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JOHANNESBURG — JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s health minister on Tuesday called lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention jab in the world, a “groundbreaking” tool to fight the disease, but warned initial donated supply would be limited to nearly half a million people in the African country with the highest prevalence rate. This comes just weeks after the U.S. announced …

Pop star Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seemingly confirmed speculations of a relationship after they were spotted locking lips on a yacht. According to photos obtained by the Daily Mail, the couple could be seen cuddling and kissing on the pop star’s yacht, Caravelle, off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. The singer was dressed in …

Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has said he will pull state funding for the country’s national film honors, the Ophir Awards, after the Palestinian anti-war drama The Sea took top prize at the 2025 ceremony Tuesday night. Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s drama follows a 12-year-old Palestinian boy living under occupation in the West Bank who risks his life, dodging military checkpoints and the …

Spain’s Minister of Sport and Education has become the country’s latest politician to comment on the ongoing tension surrounding the Vuelta a España, calling for Israel-Premier Tech to leave the race, but insisting that the Vuelta should continue. Speaking on Cadena Ser’s El Larguero sports program, Pilar Alegría discussed the pro-Palestinian protests about the presence of Israel-Premier Tech, pointing out …

Washington View is Ben Smith’s new column, aimed at helping our readers understand the Trump administration as it seeks to remake the US government and American society and reshape everything from private enterprise to global trade. More than 22,000 federal employees lost their jobs in DC, Maryland, and Virginia from January to May, according to the Richmond Fed. They include …

Trinidad endorses warship deployment, will help U.S. if asked, prime minister says  Miami Herald Is the Trump Administration Building Up to a Military Confrontation With Venezuela?  The New York Times Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro says he’s deploying 4.5 million militia members in response to “outlandish threats” by U.S.  CBS News US warships may reach Venezuela coast by weekend in drug cartel operation  Al Jazeera Venezuela …

Russian foreign minister says ‘Ukraine has the right to exist’ with territory-related caveat  The Hill Russia’s top diplomat joins ‘Meet the Press’ to defend actions in Ukraine  Politico Russia’s Lavrov outlines terms for Ukraine peace: big power security guarantee and no NATO  Reuters Russia’s Lavrov Says West Trying to ‘Block’ Ukraine Peace Talks  The Moscow Times Russia’s foreign minister derides ‘clumsy’ Western efforts on …

Netflix Jones says she was ‘a bit of a geek’ when it came to researching the role and spent many hours in the House of Commons and talking to politicians Actress Suranne Jones has taken on the role of many women under immense pressure. In Doctor Foster she suspects her husband of having an affair, in Vigil she investigates a …

“We are now hearing signals from Washington that they are prepared to do so [provide security guarantees], and this must then be worked out together with the Europeans, with Germany naturally having to play an important role,” Wadephul said in the interview, adding Berlin could provide military and technical help, among other things. In an interview with Fox News on …

Putin, who addressed reporters first, pontificated about how Ukraine poses “fundamental threats” to Russian security, and discussed the need to “eliminate all the primary causes of the conflict.”  The Kremlin has long pointed to a list of “root causes” of the war, including preventing Ukraine’s NATO membership and false claims that Nazis are running the Ukrainian government. Trump, in his …