Trump meets Syrian leader after lifting sanctions
US President Donald Trump meet with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, a day after announcing he was lifting sanctions on the war-battered country. IMAGES
Uruguay's leftist ex-leader Jose "Pepe" Mujica, who became a cult figure partly due to his modest lifestyle, has died after losing his battle with cancer, according to the government in Montevideo. "With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of our comrade Pepe Mujica. President, activist, guide and leader. We will miss you greatly, old friend," the country's serving leader Yamandu Orsi says on X. IMAGES
US President Donald Trump meet with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, a day after announcing he was lifting sanctions on the war-battered country. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron pays tribute in Hanoi to combatants in the Indochina war, which pitted French colonial forces against Vietnamese independence fighters from 1946 to 1954. Macron is in Vietnam for his first official visit to the country. IMAGES
The United States describes the United Nations and non-governmental groups as hypocritical in criticizing a US- and Israeli-backed aid effort in Gaza, saying food was successfully entering the Palestinian territory. "It is unfortunate, because the issue here is giving aid to Gaza, and then suddenly it moves into complaints about style or the nature of who's doing it," State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce tells reporters, calling the criticism "the height of hypocrisy." SOUNDBITE
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