Poland and other EU member states have criticized the European Commission for proposing to redirect unused SAFE defense loan funds toward Ukraine without prior consultation.

A residential building in Gaza City collapsed early Wednesday, leaving at least 21 people dead and trapping dozens of others beneath the wreckage.

Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama announced the death of Sunny, their Portuguese water dog who spent years in the White House.

Saudi Arabia has declared Mecca a red line after intercepting an explosive drone south of the holy city, heightening tensions as Houthi forces deny the attack.

Villagers in Piddington, Oxfordshire, held a symbolic referendum to secede from the UK following government proposals to house 1,256 male asylum seekers at a former military base.

A Hague war crimes tribunal has sentenced former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi to 25 years in prison for war crimes tied to his role in the Kosovo Liberation Army.

Ukraine has successfully intercepted a jet-powered Russian Shahed drone using a domestically developed anti-drone weapon.

China has officially opened the 134-kilometre Pinglu Canal, providing landlocked regions with direct sea access and slashing transport distances to Southeast Asia.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has dismissed reports that Ottawa is seeking European Union membership, opting instead for a bespoke strategic alliance as trade tensions with the United States escalate.

Recovered from a water well in 1889, the Nampa figurine continues to spark debate over archaeological methodology, pseudoscience, and historical hoaxes.

Alex Saab pleaded guilty in a Miami federal court to money laundering tied to a Venezuelan food subsidy scheme, agreeing to forfeit $195 million and cooperate with federal authorities.

Saudi-led coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a drone south of Mecca. Houthi officials rejected allegations of targeting the holy city.

Former Venezuelan businessman Alex Saab has pleaded guilty to money laundering and agreed to cooperate with U.S. authorities, forfeiting $195 million tied to a food-subsidy scheme.

Chancellor John Healey is in talks with Ottawa for the UK to join a Canada-led multilateral defence bank, despite Treasury resistance over costs.

A Malaysian court has acquitted Muhyiddin of four charges in the Jana Wibawa graft case as the prosecution formally closed its case.

Russia and Ukraine have declared competing, unilateral ceasefires as their protracted war stretches into its fourth year, setting the stage for a tense standoff.

UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned that the recovery of hundreds of bodies from Gaza's rubble could signal potential war crimes amid severe logistical hurdles.

A report faults the Countess of Chester Hospital management for systemic failures and delayed police involvement during neonatal nurse Lucy Letby's crimes.

A Pentagon inspector general report reveals that heavy munitions expenditures during the military campaign against Iran caused severe U.S. inventory shortfalls.

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink announced that the United States has placed on-orbit space control weapons in Earth's orbit to defend against adversaries.