Ukraine will hold elections only after security guarantees and ceasefire, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine will hold elections only after security guarantees are provided and a ceasefire with Russia is reached, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has declared.
He dismissed rumors that presidential elections are being prepared under US pressure, emphasizing that "security comes first, politics then."
According to the Ukrainian Constitution, holding national elections while the country is in a state of emergency is illegal.
Trump says he insisted to Netanyahu that US talks with Iran continue on nuclear program
US President Donald Trump met privately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday and said he had insisted that negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program continue.
Netanyahu spent nearly three hours at the White House, but neither he nor Trump answered reporters' questions about the meeting.
The Israeli prime minister wants the negotiations to also include restrictions on Iran's ballistic missiles and Tehran's support for groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.
Marine Le Pen's appeal ends, while her presidential candidacy remains in question
Marine Le Pen has appealed her conviction for embezzlement of European Parliament funds, which barred her from running in the 2027 French presidential election.
Her lawyers deny any wrongdoing, stressing that employment contracts for MEPs' assistants were transparent and legal.
The Court of Appeal's decision on July 7 will determine whether Le Pen can run again, or whether her successor, Jordan Bardella, will replace her.
Canadian police identify suspect in school massacre that killed nine people
Canadian police have identified the suspect in the massacre at a school in British Columbia as an 18-year-old with mental health problems.
Six people, including a teacher and five students, were killed in Tuesday's attack in the town of Tumbler Ridge, while later, the mother and brother of the perpetrator were found dead in their home.
The event is considered one of the largest massacres in Canada in recent history.
