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Eurovision Song Contest 2027 to be held in Burgas, Bulgaria
Eurovision Song Contest 2027 will take place in Burgas, Bulgaria from May 12-15 at Arena Burgas, following the country’s first-ever contest victory earlier this year.
Taiwan briefly slows its mobile internet to text-only speed as part of defense drill
Taiwan deliberately slowed mobile internet to text-only speeds across seven cities as part of its annual Han Kuang military defense exercises, which simulate response to potential Chinese military invasion.
Will all-out war in Yemen reignite as the Houthis escalate attacks?
A series of Houthi attacks in recent weeks has intensified tensions between the pro-Iranian rebels and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, threatening to reignite the conflict that had calmed since a 2022 truce.
Reports of US sailors in Middle East trying to jump ship spark outcry
US lawmakers are expressing concern over reports of deteriorating conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier deployed to the Middle East, including accounts of sailors attempting to jump overboard.
Ukraine ‘offering Russia deal to halt attacks on civilian ships in Black Sea’
Ukraine has proposed a deal with Russia to cease attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea, potentially reopening a crucial grain corridor used for food exports worldwide.
Trump administration ‘gutted’ federal civil rights enforcement, HRW says
Human Rights Watch reports that Trump administration staffing cuts and policy changes have significantly weakened federal civil rights enforcement across multiple agencies since January 2025.
Poland arrests man who allegedly tried to kill Ukrainian American
Polish authorities arrested a Russian citizen accused of plotting to kill a Ukrainian American in Warsaw, marking what officials say is the first known Russian-ordered attack on a U.S. citizen in NATO territory.
Judge nixes Trump lawsuit alleging Harvard did not protect Jewish students
A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Harvard University, ruling the claimed violations of civil rights protections for Jewish students lacked sufficient evidence.
Europe swelters in latest wave of extreme heat
Millions across Europe endure extreme heat with temperatures exceeding 35C as the continent experiences another intensifying heatwave affecting over 135 million people.
Colombia earthquake: Hospitals adapt to save lives amid widespread damage
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, killing at least 273 people and damaging four major hospitals in the city of Cali. Health officials have stabilized the situation through coordinated expansion of medical capacity and widespread volunteer support.
Thursday briefing: What happens after an asylum hotel closes?
The UK government is closing 13 more asylum hotels this week as part of a plan to end hotel use entirely by the end of this parliament, raising questions about where residents will be relocated and how communities will be affected.
Under strain, Australia’s world-leading disability support faces major restructure
Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme, which supports over 700,000 people, faces major restructuring due to rapid cost growth from an estimated $22bn to $54bn annually, prompting government proposals for tighter controls and reduced funding.
Potatoes ‘boil’ in the ground as record heatwave sweeps across swathes of Asia
A severe heatwave across East Asia has destroyed crops and killed livestock, with South Korea recording its highest temperature since 1904 and scientists linking the extreme weather to global warming.
Ukraine war briefing: ‘With precision, as planned’ – Kyiv outlines battlefield gains
Ukrainian forces have recaptured 745 square kilometers of Russian-occupied territory in a key sector this year, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, describing the operation as executed with precision as planned.
Japan PM Takaichi says Putin’s visit to disputed Kuril islands ‘absolutely unacceptable’
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi denounced Vladimir Putin’s visit to the disputed Kuril islands as “absolutely unacceptable,” stating it had worsened Japanese sentiment toward Russia.
Nearly 4 million Afghan children ‘acutely malnourished’
Nearly 3.7 million Afghan children suffer from acute malnutrition, with healthcare facilities closing due to a severe decline in humanitarian aid funding over recent years.
Millions crowd cities to see Spain’s first total solar eclipse in over a century
Millions of people gathered across Spain, Portugal, Iceland, and Greenland on Wednesday to witness a total solar eclipse—Spain’s first in over a century—with totality lasting less than two and a half minutes.
Polls open in Zambia presidential election as economic reforms tested
Zambians voted Thursday in a presidential election where incumbent Hakainde Hichilema seeks reelection amid concerns over rising living costs and economic reforms.
‘We harvested more than half the winter wheat crop before the end of July’
English farmers harvested over half their winter wheat crop by late July due to severe drought conditions, with nearly three-quarters of England experiencing water stress after record-low rainfall and unusually high temperatures this growing season.
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes
A Syrian court sentenced former president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country’s 14-year civil war.
Zhu Rongji, who helped turn China into a trading giant, dies at 97
Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, a major architect of China’s economic reforms and WTO entry, has died at age 97. He served as premier from 1998-2003 and transformed China into a manufacturing powerhouse.
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