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Pope urges leaders to stop dividing as he meets migrants, homeless in Spain

Technology was partly to blame for creating an environment which magnifies prejudices and weakens critical thinking, Leo said.

Lebanese leaders rebuke Iran as Israel, Hezbollah trade attacks

Switzerland agrees joint military plan with France for G7 summit

ZURICH, June 5 - Switzerland has agreed a military cooperation plan with neighbouring France for the upcoming gathering of world leaders at the Group of 7 summit in mid-June, the government said on Friday.

EU must be ready and able to expand, Merz says at summit with Balkan leaders

TIVAT, Montenegro, June 5 - The European Union must show it is willing and able to take in new members, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday as the bloc’s leaders gathered with Western Balkan counterparts hoping to join in the coming years.

Labour mayor Burnham signals he would run in leadership contest against UK's Starmer

LONDON, June 4 - Labour mayor Andy Burnham signalled on Thursday he would run in any leadership race against Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying that if he won a local election later this month he would seek to join any challenge against the British leader.

Switzerland to deploy 4,000 troops on its side of border as France hosts G-7 summit

GENEVA, June 4 - Switzerland will deploy around 4,000 troops inside its territory to reinforce security as world leaders gather for the G7 summit in neighboring France in mid-June, the Swiss army said on Thursday.

Snap Insight: Indonesia’s free meal programme hit by graft probe but Prabowo will push on with it

Three former leaders of the Indonesian national nutrition agency were arrested just a day after President Prabowo Subianto fired them.

Serbia's security agency advises Vucic not to travel to EU summit in Montenegro

BELGRADE, June 4 - Serbia's security agency warned President Aleksandar Vucic not to travel to Montenegro on Friday for a summit with European Union and Balkan leaders, citing security threats amid a diplomatic tit-for-tat between the two countries.

'First overt challenge' to Pritam Singh's WP leadership could bring closure one way or the other: Analysts

The closeness in the timing of the special cadre members conference and the party’s biennial Central Executive Committee election on Jun 28 means that by the end of that day, there would be absolute clarity on the WP leadership, said political observers.

UK releases second batch of files on Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador

LONDON, June 1 - The British government published on Monday a second batch of documents relating to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington, a saga which has led to questions over Prime Minister Keir Starmer's judgment and leadership.

With world leaders’ ‘abysmal failure’ to uphold global order, ASEAN holds lessons: Timor-Leste president

President José Ramos-Horta also called on the Southeast Asian grouping to have the “audacity to declare the South China Sea a zone of peace” in a special address at the Shangri-La Dialogue on May 30.

China appoints veteran banker Ding Xiangqun as financial regulator's Communist Party chief

Beijing is taking steps to stabilise leadership at the National Financial Regulatory Administration after former head Li Yunze was demoted in April due to what was treated as a suspected disciplinary violation.

Russian official warns Europe to brace for more drone incidents after Romania episode

MOSCOW, May 29 - Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of Russia's powerful Security Council, warned European leaders on Friday that drones would continue to stray into their countries and prevent their populations from sleeping peacefully.

UN chief eyes leadership cuts as part of reform push

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' 10 years as chief draws to a close at the end of 2026.

UN chief eyes leadership cuts as part of reform push

GENEVA, May 28 - The United Nations aims to reduce and abolish senior leadership positions over the next two years as part of its reforms, its Secretary-General said on Thursday, as he seeks to streamline the 80-year-old institution which some consider top-heavy.

Norway will come under France’s nuclear umbrella, leaders say

The move reflects growing European concerns about relying on the United States for security.

Peronist leaders in Argentina seek broad alliance as Milei loses support

May 27 - Leaders within Peronism, Argentina's main opposition movement, are looking to capitalize on President Javier Milei's declining popularity and push to form a broad alliance ahead of next year's presidential election.

Turkish opposition party to hold congress once conditions met, chair says

ISTANBUL, May 27 - The reinstated chair of Turkey's main opposition party Kemal Kilicdaroglu said on Wednesday the party will hold a congress once legal conditions are met, after a court ousted the previous leadership, triggering an internal crisis and market volatility last week.

US V-P Vance hails Pope Leo’s AI encyclical as ‘profound’

Mr Vance called it a necessary act of moral leadership in a disruptive AI age.

Ex-British PM Tony Blair lambastes Labour’s leadership woes

He also slammed the government for lacking a clear agenda.