multiple people injured, some of them in life-threatening condition, authorities said. A woman was arrested as the suspect. Continue reading
May 23 Renowned Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado dies at age 81 By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press One of Brazil's most famous artists, Salgado’s life and work were portrayed in the 2014 documentary film “The Salt of the Earth," co-directed by Wim Wenders and his son, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado. Continue reading
May 23 Omani mediator says Iran-U.S. talks made 'some but not conclusive progress' By Jon Gambrell, Giada Zampano, Associated Press Iran and the United States made “some but not conclusive progress” Friday in a fifth round of negotiations in Rome over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, the talks' Omani mediator said. Continue reading
May 23 Iran and U.S. hold a fifth round of nuclear negotiations in Rome with enrichment a key issue By Jon Gambrell, Giada Zampano, Associated Press U.S. officials up to President Donald Trump insist Iran cannot continue to enrich uranium at all in any deal that could see sanctions lifted on Tehran's struggling economy. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi early Friday insisted online that no enrichment… Continue reading
May 23 Ukraine and Russia exchange prisoners a week after direct talks failed to produce a ceasefire By Samya Kullab, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Word of the developments emerged when U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media that Russia and Ukraine had carried out a large exchange of prisoners. Continue reading