New Zealand pays Samoa $6 million over HMNZS Manawanui sinking
The compensation marks one year since the naval vessel ran aground off Upolu and later sank, with further environmental work still under way.
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Myanmar strike at festival leaves dozens dead, including children, in Sagaing Region
A military attack using a motorised paraglider hit a festival and anti-junta gathering in Chaung-U township, with witnesses and reporting describing heavy civilian casualties.
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Alberta teachers strike begins as 51,000 educators walk off the job
More than 700,000 students are affected as parents, teachers and supporters rally across the province over pay, class sizes and school resources.
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A VPN ownership map cuts through a murky market of brands and parent companies
Windscribe’s relationship map argues that many familiar VPN names sit inside a tangle of common ownership.
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Power Loss at Chornobyl Prompts Emergency Declaration After Strike Near Slavutych
Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said a Russian attack on infrastructure near Slavutych caused a blackout at the Chornobyl nuclear site, temporarily cutting electricity to the New Safe Confinement over reactor No. 4 before power was restored later the same day.
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US shutdown begins after funding bill fails as parties clash over health care subsidies
The federal government shut down after lawmakers failed to pass a funding bill, with Democrats and Republicans still far apart on health-care subsidies.
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Ceiling collapse at Damascus landmark kills two renovation workers
Authorities in Syria said part of an under-renovation serail collapsed in Damascus, killing two workers and leaving others missing.
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Reported drone strike kills Russian-installed official in occupied Nova Kakhovka
The packet says Volodymyr Leontiev was wounded in the attack and later died in hospital, but Ukraine had not commented.
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Greece paralysed by strike over labor bill and longer shifts
Workers walked out nationwide as unions fought proposals that could allow occasional shifts to stretch to 13 hours.
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Ukrainian family killed in Russian drone strike as attacks intensify
Officials in Ukraine’s Sumy region say a Russian drone strike destroyed a home in Chernechchyna and killed a couple and their two young sons.
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Netanyahu agrees to Trump Gaza plan as live coverage tracks Gaza and West Bank attacks
29, 2025. Al Jazeera's liveblog said Netanyahu agreed to Donald Trump's plan to end the war while the page tracked attacks in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
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Lufthansa to cut 4,000 administrative jobs as AI and digitalization reshape operations
29, 2025. Germany's biggest airline group says it will reduce administrative staff by 2030, arguing that artificial intelligence, digitalization and tighter central control can lift efficiency and profitability.
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Ecuador clash over diesel subsidy leaves one protester dead and 12 soldiers injured
Violence during anti-subsidy protests in northern Ecuador killed one civilian and wounded 12 soldiers as authorities opened an investigation into possible unlawful force.
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Iraq resumes Kurdish oil exports through Turkey after more than two years
Iraq is restarting oil exports from the Kurdish region through Turkey’s Ceyhan port after a suspension triggered by an arbitration ruling.
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Bosch plans 5,000 job cuts as Germany's car supplier sector struggles
26, 2025. Bosch said it will cut 5,000 jobs, most in Germany, as vehicle production stagnates, electric cars need fewer parts and automakers intensify pressure on suppliers.
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Russia and Ethiopia advance nuclear power cooperation
On the event date, Russia and Ethiopia signed an action plan to move forward on a nuclear power project involving Rosatom and Ethiopian Electric Power.
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China sanctions six U.S. companies as trade frictions deepen
Beijing expanded sanctions and export controls on six U.S. companies amid rising trade tension and continuing strategic rivalry with Washington.
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Drone strike in Eilat injures 22 in southern Israel, officials say
Israeli officials said a drone fired from Yemen hit the Red Sea city, leaving two people seriously hurt among the wounded.
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Amazon to close its UK Fresh stores as grocery strategy shifts online
The company says it will shut 19 stores and convert five of them into Whole Foods sites while pushing more grocery business through delivery.
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Colombia mine collapse trapped 25 workers underground as rescuers raced to reach them
Authorities said the miners were trapped 80 metres down after a gold mine collapse in northwestern Colombia.
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Otavalo protest turns violent as Ecuador anti-diesel anger spreads
About 1,000 protesters attacked a police station, vehicles, and officers’ homes in Otavalo as unrest over Ecuador’s diesel price increase widened.
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Children among five killed in Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon
A drone strike in Bint Jbeil killed five people, including three children, and renewed accusations that Israel is violating the ceasefire with Lebanon.
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Hundreds of thousands strike across France as unions press Macron and Lecornu
France saw mass anti-austerity strikes and demonstrations as unions said one million people joined nationwide protests and authorities put the figure at 500,000.
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Ecuador’s electoral council approves referendum on military bases and party funding
President Daniel Noboa is pressing for constitutional changes as the courts review part of his wider push for a rewrite.
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