The World Health Organization requested additional information from Russia regarding a laboratory worker’s death at a Siberian plague research facility, prompting questions about pneumonic plague transmission and severity.

A sexual assault case at Cornell University has renewed debate over New York’s legal standards for consent when alcohol or drugs are involved, with advocates pushing for legislative changes.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has signaled openness to reversing Brexit, stating the decision to leave the EU has caused economic harm and signaling he will not be bound by his predecessor’s constraints on European policy after the next election.

New Zealand authorities launched an investigation into a flydubai co-pilot who allegedly attempted to hijack an Israel-bound plane carrying 182 people on September 30, with his flight training there now under scrutiny.

Quebec’s separatist Parti Québécois won Monday’s election but fell five seats short of a majority, making a promised referendum unlikely despite nearly doubling its vote share from 2022.

Flávio Bolsonaro, the far-right frontrunner in Brazil’s presidential runoff, has vowed to ‘re-democratise’ the country, raising concerns among analysts and opponents that he plans to implement authoritarian policies.

Three years after the October 7, 2023 attacks, Israelis are demanding accountability for security failures that killed approximately 1,200 people, with questions mounting over what Prime Minister Netanyahu knew beforehand.

Russia launched a major overnight strike across Ukraine killing at least 24 people, with a ballistic missile destroying an apartment block in Pryluky. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy called the attacks a macabre birthday gift for Vladimir Putin, occurring ahead of his 74th birthday.

Police in Belgium have arrested over 100 people during student demonstrations in Liege protesting rising education costs and system overcrowding, with some protests turning violent.

The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether the Air Force can continue detonating unexploded ordnance at a Guam beach, a case raising questions about territorial residents’ rights and environmental protection.

Human Rights Watch released a report documenting due process violations in El Salvador’s mass trials, where hundreds of defendants face trial together with vague charges and weak evidence.

An overwhelming majority of Americans, including most Republicans, oppose using taxpayer funds for government advertisements featuring Trump and his cabinet, according to a new poll.