Geopolitics, diplomacy, and trade — with context, not slogans.
The resolution, tabled by the US, UK, France, and Germany, is the first such referral in 20 years. New sanctions are unlikely because Russia and China hold vetoes in the Security Council.
Iran retaliated with ballistic missile strikes on a US base in Jordan, and Brent crude climbed toward $100 a barrel as the six-month conflict intensified.
The move ends years of Budapest’s alignment with Moscow and draws promises of a harsh response from Russia.
Attacks on Aramco-linked energy facilities in southern Saudi Arabia mark the most serious escalation since a 2022 truce, as oil markets reel from concurrent U.S.-Iran hostilities.
The overnight attacks on a residential building and a car in Kfar Rumman killed at least 11 people, including children. President Joseph Aoun called on Washington to help preserve a US-brokered truce that has failed to fully halt hostilities since June.
The Boeing 767-300, operated by charter company 21 Air, was arriving from Puerto Rico when it crashed into vehicles on the ground and caught fire during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.
Ash clouds from the Sunda Strait volcano rose to 50,000 feet, disrupting international and domestic flights across Java and Sumatra.
Central Command says it permanently disabled two tankers and destroyed a third, vowing to target Iran’s oil fleet in response to attacks on American ships.
Demonstrations in Madrid and Ceuta demand the prime minister’s resignation a month after more than 70,000 migrants crossed into the North African exclave.
The disaster, triggered by a glacial collapse along the Nepal-Tibet border, has left more than 4,200 people missing and drawn criticism of the initial US aid response.
A referendum organized by the military government gives the president sweeping new authority over government formation and parliament, while the main opposition party boycotts the vote.
The 29-year-old is already serving nearly five years for subversion and now faces a maximum of life in prison under Beijing’s National Security Law.
German intelligence officials say the device matched Russian military technology, prompting consulate closures and sanctions threats. Moscow denies involvement and promises retaliation.
American forces hit IRGC targets around the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, and Iran answered with missile and drone attacks on US bases from Jordan to Bahrain. A wedding party in southern Iran was among the casualties.
The captain and eight others have been placed under formal arrest as rescuers search for survivors and families wait at the port in Kyrenia.
More than 60 people have been evacuated from the Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch areas after flooding tore through the national park on Saturday afternoon. No injuries have been reported, but more storms are forecast.
The attack marks the first publicly acknowledged American strike on Iranian positions in weeks, with Tehran vowing retaliation as the war enters its seventh month.
A glacier collapse triggered catastrophic flooding across the Himalayan border region, leaving 2,478 missing and raising fears of a second deluge from a newly formed lake.
Two men bought exhibition tickets before smashing a display case and fleeing with a platinum necklace once worn by Egyptian royalty, as European museums face a wave of violent heists.
More than 1,500 people remain missing after a glacial collapse sent floodwaters through Himalayan valleys, and a landslide-formed lake now threatens a second catastrophic surge.
The military commander jailed for life for genocide and war crimes during the 1992-95 Bosnian war was 84. He had been receiving palliative care at a UN detention facility in The Hague.
Nearly 1,400 people remain missing, most of them tourists, after a wall of water, mud, and rock tore through border towns and valleys. Scientists say a collapsed glacier, not an earthquake, likely triggered the disaster.
The disaster has washed away villages, damaged energy facilities, and severed the main road to Kathmandu, with officials warning of a far higher toll.
The corridor would run through Iranian territorial waters, but Tehran says the strait will stay closed until Washington fulfills its commitments under a June peace deal.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called the measures the greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary, while Iran’s security chief warned of seismic retaliation against any country that joins the campaign.
A daytime attack in President Zelensky’s hometown targeted emergency workers in a second wave, as officials warn the death toll could climb with people still trapped in the rubble. The strike was part of a wider barrage across Ukraine that killed and wounded civilians in multiple regions.
The epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains out of control amid armed conflict, funding shortfalls, and attacks on health workers, with no licensed vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain driving the crisis.
Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung face up to 10 years in prison for their role in annual commemorations of the 1989 crackdown. The verdict marks one of the most high-profile national security cases since Beijing imposed the law in 2020.
A new deal with Liberia could see 1,200 people deported there, while nearly 2,300 Mexicans have been sent to Guatemala over Mexico’s objections.
The Treasury secretary said the administration will likely not restart large-scale combat as Washington tightens sanctions on Tehran and its trading partners, but analysts and Iranian officials question whether the measures can succeed.
The scenic flight from a wildlife conservancy in northern Kenya went down near Mount Ololokwe, killing all on board including five American citizens.
The Israeli military has admitted for the first time that troops shot at the vehicle carrying the five-year-old Palestinian girl, more than two years after the incident that drew global condemnation.
The president told Fox News the US would bomb Oman if it obstructs Washington’s own talks with Tehran, as a 60-day memorandum of understanding lapses with no agreement in place.
At least 2,325 people have been killed, surpassing the toll from the 2018-20 outbreak, as the Bundibugyo strain spreads with no approved vaccine or treatment.
The president cited his relationship with North Korea’s leader and Seoul’s refusal to join the United States in the ‘denuclearisation’ of Iran.
The meeting came one week after Israel rejected the US-backed 15-point proposal. Eight Muslim countries condemned Israel’s refusal.
The detentions near Fnideq follow social media calls for a second mass crossing, two weeks after tens of thousands surged into the Spanish territory in late July.
The shallow quake struck before dawn on Saturday, collapsing buildings, triggering landslides, and sending thousands fleeing to higher ground before the tsunami warning was lifted.
The 28-year-old admitted in Manhattan federal court that he planned the attack, crossed state lines with intent to kill, and shot Thompson from behind outside a hotel in December 2024. His lawyers now argue the state case should be dismissed under double jeopardy protections.
SIM International said Rideout is in good health and in the care of US officials. Details of how he was released and who held him remain unclear.
The heaviest precipitation ever recorded in the country triggered the Japan Meteorological Agency’s first level five warning for the prefecture, forcing 400,000 people to evacuate as floods submerged roads, halted trains, and cut power to tens of thousands of homes.
The carrier has been deployed for over 250 days with no return date announced, and lawmakers are demanding answers from the Pentagon about conditions aboard the ship.
More than 2,100 people have died across the Democratic Republic of the Congo from a Bundibugyo strain with no approved vaccines or treatments. The WHO says the outbreak is spreading faster than any previous one.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called the trip “absolutely unacceptable” as the territorial dispute between Moscow and Tokyo shows no sign of resolution.
A massive overnight drone and missile assault damaged two major grain export terminals and hit Russian warships in the port city. The exchange of strikes has sent wheat prices higher and raised concerns about global food supplies.
The vessel was carrying well beyond its rated capacity when a strong wave overturned it on Tuesday. Search operations continue on the lake.
The legislation replaces executions with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour, though enforcement details remain unclear. The bill now heads to cabinet before reaching the president.
The 7.4-magnitude quake, centered in Chocó, was the strongest registered in Colombia in a decade and sent residents fleeing into streets from Bogotá to Ecuador.
Tehran says messages are passing through intermediaries, not negotiators, while a Houthi-claimed drone attack on an Aramco facility adds pressure to efforts to secure the vital shipping lane.
The federal government has approved assistance for the province as the Bald Range fire spreads across 53 square miles and 102 blazes burn across British Columbia.
The Israeli prime minister told a cabinet meeting that no military pull-out will happen until Hamas is “genuinely disarmed,” further complicating the US-led peace framework.
A 14-year-old pupil used his grandfather’s gun in an attack on the prestigious Debsirin Nonthaburi school, wounding 22 people before taking his own life.
Overnight attacks on Kharkiv and Sumy regions coincide with a major escalation of Black Sea port strikes that has crippled Ukraine’s grain exports. Ukraine also struck two oil refineries deep inside Russian territory.
Brent crude fell to a three-week low after Scott Bessent told CNBC that talks with Iran had progressed toward reopening the critical waterway with freedom of movement for commercial ships.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez condemned what he called a selfish and unlawful reaction by some EU members after thousands crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
European football’s governing body welcomed the withdrawal but warned that rebuilding trust has only just begun, as the Asian Football Confederation demanded proper consultation on future initiatives.
The Palestinian group’s acceptance of the phased disarmament agreement would pave the way for an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the installation of a new Palestinian government.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the object that carved a 10-metre crater in eastern Poland was in all probability an armed Russian cruise missile, as alliance members confront a growing wave of stray projectiles.
Iran fired ballistic missiles at American forces in the Middle East, with Axios reporting the target was a US base in Jordan, while US-Saudi forces struck Iran-backed groups in eastern Iraq, ending a pause in hostilities and sending oil prices sharply higher.
The Israeli and Ukrainian leaders plan to meet Trump while honoring the late senator Lindsey Graham, as conflicts in Iran and Ukraine enter uncertain new phases.
Both sides have halted military operations for the first time in nearly two weeks, sending oil prices lower as diplomats work to resolve disputes over the Strait of Hormuz.
A wave of arson and vandalism has swept through Palestinian villages following a confrontation in Tal that killed four Palestinians and two Israelis, as Netanyahu orders a wide-scale military operation and settlers grow bolder.
The crisis has disrupted one of cycling’s biggest events, with security forces diverted from Paris to the fire zone. France and Spain face high temperatures that could worsen the blazes.
The president told Axios he is close to a decision on strikes bigger than any previous operation, while the Trump administration removed four service members killed this month from the official count.
The ouster of Oleksandr Syrskyi follows six days of demonstrations triggered by the firing of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, whose technology-driven reform agenda clashed with the military leadership.
A confrontation between Chinese and Philippine vessels has reignited tensions in the South China Sea, drawing condemnation from Washington ahead of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Manila.
The conflict has entered a dangerous new phase with Iran declaring a full-scale war and commercial traffic through the world’s most important energy corridor collapsing.
Sixty-seven people including 15 children have been rescued after the MV Barima capsized on Saturday night. Officials describe the sinking as one of Guyana’s worst maritime disasters.
The overnight barrage killed one person and wounded more than a dozen as Ukraine faces a critical shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles.
The Crown Prosecution Service filed additional rape, trafficking, and child pornography charges against the brothers, bringing the total number of alleged victims to seven.
The deaths raise the US toll to 16 as both sides trade strikes across the Middle East following the collapse of a June ceasefire agreement.
The president accused Ottawa of willful negligence as hundreds of fires burn across Canada, while Prime Minister Mark Carney called climate change a shared responsibility.
The Strait of Hormuz remains shut, disrupting roughly a fifth of global oil traffic, as oil prices post their strongest week since late April.
More than 800 fires are burning across Canada, with Detroit recording the worst air quality in the world and New York bracing for its most significant smoke event since 2023.
The surprise dismissal of a popular reformer has drawn backlash from soldiers, civil society, and prominent military figures, with crowds in Kyiv demanding Fedorov’s return.
The negotiations, set to begin on 1 August, come weeks after twin earthquakes killed more than 4,700 people and will focus on strengthening the country’s electoral system.
The president scrapped a 20% toll on Strait of Hormuz shipping just one day after proposing it, substituting promised Gulf state investment deals that no country has yet confirmed.
The shooting in Biddeford marks the second fatal use of force by immigration enforcement in a week, drawing protests and demands for investigation from Maine’s senators.
The US president declared America the guardian of the strait and said all cargo transiting it would face a 20% charge, drawing immediate pushback from Iran, the UN shipping regulator, and markets worldwide.
A blaze tore through the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in the Chatuchak district just after midnight, filling the venue with thick smoke and trapping patrons near the restrooms.
Police say two individuals exchanged shots at the Salsa on St. Clair street festival, which drew an estimated 13,000 attendees to midtown Toronto.
The escalation followed an IRGC attack on a Cyprus-flagged container ship, with Iran targeting American bases in Jordan and sites across multiple Gulf states.
The two nations exchange military attacks while officials maintain that technical negotiations continue despite the breakdown of a recent ceasefire agreement.
A third round of direct bilateral talks in Washington produced a 45-day ceasefire extension, a May 29 Pentagon military meeting, and a June 2–3 fourth political round. It is the most structured Lebanon-Israel negotiating channel since the 1983 May 17 Agreement, and the first to proceed over Hezbollah’s public objection.
Ambassador Do Hung Viet has put a deliberately economical outcome document on the table at the Eleventh Review Conference. The fight is no longer over commas; it is over whether a third consecutive consensus failure would mean the treaty has stopped working as a forum or just as a meeting.
Two decisions, taken 24 hours apart, redraw the political map of NATO’s eastern flank, and reset what Washington owes Warsaw and Riga.
OFAC designated 12 targets on Monday, naming front companies and shipping intermediaries that Treasury says routed Iranian crude to Chinese buyers through five tankers tracked in 2025.
The first vice-ministerial diplomatic-defense meeting between South Korea and Japan in Seoul redraws Northeast Asian coordination at the working level, and lands on a U.S. trilateral architecture that has been carried by leaders, not by the bureaucracy beneath them.
A four-way result across England, Wales, and Scotland reshapes a two-party system Washington has spent eight decades treating as fixed.
Khartoum’s accusation against Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates redraws the Horn of Africa diplomatic map, and lands on a Washington that is selling weapons to one of the named parties.
The U.S. military launched Project Freedom on Monday, sending the USS Truxtun and USS Mason through the strait under missile, drone and small-boat fire. Two American-flagged merchant ships made the same transit hours later.
Three weeks after a brokered ceasefire, the Strait of Hormuz is still closed to most commercial traffic, and the diplomacy is being conducted over the heads of the crews trapped inside it.
