Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed German calls for military de-escalation during a tense UN meeting, criticizing Berlin's role in Ukraine.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced that oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz are averaging nearly 13 million barrels per day despite regional conflict.

The eviction of an 87-year-old disabled woman after a massive rent hike has sparked nationwide protests in Spain, putting intense pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Tehran is awaiting official word from intermediaries after US President Donald Trump dismissed its phased roadmap for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

An Australian family traveled to Penang to immerse their young children in their Chinese heritage, visiting George Town and the grandfather's childhood home.

South African law enforcement has recovered a tenth female body in the Ekurhuleni municipality, intensifying an urgent multi-agency homicide investigation.

Following a presidential summit in Washington, the US and China agreed to reciprocal tariff cuts on $30 billion of goods and established an AI incident channel.

Following a Washington summit, China and the US have agreed to slash tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods and launch a new artificial intelligence dialogue.

Following military conflict, U.S. and Western security agencies are tracking potential Iranian homeland terror pathways, surrogate networks, and assassination plots.

Iraq is in direct talks with the United States to secure exemptions from American economic measures that have severed air links between the nations.

Ukrainian forces deployed kamikaze ground robots behind Russian frontlines in the Donetsk region in an operation called Operation Vivaldi.

The White House replaced CNN with conservative network Real America's Voice on an Air Force One flight to Tennessee, following a recent court ruling on press credentials.

Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump concluded a Washington summit by agreeing to reciprocal tariff cuts, an artificial intelligence dialogue, and trade truce extensions.

Harry Francis, one of the West of England's final surviving World War Two veterans and an early member of the Special Boat Service, has died at 101.

A municipal council in eastern Germany has voted to ban new Stolpersteine Holocaust memorial stones from public pavements, sparking national outrage and political concern.

Military leaders from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey convened in Riyadh to discuss enhancing intelligence sharing and military coordination.

A powerful dawn explosion in Athens' historic Plaka district has left six people dead, including a retired British man and his Greek wife, following a suspected gas leak.

Major AI developers are using apocalyptic warnings about their software to build commercial and regulatory strategies that consolidate market power.

The White House excluded CNN from Air Force One for a presidential trip to Tennessee, despite a recent federal court order restoring press credentials.

An independent review shows Turning Point USA insisted on an outdoor venue for Charlie Kirk despite security warnings, sharing blame for his 2025 assassination.