Italian refuse workers recovered a €1 million lottery ticket discarded by a player who mistakenly believed it was non-winning after a two-day search through collected waste.

Nigerian President Tinubu orders an 80% salary increase for junior soldiers, bringing monthly pay for privates to $132 starting in September, as part of efforts to address widespread security threats.

Four men were stabbed in London’s Covent Garden area on Wednesday afternoon. A 47-year-old woman was arrested, and police indicated the incident appeared to be mental health-related.

UN human rights chief Volker Türk expressed alarm over rising executions in Iran, citing at least 56 people executed on national security charges since March, including those linked to anti-government protests.

CoreCivic has finalized a five-year federal contract to reopen a shuttered prison in rural Minnesota as an immigration detention facility, with an estimated annual value of $75 million.

South Africa’s foreign minister recommends new protocols for former heads of state’s international travel following ex-President Jacob Zuma’s controversial visit to India last month.

The Trump administration is planning significant changes to Head Start that would replace detailed federal regulations with minimal standards, delegating most requirements to states and local governments.

Child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan’s provinces, with the UN warning that food distribution cuts will worsen the crisis and increase child mortality rates.

Missouri’s Republican secretary of state rejected a citizens’ referendum petition on new congressional districts backed by Trump, arguing congressional redistricting cannot be subject to voter referendums under state law.