President Donald Trump claims he is in talks with Iran, while Iranian officials deny any engagement, according to multiple reports from The New York Times, Al Jazeera, and Japanese news outlets.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has criticized Air Canada's CEO for posting an English-only condolence message after a deadly crash in New York, calling it a 'lack of judgment and compassion', according to The Guardian.
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise the slave trade as 'the gravest crime against humanity', according to the BBC, in a resolution backed by Ghana and supported by the African Union.
Savannah Guthrie gave her first public interview since her mother Nancy Guthrie's disappearance, describing the emotional toll of the situation, according to 9News and Page Six.
Remains believed to be those of legendary French musketeer d'Artagnan have been discovered under a church in Maastricht, according to the BBC.
Estonian and Latvian authorities confirmed that stray Ukrainian drones entered their territories from Russian airspace overnight, with one striking infrastructure in Estonia and another crashing in Latvia, according to the BBC.
Global stock markets rose and oil prices dipped as investors reacted to reports of a potential 15-point peace plan aimed at resolving tensions with Iran, according to multiple international sources.
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has been placed under temporary house arrest for three months due to poor health, according to the BBC.
Ghana has demanded compensation for historical slavery in a landmark UN General Assembly vote, with the resolution calling for reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade's legacy.
Iran has informed the United Nations that non-hostile ships may transit the Strait of Hormuz if they coordinate with Tehran, according to multiple reports. This comes amid rising regional tensions and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.
The United States has reportedly sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the ongoing conflict, according to sources, with the proposal delivered through Pakistan, as tensions in the Middle East continue to simmer.
Australia's national broadcaster ABC faces widespread disruption as journalists plan a strike over pay disputes and concerns about AI use, with the move marking the first such action in 20 years, according to The Guardian and BBC.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has declared a national energy emergency, promising a 'flow of oil' to combat soaring fuel prices linked to the war in Iran, according to the BBC.
Dozens of bodies, mostly infants, have been discovered in a mass grave in western Kenya, according to the BBC.
Baltimore has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI company, accusing it of violating consumer protections through its Grok chatbot, which allegedly generated nonconsensual sexualized images, according to The Guardian.