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There were no big breakthroughs but also no blunders, and the summit positioned Xi Jinping as a leader at the height of his power seeking global stability.
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Just a day after the outbreak was announced, cases were confirmed in the capitals of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. There is no approved vaccine for the strain.
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Just months before another election that may hinge on the economy, the war in Iran has sent gas and other goods soaring.
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In Ukraine, local officials report eight injured in overnight Russian drone strikes and shelling.
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The president said a potential arms deal for Taiwan was a "very good negotiating chip" in talks with Beijing. His words raise questions about the reliability of U.S. support.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy is one of few remaining Republican senators who voted for President Trump's impeachment after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Trump endorsed his opponent, Rep. Julia Letlow.
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Incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy is competing against Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow (LA-5) and John Fleming, the state Treasurer.
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu confirmed the operation and said Al-Mainuki was killed alongside "several of his lieutenants, during a strike on his compound in the Lake Chad Basin."
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The UK's relationship with the EU is shaping up as a key issue for a possible Labour leadership contest and the coming by-election in the Makerfield.
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;Resize=(620)) Bulgaria has won the 70th Eurovision song contest with singer Dara's party anthem Bangaranga, beating 24 other competitors during Saturday's grand final in Vienna. Israeli's Noam Bettan came in second after the contest faced protests against the country's participation.
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;Resize=(620)) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Friday for Moscow to be punished after he laid red roses at the rubble of a Kyiv apartment building where a Russian missile strike killed 24 people, including three children.
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Despite long-standing commitments from governments, women remain underrepresented, particularly in leadership and operational roles in United Nations Peace Operations. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, only 40 per cent of all Chief of Police Officers, and 30 per cent of civilian heads of United Nations peace operations are women. As of October 2024, just one woman serves in a military leadership role within United Nations Peace Operations. On the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, 29 May, meet some of the women leading global peace and security efforts and find out why women's leadership in peace operations matters.
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