Louisiana authorities said one deputy was killed, another wounded and the suspect died after a shooting during an arrest attempt at the Iberville Parish Courthouse.
Myanmar civil society groups are preparing legal action against Telenor, alleging the telecom company handed customer data to the military after the 2021 coup and helped expose activists.
Syria’s first parliamentary election since Bashar al-Assad’s fall produced only seven female lawmakers, underscoring how limited the new legislature’s representation remains.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled a new cabinet and put Bruno Le Maire in charge of defense, but the government faces an immediate survival test in parliament.
A court in Mexico has formally indicted former footballer Omar Bravo on aggravated child sexual abuse allegations involving a teenage girl after his arrest in Zapopan, Jalisco.
Georgia’s municipal election day ended in clashes outside the presidential palace, with police using water cannon and tear gas after protesters tried to force their way inside.
Sanae Takaichi defeated Shinjiro Koizumi in a runoff to lead Japan’s governing party, moving her into position to become the country’s first female prime minister.
Tehran said the men were tied to attacks in Khuzestan and on security forces, while activists said the case reflected a broader surge in executions and coerced confessions.
About 195,000 people marched across France against planned spending cuts, while the government weighed budget options and tried to manage a widening political crisis.
At least eight people are dead after four days of unrest in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, where protesters have demanded an end to special benefits for the political class and authorities have cut communications and warned local media off the story.
San Marino opened a new six-month regency with a ceremonial transfer of power to Matteo Rossi and Lorenzo Bugli, who used their inaugural address to stress democracy, tolerance and the republic’s planned association agreement with the European Union.
The federal government shut down after lawmakers failed to pass a funding bill, with Democrats and Republicans still far apart on health-care subsidies.
Italy’s art police seized 21 Salvador Dalí artworks on suspicion they were forgeries after a show at Parma’s Palazzo Tarasconi drew concerns from the artist’s foundation.