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Slovenia faces immediate coalition negotiations after an election produced no clear victor in a contest that could reshape both domestic priorities and the country's foreign policy direction. With nearly all ballots tallied from Sunday's vote, Prime Minister Robert Golob’s liberal Freedom Movement (GS) and the right-leaning Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) of populist former premier Janez Jansa finished in a virtual tie. Neither party, as things stand, will reach the 46-seat threshold required for a majority in the 90-seat…

Iran fired multiple waves of missiles at Israel, the Israeli military said, after US President Donald Trump delayed a threatened strike on Iran's power grid, citing what he described as productive talks with Iranian officials. Air raid sirens sounded across parts of Israel, including in Tel Aviv, where the noise of interceptions — and the blasts that followed them — were clearly heard. In one instance, debris from an intercepted missile fell on homes in northern Israel, causing damage, though authorities reported no…

A Colombian Air Force Lockheed Martin-built Hercules C-130 transport plane crashed just after takeoff in the country's southern Amazon, killing at least 34 of the 125 people on board, authorities said. "Unfortunately, the information is of 34 deaths," Luis Emilio Bustos, the mayor of the nearby ‌town of Puerto ⁠Leguizamo, told journalists. Jhon Gabriel Molina, governor of the Putumayo department, told local news outlet Caracol Noticias that 34 people had died and 21 remained unidentifed. The accident occurred as the aircraft…

A Colombian Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130 military transport carrying 125 people crashed shortly after takeoff in the southern Amazon, leaving one person dead and 77 others in hospital, officials said. President Gustavo Petro confirmed one fatality and said 77 people had been admitted to medical facilities following the accident. The defence ministry identified the aircraft as a Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130 that went down during departure procedures. Defence Minister Pedro Sánchez said the plane went down as it lifted…

France's National Rally (RN) fell short of its ambition to capture Marseille and Toulon in yesterday's municipal ballots, a setback that offered a boost to embattled mainstream parties as they eye next year's presidential contest. In a separate high-stakes race, Socialist Party candidate Emmanuel Gregoire prevailed in the Paris mayoral contest, defeating conservative ex-minister Rachida Dati and keeping the French capital under left-wing control. These municipal votes were watched nationwide for signals ahead of the 2027…

Authorities in Cuba scrambled to restore electricity across the island on Monday after the country suffered a second nationwide blackout in under a week, a failure officials blame on aging infrastructure and a US oil blockade that has tightened fuel supplies. While sections of Havana reported the return of power, other neighborhoods remained without electricity a day after the energy ministry said the nation’s electrical system experienced a "total disconnection" in the country of nearly 10 million residents. Energy and…

A blistering heatwave that swept the western half of the United States has pushed eastward into the country’s heartland, delivering unusually warm conditions to locations that were at or below freezing only a week earlier. According to the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center, dozens of cities from California to Colorado logged their highest March temperatures on record. New March highs recorded yesterday included 33.3C in both Kansas City, Missouri, and North Platte, Nebraska, the agency said. Beyond those…

Police have launched an investigation into an anti‑Semitic hate crime after four ambulances operated by the Jewish Community Ambulance service were apparently set alight in London, the Metropolitan Police said. Officers were dispatched to Highfield Road in Golders Green at about 1.45am today following reports of a fire, the force added. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the incident is being treated as an anti‑Semitic hate crime, and the London Fire Brigade said there were no reported injuries. Superintendent Sarah Jackson,…

Explosions echoed across Tehran early Monday as Israel launched another wave of strikes on Iran, even as the Tehran government threatened retaliatory attacks on critical infrastructure across the Gulf — a confrontation that has pushed energy markets into their worst crisis in decades. Iranian media reported blasts in the capital, while authorities in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said they intercepted incoming missiles and drones. International Energy Agency director Fatih Birol said at least 40 energy assets…

Beginning tomorrow, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will be reassigned to U.S. airports in a bid to ease mounting delays at security checkpoints, officials said, a rapid response to a budget impasse linked to President Donald Trump's mass deportation policy. Mr Trump announced the unusual deployment in a social media post early today, setting federal officials scrambling to finalize an implementation plan on short notice. Tom Homan, the president's senior border aide, told CNN that ICE personnel would be moved…