Papua’s glaciers, considered eternal snow by Indigenous peoples and scientists, are nearly gone. The peaks’ ice is expected to disappear within a year or two due to climate warming.

ArcelorMittal has closed Ukraine’s largest steel plant after Russian airstrikes caused extensive damage and casualties, dealing another blow to the country’s war-strained economy and export sector.

Yemen’s leadership calls for public military recruitment and offers amnesty to Houthi defectors as the Iranian-backed group advances toward the Bab al-Mandeb strait.

Morocco’s PAM won 97 of 395 parliamentary seats, the most in recent elections but falling short of a majority. The party must form a coalition to govern under constitutional requirements.

India’s Election Commission faces unprecedented scrutiny over voter database changes that critics say have disenfranchised tens of millions, with internal divisions now publicly exposed.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee attributes declining American support for Israel to “biblical illiteracy,” disinformation, and anti-religious sentiment, rejecting genocide and apartheid allegations.

Canadian lawsuits against OpenAI allege the company failed to alert authorities to threats on ChatGPT before a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge that killed eight people in February this year.

Iraq faces severe economic strain since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran in late February, losing approximately $60 billion in oil revenues and experiencing disrupted trade routes and rising import prices.

Pro-Palestine activists plan a silent vigil at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, protesting the designation of Palestine Action as a terrorist organization and calling for the ban to be lifted.

Swiss voters are deciding whether to enshrine permanent armed neutrality in the constitution, limiting military alliances and sanctions participation following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Hurricane Polo, the second-most intense east Pacific hurricane on record, approaches Baja California with 150 mph winds and exceptional rainfall potential.

Internet and telecommunications services have been disrupted in Ethiopia’s Tigray region following renewed fighting between regional forces and the national military this week.