Russia has test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile, with President Vladimir Putin describing the nuclear-capable Sarmat weapon as the world’s 'most powerful' missile, according to Al Jazeera.
Since Israel began its war on Lebanon on March 2, over 1.2 million people have been displaced, including 500,000 school-aged children, according to UNESCO.
An Israeli investigation has found that Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups 'weaponised' sexual violence during the 7 October 2023 attacks, according to a 300-page report.
Israeli air strikes have killed at least 13 people in southern Lebanon, according to state media, including two paramedics from the Lebanese Civil Defense, as a ceasefire fails to halt the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
Conflict and violence caused a 60% increase in internal displacements in 2025 compared to 2024, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for a record seventh consecutive term, according to BBC.
President Volodymyr Zelensky's former chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, appeared in a Kyiv court on Tuesday after being named a suspect in a money-laundering scheme by Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies, according to BBC.
Israel has passed a law to impose the death penalty and conduct public trials for those involved in the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, according to the BBC.
The European Union has approved sanctions against Israeli West Bank settlers for violence against Palestinians, according to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
Brazilian flotilla activist Thiago Ávila has returned to São Paulo after being detained and deported from Israel, where he claimed he was tortured and witnessed abuse of Palestinian prisoners, according to Al Jazeera.
A former mayor of Arcadia, California, has admitted to acting as an illegal agent of China, according to US authorities.
The European Union has approved sanctions against Israeli settlers and Hamas leaders for violence in the West Bank, ending a months-long delay caused by Hungary’s previous government. The move was welcomed by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
Hundreds of Indigenous families have been forced to flee their homes in central Mexico due to escalating attacks by a criminal group, including drone bombings, according to an Indigenous rights organization.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to 'hack back the thicket of red tape' suffocating the economy, signaling a new era of government reform inspired by global trends toward fiscal austerity and streamlined governance, according to TradingView.
The EU and UK announced sanctions targeting 108 individuals and entities in Russia for their role in the forced deportation and indoctrination of nearly 20,500 Ukrainian children since February 2022.