The UN faces a record $1.57 billion funding shortfall. With only 36 countries paid up, Secretary-General Guterres warns of a total cash depletion by mid-2026.
A US federal judge has ruled that Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, dismissing two key charges.
The European Union has agreed to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, imposing new sanctions amid growing unrest inside Iran.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order threatening tariffs on countries that supply oil to Cuba, escalating U.S. pressure amid the island’s worsening fuel crisis.
A new Taliban criminal code cites slavery and divides Afghan Muslims into legal classes, violating international human rights norms and raising alarms over religious freedom.
