Europe’s largest nuclear plant has lost external power for five days, operating on diesel backups as Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of causing the crisis.
Afghanistan has been hit by a complete internet blackout, cutting off mobile and wired access across all 34 provinces amid Taliban claims of preventing ‘immoral acts.’
President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu have given Hamas a take-it-or-leave-it cease-fire deal—warning that rejection will unleash Israel’s full military force with U.S. backing.
Aron Bell, the youngest and final surviving member of the Bielski partisan brothers who rescued 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust, has died at age 98.
The United States is increasingly adopting tactics seen in authoritarian regimes to suppress dissent, particularly around Israel-Gaza discourse and media criticism.
An offhand remark by Colombian President Gustavo Petro about men named ‘Brayan’ has triggered a national debate on classism, naming stigma, and systemic inequality.
Moldova’s ruling pro-European party secured a parliamentary majority in 2025 elections, resisting a major Russian interference campaign as it pushes toward EU membership.
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu released a high-stakes Gaza peace proposal requiring Hamas to disarm or be destroyed—with no consultation of the militant group.
An unusual surge of octopuses has invaded the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, consuming local shellfish and overwhelming fishing operations.
Typhoon Bualoi has killed 22 people and left 21 missing in central Vietnam, hitting a region already devastated by an earlier storm.