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U.S. President Joe Biden strongly defended Israel on Monday, after the International Criminal Court's prosecutor said he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense chief and three Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes. Gabe Singer reports.

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Monday (May 20) said Iran asked Washington for assistance after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter crashed in mountains near the Azerbaijan border, and that his death does not alter the U.S.'s stance toward Iran.

North Korean state media said on Tuesday (May 21) that a Russian delegation has arrived in Pyongyang as ties between the two countries have grown stronger since Kim Jong Un’s visit to Russia last year.

Mourners gathered in Valiasr square, Tehran on Monday (May 20) after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed on Sunday (May 19) as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog.

U.S. President Joe Biden strongly defended Israel on Monday (May 20), saying Israeli forces are not committing genocide in their military campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza in a rejection of criticism from pro-Palestinian protesters.

The U.N. Security Council on Monday (May 20) discussed the situation in the Middle East and the Palestinian issue as the International Criminal Court's prosecutor said he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense chief and three Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes.

Donald Trump again condemned his New York hush money trial on Monday (May 20), calling it a 'disaster' for the city and the country.

Western allies are taking too long to make key decisions on military support for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters in an exclusive interview in Kyiv on Monday. This report produced by Chris Dignam.

World leaders expressed sorrow and condolences to the Iranian people after President Ebrahim Rais was killed when his helicopter crashed in poor weather in mountains near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday. The country's acting president said Iran was "moving forward" after the incident. Alex Cohen produced this report.

The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Monday (May 20) he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense chief Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes. Lauren Anthony reports.

Israel's reaction to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) prosecutor is likely to be "negative in the extreme", British lawyer and analyst Geoffrey Nice told Reuters on Monday (May 20).

Western allies are taking too long to make decisions on military support for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters in an exclusive interview in Kyiv on Monday (May 20).

On the roof of the mayor's office in Albania's capital Tirana, lesbians Alba Ahmetaj and Edlira Mara held an unofficial wedding ceremony on Sunday (May 19), a symbolic move they hope will promote LGBT+ rights in the conservative Balkan country. Vanesse Chan has more.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was given permission to appeal against his extradition to the United States after arguing at London's High Court on Monday (May 20) he might not be able to rely on his right to free speech at a trial. Fiona Jones reports.

Iranian opposition members in Germany on Monday (May 20) celebrated outside the Berlin embassy following the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Several dozen members of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) gathered at the embassy after news was confirmed that Raisi and his foreign minister had been killed in a helicopter crash.

South Africa's constitutional court on Monday (May 20) ruled that former president Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run in this month's election, in which he has been campaigning for a rival party to the ruling African National Congress. David Doyle has more.

The International Criminal Court prosecutor's office said on Monday it had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense chief Yoav Gallant, and three Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes.

Voters in India’s eastern city of Howrah have begun casting their votes in the fifth phase of the nation’s staggered general election on Monday (May 20). The world's largest election began on April 19 and will conclude on June 1, with votes set to be counted on June 4.

Stella Assange, the wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, arrived at London's High Court on Monday (May 20) to hear whether her husband would be extradited to the United States over the mass leak of secret U.S. documents - the culmination of 13 years of legal battles.

Israelis protesting against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government marched on a highway to Jerusalem on Monday (May 20) ahead of a planned mass demonstration in the city. Protesters marched along the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem main traffic artery, some carrying Israeli flags and photos of Israeli hostages held in Gaza for more than seven months.

Supporters of Julian Assange gathered outside court on Monday (May 20) as the Wikileaks Founder awaited a decision in his ongoing extradition battle. Those there included Emilia Butlin, a private sector worker.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and all other passengers were killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain and icy weather, officials and state media said Monday, after search teams located the wreckage in East Azerbaijan province. Gabe Singer reports.

Newly sworn-in Taiwan President Lai Ching-te asked China on Monday (May 20) to stop its military and political threats, saying in his inauguration speech that peace is the only choice and that Beijing had to respect the choice of the Taiwanese people. Syakir Jasnee reports.

The leader of an attempted coup on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been killed and some 50 people including three American citizens arrested, a spokesman for the Central African country's army told Reuters. Gabe Singer reports.

Lai Ching-te takes office as Taiwan's new president on Monday (May 20) facing an angry and deeply suspicious China which believes he is a "separatist," and a fractious parliament with an opposition chomping at the bit to challenge him.