Ireland has barred Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country over statements calling for elimination of Palestinians, Irish PM Micheál Martin said.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy chief of staff Budanov in Warsaw for talks to ease Polish-Ukrainian rift | Budanov arrived Friday, metBosacki, and will meet Kosiniak-Kamysz on Saturday.

Kyrylo Budanov, chief of staff to Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy, arrived in Warsaw on Friday for high-level diplomatic talks aimed at deescalating a growing rift between Poland and Ukraine. He has already met with PolishMarcin Bosacki and is scheduled to meet Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on Saturday.

France opens war crime probe into Israel's treatment of flotilla activists.

France has opened a war crime investigation into Israel's treatment of activists on a flotilla.

Macron says 'it's time' to resume dialogue with Russia

French Emmanuel Macron said it is time to resume dialogue with Russia.

Putin meets former German Chancellor Schröder in Kremlin for one-on-one talks, aide says. Schröder has been floated as potential EU negotiator, but Berlin rejects idea.

A meeting between Russian Vladimir Putin and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder took place in the Kremlin in a one-on-one format, said Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov. The conversation was described as friendly. On May 9, Putin said Schröder is the most suitable candidate for potential negotiations with Russia on behalf of the EU; the German government and EU's Kaja Kallas rejected the idea. Sources from Die Zeit say German authorities have been preparing for possible talks with Russia in recent weeks.