- Live updates • Syria foils attempt to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah from Iraq, state news says Haaretz
- Syria foils attempt to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah from Iraq, state news agency says Reuters
- Syria thwarts an attempt to smuggle in weapons and missiles to Hezbollah from Iraq Middle East Eye
- Smuggling Bust: Advanced Weapons Intercepted at Syrian Border Devdiscourse
- Syria foils attempt to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah from Iraq — state news agency The Times of Israel
Ukrainians take to the streets after Zelenskyy ousts defense minister in surprise shake-up – CNBC
- Ukrainians take to the streets after Zelenskyy ousts defense minister in surprise shake-up CNBC
- Ukraine’s Minister of Defense, a Proponent of Drone Warfare, Is Forced Out The New York Times
- Protests in Ukraine's cities against Zelensky's removal of defence minister Fedorov BBC
- Zelensky faces protests over ousting of Ukraine’s defense minister despite military gains CNN
- Zelenskyy faces outrage over defence minister sacking as Starmer makes farewell Ukraine visit as UK PM – Europe live The Guardian
More than 500 feared dead as officials investigate reports of boats capsizing with Rohingya refugees – AP News
- More than 500 feared dead as officials investigate reports of boats capsizing with Rohingya refugees AP News
- IOM and UNHCR Deeply Concerned by Reports of Maritime Incidents off Myanmar Coast; Over 500 Feared Dead International Organization for Migration
- More than 500 feared dead after boats carrying Rohingya refugees capsize off Myanmar NBC News
- More than 500 missing after two refugee boats vanish off Myanmar coast, UN agencies say CNN
- More than 500 feared dead after reports of two shipwrecks off Myanmar, UN says The Guardian
The band playing when a Bangkok bar caught fire mourns its members among the 33 dead – NPR
- The band playing when a Bangkok bar caught fire mourns its members among the 33 dead NPR
- Deadly Bangkok bar fire exposes Thailand’s safety loopholes for nightlife venues The Hill
- Bangkok's bar fire is the city's latest deadly blaze - will anything ever change? BBC
- How flammable decor and lax rules turned Bangkok pub into a death trap Reuters
- In Bangkok Bar Blaze, Signs of Fatal Lapses Repeated Across the World The New York Times
What living in one of the world’s hottest towns feels like – AP News
Hong Kong Police Raid Independent Bookstores and Arrest 5 People – The New York Times
- Hong Kong Police Raid Independent Bookstores and Arrest 5 People The New York Times
- China Wields Security Laws to Cow Hong Kong’s Once-Free Literary Scene WSJ
- Hong Kong booksellers reportedly arrested over alleged sales of seditious publications NBC News
- Hong Kong police arrest five over 'seditious' books Reuters
- Police round up Hong Kong booksellers as China widens crackdown The Washington Post
‘Her ear was shattered’ – home piercings leading to deformities, says expert – BBC
Trump’s intelligence chief nominee won’t say Biden won 2020 election
US President Trump’s nominee for top intel official, Jay Clayton, evaded directly stating that Biden won 2020 election
‘It’s made me have an identity crisis’: Londoners speak out about racist abuse – BBC
UK proposes voluntary overnight social media curfew for older teens
Latest government measure aimed at curbing digital harm comes after under-16 social media ban announced last month.
Argentina’s Falklands banner sparks controversy at World Cup
Argentina players held up a banner declaring ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’ after beating England.
Former US Ambassador says Iran miscalculated Trump’s resolve
Nightly strikes between the US and Iran have been the heaviest since the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement.
Senior Chinese delegation visits North Korea for talks
China's fourth-highest-ranked official, Wang Huning, held talks with a top official of North Korea's governing party.
South Korea’s international adoptees seek justice, not homecoming
South Korea's government has acknowledged wrongs, but advocates say accountability is still lacking.
Two killed in Russian missile fire on Kyiv after Ukraine-EU drone deal – Al Jazeera
- Two killed in Russian missile fire on Kyiv after Ukraine-EU drone deal Al Jazeera
- Kyiv Endures One of the War’s Heaviest Assaults JW.ORG
- Russian missiles strike Kyiv districts, killing two, officials say Reuters
- Ukraine downs 5 Russian ballistic missiles as Kyiv looks to boost its air defenses AP News
- Kyiv's vanishing warning: The missiles are faster than the sirens now Scripps News
US launches fresh strikes on Iran as Trump warns Tehran it ‘better behave’
US President Donald Trump says he is yet to decide whether or not he will "finish off" Iran.
A mass trial of alleged MS-13 gang members wraps up in El Salvador – AP News
US military to start screening for testosterone deficiency, Hegseth says
Hegseth says he is authorising hormone screening to ensure US troops "operate at your absolute best".
Toronto engulfed by wildfire smoke as US cities threatened
Monitor ranks Toronto as having the worst air quality on earth, surpassing Kinshasa, DR Congo, and New Delhi, India.
China surpasses U.S. in global favorability, poll finds – Axios
- China surpasses U.S. in global favorability, poll finds Axios
- People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the U.S. Pew Research Center
- Global Opinion Shifts Toward Favoring China Over the U.S., Poll Finds The New York Times
- More people around the world now favour China over the US, Pew study suggests BBC
- China Tops US in Global Favorability for First Time, Pew Finds Bloomberg.com