Cornell University faces intense scrutiny and state investigations after a lawsuit alleged a student was drugged and gang raped at a fraternity house.

Ethiopian federal forces have recaptured the Tigray regional capital of Mekelle after the TPLF withdrew to adopt guerrilla tactics, shattering the 2022 Pretoria Agreement.

Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff addressed outrage over the handling of a 2024 fraternity sexual assault case, vowing increased transparency from the administration.

UAE prosecutors have formally classified a violent midair cockpit altercation aboard a regional flight as an attempted terrorist act, revealing the co-pilot attacked the captain with a crash axe.

The US Coast Guard has located confirmed debris from a missing medical transport plane carrying six people off the coast of Massachusetts, prompting an intensive search.

Mass protests have erupted across Spain following the parliamentary defeat of emergency tenant protection measures, ignited by the controversial eviction of an 87-year-old Madrid pensioner.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced plans to strike Russian oil refineries in retaliation for Moscow's newly uncovered military doctrine targeting infrastructure.

Hamam al-Hammami, the FlyDubai co-pilot who attacked his captain with an axe mid-flight, had been previously flagged for extremism by Oman Air.

A festive send-off for the Newcastle Knights rugby team turned to chaos when a vehicle struck a crowd of supporters, injuring ten people.

President Donald Trump predicted that high oil and gas prices driven by the ongoing conflict with Iran will not ease until after the November mid-term elections.

Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada has resigned following a botched execution attempt on death-row inmate Christa Pike, prompting a full independent review and a pause on all state executions.

Investigations reveal that FlyDubai first-officer Hamam al-Hammami completed a UK university course before his alleged axe attack on a flight.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators flooded Spanish cities following parliament's rejection of emergency housing decrees, plunging Pedro Sánchez's minority government into political jeopardy amid a severe affordability crisis.

Russia's Foreign Ministry has issued a fresh warning for foreign diplomats and citizens to leave Kyiv following a wave of drone and missile attacks.

Saudi Arabia shut down its East-West oil pipeline following a drone attack over Riyadh and Medina, halting millions of barrels of daily crude flow.

Mass demonstrations have erupted across Spain following a parliamentary defeat that blocked emergency housing reforms, intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Women on Munich's historic Teufelsrad ride at Oktoberfest are being given free cycling shorts to shield them from upskirting following a viral video scandal.

A large fire and dense smoke were observed near an Aramco oil facility in Riyadh as regional hostilities and cross-border attacks intensify.

Global financial markets rebounded as a weaker-than-expected US jobs report and a coordinated G7 release of 100 million barrels of oil eased rate fears.

Donald Trump suggests the ongoing conflict with Iran could conclude following the November elections as shipping attacks persist in the Strait of Hormuz.