World

RTL Lëtzebuerg

RTL Lëtzebuerg

RTL Infos

World

News from around the world covering politics, society, and current affairs.

US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping are expected to meet to discuss formalising a truce on tariffs they shook hands on at a meeting in South Korea in October

'Genuine urgency': China's underlying concerns at the Xi-Trump talks

Japanese professional baseball umpire Takuto Kawakami was struck by a bat last month

Remains unconscious one month on

Japan baseball to punish dangerous swings after umpire hit

Burkina Faso military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore (C) says he is leading a 'popular progressive revolution'

Promoting local artists

Even DJs don't escape junta's 'revolution' in Burkina Faso

Antarctic treaty members meeting in the Japanese city of Hiroshima are set to focus discussions on climate change and tourism

Climate change and tourism threats

Antarctic talks in Japan: key things to know

Taiwan, tariffs, rare earths and the war in Iran are among the contentious topics set to be discussed when US President Donald Trump meets with China's Xi Jinping

Taiwan, tariffs, and Iran war

'Big hug' or colder shoulder? Xi-Trump talks spotlight contrasting styles, expectations

Cancelled flights, trains, buses

Belgium braces for major disruption during national strike

China said ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump that it is ready to work with the United States in pursuit of 'more stability'

Ready to work together

Trump brushes aside Taiwan concerns ahead of Xi meet

Morning Roundup

Belgium strikes, a pension fraud trial, and Bettel criticises EU inaction on Israel

New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra is among the companies named in climate lawsuit threatened by a legal change

'Creating uncertainty in business confidence'

New Zealand moves to halt lawsuits over climate damage

Drunk beer lately? That's just one thing that could make you more attractive to mosquitoes, according to scientists

'Not a misconception'

Why are some people mosquito magnets? Clues are emerging

US President Donald Trump has firmly rejected Iran's latest outline of ground rules for peace talks, but Tehran is standing by its demand for the release of its stolen assets

Sharp exchange of messages

Trump warns Mideast truce on 'life support', Iran says ready for any aggression

Mauricio Pochettino is challenging his USA team to mount a deep run in the World Cup when the tournament kicks off on home soil next month

US 'golden generation' raises World Cup hosts' expectations

Infant vaccination in Indonesia dropped off sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic

Anti-vaccine sentiment on the rise

Vitamins over vaccines: misinformation entrenched amid Indonesia measles surge

View of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with a bacteria that prevents them from spreading dengue

As climate change accelerates spread

Dengue outpaces virus-blocking mosquitoes in Brazil

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos speaks during a press conference at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on March 25, 2026

Dispelling rumours

'Seeds of instability': Health disinfo targets Philippine leader

Keir Starmer is the first Labour prime minister since 2010

Amid local election losses

Keir Starmer: British PM fighting for his political future

Roughly 3.5 million pages of the 'Epstein files' were bound in 3,437 volumes for the exhibition

Seeking 'real accountability'

Epstein files on display at New York pop-up exhibit, all 3.5 million pages

Passengers were taken off the MV Hondius in Tenerife

Complex operation

Hantavirus ship heads to Netherlands after passengers flown home

John Travolta, last seen in Cannes in 2018 for "Solo : A Star Wars Story", will present his directorial debut this year

Cannes Film Festival: what to watch out for

The official poster of the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival features "Thelma and Louise"

'More feminine cinema' needed

Cannes Film Festival defends male-dominated competition

Needs to be 'a consensus decision'

After backlash, Mexico cancels plan to cut school year for World Cup

Un garçon court près d'un monument sur une place où se situe le musée national de l'histoire de l'Ukraine dans la Seconde guerre mondiale, le 9 mai 2026 à Kiev

Three-day ceasefire

Little respite in Ukraine as air strikes ring out during Russia truce

The EU's top dipomat Kaja Kallas said it was 'high time' to break the deadlock

Over violence against Palestinians

EU agrees long-stalled sanctions on Israeli settlers

'Frida and Diego: The Last Dream' will be staged at New York's Metropolitan Opera

'The Last Dream'

Fraught marriage of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera at heart of dreamy opera

The crash in November killed 14 people including 11 on the ground

Federal Aviation Administration confirms

MD-11, aircraft in fatal crash, cleared for US flight once more

The Commission has not yet sent an official invitation to the Taliban authorities

EU to invite Taliban officials to Brussels for migrant return talks

Roe v. Wade overhaul

US Supreme Court maintains mail access to abortion pill for now

The cruise ship MV Hondius stopped at the Spanish island of Tenerife on its way back to the Netherlands

Seven confirmed, three dead

Hantavirus: confirmed cases by nationality

Back to Top

Subscribe to our newsletter

Do you want to advertise on today.lu? Contact our advertising agency IPLuxembourg directly

© 2026 RTL Luxembourg. All rights reserved.