Iran faces severe economic crisis with runaway inflation, currency collapse, and fuel shortages as the US launches new sanctions. Food prices have surged dramatically, straining households and prompting government concerns about social unrest.

John Galliano has cancelled a major Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition celebrating his design career following backlash over his past antisemitic remarks conviction.

Israeli air strikes across Gaza killed at least five people on Monday, with the military claiming the attacks targeted Hamas fighters, according to health officials and reports.

India rejects a Hague tribunal ruling ordering it to uphold the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, asserting the court lacks jurisdiction over its sovereign decisions.

Prediction-market platform Kalshi has permanently banned former congressman George Santos for allegedly using insider information to place bets on his own attendance at a presidential address.

Palestinian farmers in the West Bank’s Burin village operate a cooperative that faces frequent destruction from settler attacks and military operations, prompting them to develop strategies for maintaining their agricultural presence on the land.

President Trump urges US communities to embrace data centres, arguing they will create jobs, while bipartisan opposition grows over concerns about electricity consumption, water usage, and environmental impacts.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff assured a Democratic senator that the military has no plans to deploy troops to polling places during November elections.

Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has shared photos from a US detention facility in Brooklyn, where he has been held since January on drug trafficking and firearm possession charges that he denies.

Tunisia is experiencing extreme heat reaching nearly 50 degrees Celsius, coinciding with electricity cuts and water shortages affecting multiple regions and straining emergency services.

Niger’s military government contained an attempted mutiny at a capital military base, with Russian Africa Corps personnel providing ground and aerial support to loyal forces during the uprising.

Global coral reef coverage has declined sharply since 2010 and faces irreversible degradation as bleaching events now occur too frequently for recovery, according to a new monitoring network report.