May 29 25 NAT0-led peacekeepers injured in Kosovo amid ethnic tensions By Radul Radovanovic, Llazar Semini, Associated Press Serbia has put its military on high alert and is sending more troops to the border with Kosovo, whose declaration of independence in 2008 is not recognized by Belgrade. Continue reading
May 29 Thousands evacuated as Philippines warns of approaching Typhoon Mawar By Jim Gomez, Associated Press The typhoon is packing maximum sustained winds of 96 mph and gusts of up to 118 mph but is forecast to spare the mountainous region a direct hit. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 2:57 News Wrap: Apartment building partially collapses in Davenport, Iowa In our news wrap Monday, officials say there are no known fatalities or people still trapped after an apartment building partially collapsed in Davenport, Iowa, warring factions in Sudan agreed to extend a cease-fire for another five days and Uganda's… Continue watching
May 29 Sudan military, rival force agree to extend truce after mediators show impatience with breaches By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The five-day extension of the cease-fire between Sudan's military and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, was announced in a joint statement late Monday by Saudi Arabia and the United States. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 11:25 Turkish President Erdogan wins runoff to secure his grip on power By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won Sunday's run-off election, surviving the biggest challenge to his two decades in power. The victory cements his grip on Turkey, an important NATO member, despite mounting economic woes, skyrocketing inflation and poor response to… Continue watching
May 29 North Korea notifies neighboring Japan it plans to launch a military spy satellite soon By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Japan's defense minister says he ordered the military to shoot down the satellite or debris, if any entered Japanese territory. Continue reading
May 29 UN begins talks in Paris on a treaty to end global plastic pollution By Thomas Adamson, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press The self-named "high ambition coalition" of countries, led by Norway and Rwanda, want limits on plastic production and restrictions on some of the chemicals used in plastics. Continue reading
May 29 Why tensions are flaring between Kosovo and Serbia By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo have flared anew this weekend after Kosovo's police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region's north and seized local municipality buildings. Continue reading
May 29 South America's presidents meet in Brazil for the first regional summit in 9 years By Carla Bridi, Associated Press Analysts say Lula senses an opportunity for integration because of the political affinities of the region's current governments and appears to want to test leaders' willingness to cooperate through a revived Union of South American Nations, or Unasur. Continue reading
May 29 What Erdogan's reelection means for Turkey By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Having secured another five years, Erdogan now faces a host of domestic challenges in a deeply divided country. Continue reading