US military says boat strike in Pacific killed four men amid legality questions
The Pentagon says a vessel in the eastern Pacific was struck under orders from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, deepening debate over the campaign.
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Winter Egg sells for record $30.2 million at Christie’s
CNN reported that the Fabergé Winter Egg sold in London for £22.9 million, setting a new auction record for a Fabergé egg.
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Anthropic acquires Bun to deepen infrastructure behind Claude Code
Bun's team is joining Anthropic as the AI company invests in the JavaScript runtime already used to distribute Claude Code.
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Russian strike kills one in Kyiv as Washington and Kyiv keep negotiating
Even as U.S. and Ukrainian officials met in Florida to discuss a revised peace framework, Russia's overnight barrage hit Kyiv, killing one person and injuring 19, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
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Three Chinese workers killed in cross-border attack at Tajik gold camp
Tajik officials say gunmen fired from across the Afghan border at a gold mining camp in southern Tajikistan, killing three Chinese citizens and raising fresh alarm over frontier security.
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Train collision in Kunming kills 11 railway workers during seismic equipment test
A train in Kunming struck railway maintenance workers during a seismic equipment test, killing 11 people and injuring two others.
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Israel launches broad operation in northern West Bank as settlement tensions rise
The Israeli military said its joint operation with security agencies was aimed at countering militancy in northern Samaria, even as settlement expansion and displacement allegations continued to draw criticism.
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IMF reaches preliminary deal with Ukraine on more than $8 billion package
The staff-level agreement could unlock fresh financing as Kyiv faces the strain of more than three years of war.
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Afghanistan says Pakistani strike killed nine children and a woman in Khost
Taliban officials say a Pakistani airstrike hit a civilian home in southeastern Afghanistan, while Islamabad denies targeting civilians.
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Belgium’s Three-Day Strike Escalates Fight Over De Wever Budget Cuts
Belgian unions launched a three-day wave of strikes targeting rail, schools, hospitals, airports and public services in protest at Prime Minister Bart de Wever’s austerity program.
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Hezbollah confirms commander Haytham Ali Tabatabai was killed in Israeli strike on Beirut
An Israeli airstrike on an apartment block in Beirut killed a senior Hezbollah military leader and at least four other people, according to Hezbollah and Lebanese officials.
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Wealthfolio expands its local-first investment and finance tracker
The open-source application combines portfolio, spending and planning tools while allowing users to keep records on their own devices or infrastructure.
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Verizon starts more than 13,000 layoffs in major company reorientation
Verizon began cutting more than 13,000 jobs as CEO Dan Schulman said the company needed to reorient its cost structure and investment priorities.
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Germany backs Brazil’s rainforest finance push with €1 billion COP30 pledge
Brazil says Germany will contribute €1 billion to a blended-finance mechanism aimed at rainforest protection and related climate investment.
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Israeli Strike Kills 13 in Ain al-Hilweh Refugee Camp
Lebanon said an Israeli strike on the Ain al-Hilweh camp near Sidon killed at least 13 people and wounded others as the two sides disputed what was hit.
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West Bank attack leaves at least one dead and three injured near occupied junction
Israeli emergency services said a junction attack in the occupied West Bank killed at least one person and wounded three others.
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UK moves to prohibit live-ticket resale above face value
The proposed crackdown targets automated bulk buying and inflated secondary-market listings, though resale platforms warn it could drive trade underground.
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Emirates orders 65 Boeing 777-9s as Dubai Air Show opens
Emirates placed a 65-jet Boeing 777-9 order at the Dubai Air Show, underscoring long-haul demand through the Gulf hub.
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Pakistan launches 57-million-child vaccination drive against measles, rubella and polio
The two-week campaign is meant to curb rising case counts and comes as the country remains one of only two where polio has not been eradicated.
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U.S. Strike Kills Three on Boat in Eastern Pacific
U.S. Southern Command said a strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific killed three people as Washington’s anti-trafficking campaign expanded again.
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Roger Lumbala’s hunger strike turns a Congo war-crimes trial into a test of jurisdiction
The former rebel leader is refusing food in Paris as his trial over atrocities from the Second Congo War continues, with victims’ groups calling the move an attempt to evade accountability.
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US says four people killed in Caribbean boat strike four days earlier
Washington has confirmed the latest lethal strike on a suspected narcotics boat in international waters as the Trump administration expands its military posture in the region.
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Settlers burn West Bank mosque after rare Israeli rebuke of violence
Palestinian officials said settlers torched the Hajja Hamida mosque near Deir Istiya and left anti-condemnation graffiti as attacks in the occupied West Bank escalated.
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Ukraine justice and energy ministers resign amid $100 million corruption probe
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy moved to contain a widening energy-sector scandal as investigators alleged a major kickback scheme at state company Energoatom.
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