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Guardiola refuses to guarantee Man City title challenge next season

Pep Guardiola said he cannot guarantee Manchester City will be back challenging for the Premier League title next season.

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Venezuela's Maduro wins landslide in election boycotted by opposition

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's party swept the board in parliamentary and regional elections that were boycotted by the opposition in protest over his disputed re-election last year.

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American man held for firebombing attempt at US mission in Tel Aviv

A dual U.S.-German citizen was charged in a New York court Sunday on suspicion he tried to firebomb the United States' mission in Tel Aviv earlier this week, the U.S. Justice Department said.

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Macron denies 'domestic dispute' with wife after plane video

French President Emmanuel Macron denied Monday any "domestic dispute" with his wife Brigitte after a video appeared to show her shoving his face away as they arrived in Vietnam for a diplomatic visit.

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New proposal involves release of 10 Gaza hostages, 70-day truce

A Palestinian source familiar with negotiations aimed at securing a truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza said Monday that a new proposal involved the release of 10 hostages, a 70-day ceasefire and a partial Israeli withdrawal.

The outline of the new potential deal comes as Israel ramps up its offensive in the Palestinian territory, and follows previous rounds of talks that have failed to reach a breakthrough ever since a two-month ceasefire fell apart in mid-March.

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Israeli FM praises Trump's support for Israel with visiting envoy

Israel's foreign minister on Monday praised U.S. President Donald Trump's commitment to Israel and fighting anti-Semitism during a visit by the U.S. homeland security secretary.

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Syria says it arrested Islamic State members near Damascus

Syrian authorities said they arrested members of an Islamic State group cell near Damascus on Monday, accusing them of preparing attacks against the country.

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Israel military issues evacuation warning for Gaza's Khan Yunis

The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for parts of the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis on Monday, following what it said were rocket launches from the area.

"Terrorist organizations continue to launch rocket fire from your areas. The Khan Yunis area is considered a dangerous combat zone and has been warned multiple times," the Arabic warning said. "Evacuate immediately to the west, to the Mawasi area."

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Aoun confirms disarmament to start mid-June in 3 Palestinian camps in Beirut

The disarmament of the first Palestinian camps in Lebanon will begin in mid-June in three Beirut camps, President Joseph Aoun confirmed Monday.

A joint Lebanese-Palestinian committee met for the first time last week following an accord between Lebanese and Palestinian leaders on disarming Palestinian camps as Lebanon seeks to impose its authority on all its territory.

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Ukraine hit by record barrage after Trump says Putin 'has gone absolutely crazy'

Russia fired its biggest ever drone barrage on Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Monday, just hours after Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin "CRAZY" and warned Moscow risked new sanctions if it kept up its deadly bombardment.

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