Polish President Karol Nawrocki said Friday he will strip Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Poland’s highest state honor over the Ukraine leader’s decision to name a military unit after a Ukrainian paramilitary organization accused of massacring Poles during World War II. Zelenskyy was awarded the Order of the White Eagle in 2023 by Poland’s then President Andrzej Duda for his services to security, resilience and the defence of human rights. But it will now be revoked after Zelenskyy issued a decree on May 26 naming a military unit of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces after the UPA — the Ukrainian Insurgent Army —...

The U.S. Air Force accepted a modified Boeing 747-8i from Qatar in 2025, upgrading it through L3Harris for secure communications and safety before unveiling it at Joint Base Andrews. Trump highlighted Starlink connectivity, redundant systems, and its bold red, white, and navy blue livery—joking that the old ‘baby blue’ was time for a change to match the American flag. This ‘VC-25B Bridge’ plane eases strain on the aging fleet at under $400 million, filling the gap until Boeing’s delayed permanent replacements arrive in 2028, and will lead a massive July 4 flyover for America’s 250th anniversary.

Asylum seekers deported by the U.S. to Sierra Leone risk being sent back to their home countries where they face persecution, according to one of their lawyers and documents seen by The Associated Press, despite prior U.S. court orders barring their deportation to those countries. About a dozen people deported from the U.S. arrived in Sierra Leone Thursday, the second deportation flight to the country after nine West African migrants landed there last month, Erica Reilly, an attorney representing one of the migrants, said Friday. Sierra Leone is one of at least nine other African nations that the U.S. has...

Iran’s World Cup team says it’s unfairly being made to travel to matches the day before games and return immediately after, but that schedule itself isn’t uncommon among teams. So how does it work, with 48 teams criss-crossing 16 cities across three countries? Iran has been forced to comply with what White House FIFA task force head Andrew Giuliani said were previously mandated rules stemming from the war, but those restrictions also align with FIFA guidelines for general team travel. Team Melli made the 127-mile (204-kilometer) charter flight from Tijuana International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport the day before...

The British bar association temporarily suspended the embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Friday, pending the outcome of disciplinary proceedings. British barrister Karim Khan was formally removed from his duties at the ICC last week after the court’s oversight body found he had engaged in “serious misconduct” over accusations he had an inappropriate relationship with a female staff member. The 56-year old has strongly denied the allegations against him. The move by the Bar Standards Board, which regulates lawyers practicing in England and Wales, is the latest challenge Khan is facing. Last week the Bureau of the...

African and Caribbean leaders in Ghana on Friday urged former slave-trading nations to issue apologies and reparations over the trafficking of enslaved Africans after a landmark U.N. resolution in March declaring it “the gravest crime against humanity.” The “Next Steps” conference in the Ghanaian capital of Accra issued a declaration calling on countries involved in the Atlantic slave trade to “offer full, formal and unconditional apologies as a foundational step towards reconciliation, trust-building and reparatory justice.” The U.N. resolution is non-binding but carries moral authority. Organizers said the Ghana conference was aimed at moving the reparations debate from recognition to...

Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld the incitement conviction of a prominent opposition politician while suspending the remainder of his sentence, keeping him out of prison but unable to practice politics for years and renewing questions about the government’s efforts to quash criticism. The decision against Rong Chhun, a top adviser to the Nation Power Party, was met with anger by some 300 supporters from around the country who had gathered outside the Supreme Court complex in Phnom Penh. “Even though he is not in prison, I’m saddened that his freedom has been restricted and he has become a sub-citizen,...

Mexican authorities were working Friday to identify four bodies found on the outskirts of Mexico City as part of the search efforts to locate a married couple who disappeared in May while living in Chicago and Mexico. An official from the State of Mexico prosecutor’s office, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to make public statements, said his department located the bodies in response to a request for assistance from investigators in the capital. The Mexico City prosecutors were investigating the May disappearance of the couple, Zafar Padamese Mawani and Guillermo Jafett Hidalgo Ortiz, in...

Jennifer Huson: “Performing at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center was a moment I will carry with me forever. “I’m still processing it all and taking it all in…Being surrounded by all the living former Presidents of the United States while I sang our National Anthem was something I’ll never forget. “The Impossible Dream took on new meaning as we celebrated Barack Obama’s legacy of hope and service to our country. “And all of this happening where I grew up on the South Side of Chicago…It’s almost too much to put into words. “I’m just so proud to have...

Magyar Peter: “The first day of the #EUCO in Brussels ended around one o’clock in the morning. The second day is now about to begin. “In my first speech, I spoke to Europe’s leaders about honesty and the need to move beyond political correctness, double standards, and doublespeak. I told them what I had experienced over the past two years while visiting 700 towns and villages, speaking directly with people, and what I believe politics should be about. “I stressed that I do not want to be popular in the room or in Brussels — I want to represent the...