Five years after the Taliban returned to power, Afghanistan's educational crisis has expanded to alter classrooms for boys and young men through increased religious instruction.

The Trump administration has officially asked the United States Supreme Court to intervene in a legal battle over the construction of a White House East Wing ballroom.

Nigel Farage won back his seat in a special election boycotted by mainstream rivals as a parliamentary probe into his cryptocurrency finances resumes.

Investigators discovered bird remains inside the engine of a Boeing 737 involved in a dramatic mid-air window blowout after a takeoff in Greece.

Intense heat waves and tinder-dry conditions have sparked severe wildfires across multiple European countries, forcing urgent evacuations and straining emergency services.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has urged the US to adopt the Islamabad MoU as regional tensions mount, amid an indefinite American naval blockade of Iran.

Iran's military command dismissed former US President Donald Trump's assertion of total control over the Strait of Hormuz as fabrications. Iranian officials insist that commercial vessels must obtain permission and pay transit fees to navigate the passage.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced plans for unprecedented economic isolation and a naval blockade against Iran following stalled ceasefire talks.

Record-breaking torrential downpours in Chiba prefecture caused catastrophic flooding and landslides, killing four people and stranding thousands at Narita Airport.

Romania has shut down both reactors at its nuclear plant after water levels in the Danube River dropped significantly, triggering an energy emergency.

Lawmakers and families are demanding an investigation into conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln following a record-breaking deployment without a port call.

A Southern Rail train derailed in East Sussex, leaving two people with serious injuries and causing major travel disruption.

Voting has closed in the record-breaking Clacton by-election featuring 34 candidates, with vote counting underway for the Essex constituency.

The Fire Brigades Union is pressing the government for urgent access to aerial firefighting equipment as extreme heat and drought spark major wildfires.

President Donald Trump signed a national security presidential memorandum allowing vetted U.S. companies to carry out offensive cyber operations against foreign-based transnational criminal organisations.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will vacate her role at the end of the month, prompting intense speculation over who will take the podium.

Bangladesh's ruling BNP has nominated long-time secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as its candidate for the upcoming presidential election.

Israeli soldiers entered homes and ordered families to evacuate in the West Bank village of Qusra following a week-long settler siege that cut off power and water.

The Kennedy Center board voted to inscribe a phrase referencing Donald Trump beneath its signage, challenging a federal judge's order.

Air India has initiated mandatory substance screening for all pilots across its group following a serious mid-air flight incident.