A WHO pandemic treaty adopted in May 2025 remains in limbo as countries struggle to finalize details on pathogen data sharing and vaccine equity, with negotiations continuing toward a May 2027 deadline.

Nepal’s prime minister told world leaders at the UN that last month’s devastating flood was a climate change warning, arguing that vulnerable nations shouldn’t bear financial burdens for crises they didn’t cause.

A woman who accused Jay-Z of rape in a 2024 lawsuit has formally withdrawn her allegation, stating in a court declaration that her claims were entirely false and that she never met the rapper.

A major renovation project for Paris’s Tour Montparnasse was suspended this week after more than three-quarters of the building’s private co-owners voted against the €800m overhaul plan.

Italy’s government approved a decree capping newly arrived migrants in classrooms at 30% and banning burqas and niqabs in schools, drawing criticism from rights groups who say it manufactures a false emergency ahead of next year’s election.

Pakistan’s government has locked down Islamabad with thousands of police and barricades as Imran Khan’s party plans a nationwide march demanding the former prime minister’s release from jail.

Fourteen Kazakh military service members died after being swept into the Caspian Sea during exercises, prompting authorities to detain five senior officials suspected of criminal negligence.

School strikes are occurring across Germany as students protest the potential reintroduction of compulsory military service amid growing concerns about defense policy changes.

Alberta, which has maintained rat-free status for over seven decades, announced the discovery of a dead rat in the town of Bowden, prompting authorities to investigate the finding.