EU chief backs plan for Canada to become 'associate member'

Canada is seeking closer ties with EU after a breakdown in relations with the US and its president Donald Trump.
US accuses Russia of trying to kill Ukrainian allies overseas

The FBI says five men “conspired to intimidate, threaten, or murder people on US soil and around the world”.
Philippines' Duterte seen in person at International Criminal Court for first time

He is due to be tried for crimes against humanity over thousands of deaths linked to his war on drugs.
Trump Bars Some South Africans Over Claims of Anti-White Discrimination

Washington says South Africa has not done anything to fix what President Trump sees as discrimination. South Africa’s president has called Mr. Trump’s policies racist.
Japan Marks a Unique Milestone, With More Than 100,000 People Aged 100 or Over

Tetsuo Sato is one of 100,000 Japanese who are now over 100 years old. He plans on celebrating his 107th birthday at a hot springs hotel.
New Orleans priest accused of abusing children in deaf community dies from apparent fall aged 87
Archdiocese knew of allegations against Gerard Joseph ‘Jerry’ Howell for 40 years but continued to support himA New Orleans Catholic priest whose prolific sexual abuse of children in the local deaf community was know…
Lisa Nandy brands Musk’s X a ‘disgrace’ as she pledges crackdown on social media doxxing – UK politics live
Culture secretary says X ‘didn’t even bother to turn up’ to meeting about abuse, intimidation and doxxing on social mediaJohn Healey, the chancellor, delivers the first budget of Andy Burnham’s government six wee…
Former Kosovo president Thaçi sentenced to 25 years in prison by international court in The Hague – Europe live
Thaçi held criminally responsible for war crimes during the violent break from Serbia in the 1990s Von der Leyen says “kickstarting Europe’s economy is our number one priority,” as Europe needs to tap into its hug…
E.U. Offers to Make Canada ‘Associate Member’ as U.S. Ties Weaken for Both

Canada and the European Union have been confronting an increasingly challenging relationship with the United States under President Trump.
Does the Stork’s Return to Britain Restore History or Rewrite It?

Conservationists set up a colony of white storks in southern England, touching off a debate over whether they truly belong there.