Tuesday May 20th, 2025 5:45AM

AP World News

Expected release of high-profile male hostages sparks excitement and anxiety in Israel
News that three high-profile hostages are expected to be released has brought excitement and trepidation to Israel on Friday
8:53AM ( 3 months ago )
Russia claims another Ukrainian village has fallen as it closes in on a key city
Russia is claiming it has captured another village in its relentless offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region and as it closes in on the critical Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk after almost three years of war
8:36AM ( 3 months ago )
EU warns Pakistan that duty-free exporter status depends on progress in human rights, media freedom
The European Union has warned Pakistan that its status as a duty-free exporter to the bloc will continue to depend on the progress the country makes in addressing concerns about civil and labor rights and freedom of speech
7:29AM ( 3 months ago )
Pakistan's favorable trade status depends on progress in human rights, media freedom, EU says
The European Union has warned Pakistan that its status as a duty-free exporter to the bloc will continue to depend on the progress the country makes in addressing concerns about civil and labor rights and freedom of speech
7:29AM ( 3 months ago )
Serbian student protesters march ahead of bridge blockade as driver rams Belgrade demonstration
Hundreds of striking students are marching through the Serbian countryside, taking their anti-graft protest toward the northern city of Novi Sad, where they plan to blockade three bridges over the River Danube this weekend
6:33AM ( 3 months ago )
Serbian protesters march ahead of their Danube bridge blockade as driver rams Belgrade demonstration
Hundreds of striking students are marching through the Serbian countryside, taking their anti-graft protest toward the northern city of Novi Sad, where they plan to blockade three bridges over the River Danube this weekend
6:33AM ( 3 months ago )
Serbian anti-graft protesters march to a northern city and plan to block bridges
Hundreds of students have marched through the Serbian countryside, taking their anti-graft protest to the northern city of Novi Sad, where they plan to blockade three bridges over the River Danube this weekend
6:33AM ( 3 months ago )
Norway stops a ship suspected of involvement in damage to a Baltic Sea cable
Police say a Norwegian-owned and Russian-crewed ship that authorities suspect may have been involved in damage to an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland has been stopped off Norway
6:20AM ( 3 months ago )
Lithuanian president backs Trump’s NATO defense spending goal amid ongoing Russian threat
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says that any peace settlement in Ukraine must involve Kyiv and come with more defense spending by regional countries to deter future Russian aggression
5:44AM ( 3 months ago )
Tens of thousands of Muslims attend annual Biswa Ijtema event in Bangladesh
Tens of thousands of people have gathered on a riverbank near Bangladesh’s capital to listen to sermons by Islamic scholars at the Biswa Ijtema or global congregation of Muslim devotees
5:28AM ( 3 months ago )