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The United States updated a U.N. Security Council resolution pressing Iran to cease attacks and mine-laying in the Strait of Hormuz, removing an explicit Chapter VII reference but keeping strong language on protecting navigation and a clause to reconvene over possible measures, including sanctions. Diplomats said the changes are unlikely to dissuad…
U.S. officials are reportedly close to finalizing a roughly $400 million settlement with TikTok to resolve a Justice Department lawsuit alleging violations of child-privacy protections. Sources say the White House has discussed using the funds for presidential projects in the Washington area, while the DOJ and TikTok have not commented publicly.
On the first anniversary of his election as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo asked worshippers to pray that God would inspire world leaders to calm tensions and diminish hatred. Speaking in Pompei a day after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican, the pontiff warned against normalizing war and criticized an economy that pr…
A cybercriminal group known as ShinyHunters claims to have exfiltrated roughly 6.65 terabytes of Canvas data tied to nearly 9,000 educational institutions worldwide. Some schools and universities reportedly reached out to the hackers directly to try to prevent publication of the stolen information, while Canvas operator Instructure moved to investi…
Mexico’s president indicated on Friday that a proposal to advance summer school holidays - announced by the education minister as a response to a heat wave and the World Cup - has not been finalized. The education minister posted the change on X stating the National Council of Educational Authorities approved the modification and assured curriculum…
Bashar Masri, a prominent Palestinian-American developer behind major West Bank and Gaza projects, has asked a federal judge in Miami to dismiss a lawsuit by U.S. families who say his Gaza properties aided Hamas in the October 7, 2023 attacks. The plaintiffs, roughly 200 Americans, allege tunnels beneath two seaside hotels and electricity supplied …
Five confirmed infections, several suspected cases and three deaths from a deadly strain of hantavirus tied to a Dutch-flagged cruise have amplified concerns about the rapid growth of Antarctic tourism and its consequences for fragile polar ecosystems. The outbreak occurred on a voyage that began near the tip of Argentina and sailed across the sout…
World Health Organization officials and hantavirus specialists are finalizing step-by-step guidance for the nearly 150 passengers aboard a cruise ship that has experienced the first recorded outbreak of the Andes hantavirus on a vessel. With three fatalities among at least eight suspected or confirmed infections, the ship is scheduled to dock in Te…
Ukraine's air force says stocks of interceptor missiles have been severely depleted following Russia's large-scale winter campaign. While Kyiv has developed domestic tools to counter long-range Russian drones, it depends on allied air-defence systems for missile interceptions and is facing supply delays and pressure as those systems are in demand e…
London-based Centre for Information Resilience data shows Russian forces have increasingly targeted small power substations across Ukraine, exploiting expanded domestic drone production and higher sortie volumes to disrupt local electricity distribution. Attacks last winter were larger in scale and more diversified in target selection, with verifie…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni received U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Rome as bilateral ties face pressure from the war with Iran and recent diplomatic rifts tied to comments about the pontiff. Rubio's visit, intended in part to repair relations with the Vatican, also addressed U.S. frustration with Italy's refusal to back the U.S.-…
A carefully worded Vatican statement after a 45-minute meeting between Pope Leo and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized a mutual pledge to rebuild bilateral ties, language interpreted by diplomats and Vatican observers as an acknowledgment of frayed relations. The statement avoided listing areas of agreement and contrasted with more effu…
A suspected hantavirus infection has been identified in a British national on Tristan da Cunha, the world's most remote inhabited island, as health agencies continue tracing contacts from a cruise ship linked to multiple deaths and confirmed cases. Dozens of passengers who visited the island on April 15 remain the focus of follow-up testing and iso…
Rescue teams on Halmahera island are still seeking three hikers unaccounted for after Mount Dukono erupted, forcing the evacuation of 17 people and prompting local authorities to reinforce exclusion zones and issue warnings about volcanic mudflows should it rain. The volcanology agency recorded ash columns rising up to 10 km and kept the alert leve…
South Korea's planned constitutional amendment to limit unilateral presidential authority to declare martial law will not move to a full parliamentary vote after opposition tactics blocked progress. The draft, put forward by six parties including the ruling party, would obligate the president to obtain the National Assembly's approval and would nul…
Mount Dukono on Halmahera island erupted on Friday morning, sending volcanic ash up to 10 km into the atmosphere. Local rescue teams, supported by police, have been deployed to locate and assist 20 hikers reported trapped by the eruption. Officials have kept the volcano at its third highest alert level and issued safety warnings for nearby communit…
An explosion at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, Hunan, has left 37 people dead, with one person still missing and 51 receiving hospital treatment. The blast occurred on Monday afternoon at about 4:40 p.m. (0840 GMT). Local police have summoned eight individuals for questioning and a formal investigation overseen by national prosecutors is under way…
A Denmark-based Alliance study finds global perceptions of the United States have deteriorated for a second consecutive year and now rank below Russia. The survey, carried out by Nira Data among more than 94,000 respondents, also shows the U.S. among the countries most frequently named as a major threat, after Russia and Israel. The report was rele…
Paraguay's President Santiago Pena was formally welcomed in Taipei and reaffirmed his country's commitment to maintain and deepen relations with Taiwan, underscoring shared democratic values while Beijing increases outreach to Paraguayan political actors and urges an end to the partnership with Taipei.
The United Arab Emirates said its air defences engaged missile and drone threats from Iran early on May 8, marking a fresh test of a month-long ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The clash followed a separate exchange of fire between U.S. and Iranian forces around the Strait of Hormuz the previous day. Both sides reported attacks and cou…
Multiple U.S. college student newspapers reported that Canvas, the education platform used to manage grades and course materials, was rendered inaccessible after a hacking group identified as ShinyHunters claimed responsibility and displayed lists of affected institutions. Instructure, Canvas' parent company, said it placed Canvas and related sites…
Venezuela's authorities confirmed that Victor Quero, a 50-year-old detainee whose mother had spent more than a year searching for him, died in July 2025. The government cited a death certificate attributing the cause to acute respiratory failure from pulmonary thromboembolism and said Quero had been held in Rodeo I prison since early last year. A c…
A draft strategy from the ruling Communist Party sets out an ambitious program to reshape Vietnam’s information environment by recruiting social media influencers, training thousands of AI specialists and pushing new content formats. The plan aims to ensure the majority of Vietnamese-language online content is favourable to the party and to remove …
Manufacturers in China’s historic fireworks region report stronger orders from U.S. buyers for this year’s July 4 celebrations after earlier tariff hikes were rolled back. The boost comes as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to visit Beijing in mid-May, underlining deep trade links: the United States accounts for nearly 40% of China’s fireworks …
Australian authorities have charged two women, aged 53 and 31, with slavery offences and crimes against humanity after they returned from Syria, where they had been detained in a refugee camp for more than seven years. The pair were arrested at Melbourne airport and face up to 25 years in prison. Separately, a 32-year-old woman was arrested in Sydn…
