Britain’s energy price cap is rising 4% from October to £1,723 annually, prompting calls for government reform despite recent VAT cuts and promises of relief from cost-of-living pressures.

A fire at a Pakistani hospital’s maternity ward killed 14 infants on Wednesday morning. Witnesses dispute accounts of rescue response times and ward access protocols.

South African authorities arrested two Thai nationals in separate incidents for allegedly attempting to smuggle endangered parrot eggs out of the country, seizing hundreds of eggs in homemade incubators.

Lindsay Clancy’s five-week trial concludes with closing arguments Thursday. The Massachusetts mother admits killing her three children but claims severe mental illness should exempt her from legal responsibility.

The FDA approved daraxonrasib, a pancreatic cancer treatment that nearly doubled survival time to 13.2 months in clinical trials, compared to 6.6 months with chemotherapy.

Iceland holds a referendum on whether to resume EU membership talks this Saturday. The vote is extremely close, with fishing rights emerging as the central issue dividing voters.

The discovery of a sunken Irgun militia ship has triggered a competition among Israeli right-wing politicians to claim its legacy ahead of October elections, with Prime Minister Netanyahu and National Security Minister Ben-Gvir each seeking to control its symbolic significance.

Trump’s Gaza ceasefire representative criticized Israel’s ongoing military strikes on Wednesday, warning that rejecting the U.S. proposal risks triggering another conflict in the devastated territory.

Yayoi Kusama, the renowned Japanese artist celebrated for her polka-dot paintings and immersive Infinity Mirror Rooms, has died at age 97 from multiple organ failure.

Former Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri has been charged with failing to declare approximately $40 million in assets across multiple currencies and precious metals to the country’s anti-corruption agency.

King Harald V of Norway is hospitalized in extremely serious condition at age 89, receiving treatment for a rare blood disorder. His family, including Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon, have gathered at his bedside.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has reduced daily vessel traffic from over 100 ships to just five, creating one of the worst maritime shipping disruptions in decades and disrupting global trade flows.