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Trump warns Russia he may send Ukraine Tomahawks if war doesn't end soon

President Donald Trump has warned Russia that he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow doesn't settle its war there soon — suggesting that he could be ready to increase the pressure on Vladimir Putin's government using a key weapons system.

"I might say, 'Look: if this war is not going to get settled, I'm going to send them Tomahawks," Trump told reporters on Sunday aboard Air Force One as he flew to Israel. "The Tomahawk is an incredible weapon, very offensive weapon. And honestly, Russia does not need that."

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Mexico looks for missing people after torrential rains killed at least 47

The death toll from Mexico's torrential rains rose to 47 on Sunday as the fallout mounted from flooding and landslides in different states around the country, as the authorities were rushing to help affected residents, look for missing people and try to clean several areas.

Days after heavy rains drenched several parts of Mexico, the country saw over the weekend the extension of devastation in some states, where the flooding swept away vehicles and destroyed houses and roads.

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UK, France, Germany aim to restart Iran nuclear talks

Britain, France and Germany will seek to restart stalled nuclear talks with Iran and the United States, the three European countries said in a joint statement on Friday.

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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado

The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to Venezuela's opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, forced to live in hiding in what has become a "brutal" state, the Nobel jury said.

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Putin says Russian air defenses were to blame for Azerbaijani jet's crash last year

President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia's air defense were to blame for downing an Azerbaijani jetliner in December that killed 38 people, his first admission of responsibility for the crash in an effort to ease tensions between the neighbors.

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Israel's Netanyahu says Trump should get Nobel Peace Prize

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said Donald Trump should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, hours after the US president announced a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.

"Give @realDonaldTrump the Nobel Peace Prize -- he deserves it!" said a post on the official X account of the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel.

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Ukraine orders evacuation of children around frontline city of Kramatorsk

Ukraine announced on Thursday it was ordering the evacuation of children and their guardians from towns and villages in and around the eastern frontline city of Kramatorsk, citing an uptick in Russian drone attacks.

"Due to the deterioration of the security situation in certain areas of the Kramatorsk city community, the mandatory evacuation of families with children has been announced," the city council announced in a statement on social media.

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EU chief survives confidence votes in bloc's parliament

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen survived a twin confidence vote Thursday in the European Parliament -- challenges that posed no serious threat to her leadership but underscored tensions in the assembly.

Neither of the two motions of censure against the European Commission president secured the minimum 361 out of 720 votes -- with 179 lawmakers backing the one brought by the far-right Patriots and 133 endorsing the challenge by The Left.

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New RSF strike on hospital in Sudan's El-Fasher kills 12

An artillery attack by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed 12 people at the main hospital in the besieged city of El-Fasher, two medical sources told AFP on Wednesday.

A doctor and a nurse were among the dead, the medics said, requesting anonymity for their safety.

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Ukraine and Russia exchange attacks, five dead

Ukraine and Russia launched attacks on each other's territory early on Wednesday, leaving at least five people dead, authorities on the two sides said.

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