The Pentagon is reportedly considering withdrawing up to one-third of approximately 68,000 US troops stationed in Europe, following European allies’ refusal to grant Washington access to airbases for operations against Iran.

Latvia’s president warns that Europe lacks preparedness in drone and aerial warfare, stating most NATO countries could not repel Russian missiles if the conflict expands beyond Ukraine.

A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s policy of deporting migrants to third countries, finding it violated due process protections and required meaningful safety reviews before removal.

North Korea’s Foreign Ministry rejected an IAEA resolution criticizing its nuclear program, asserting its nuclear weapons status is irreversible and necessary for national defense.

Bolivia’s Congress approved a $1.9 billion IMF loan for President Rodrigo Paz, though trade unions warn austerity measures could trigger renewed protests and civil unrest.

A catastrophic Himalayan ice-rock avalanche in Nepal’s Rasuwa district in August triggered widespread devastation, killing over 1,400 people and exposing critical gaps in regional early-warning systems for complex mountain hazards.

A 19-year-old South Sudanese asylum seeker has been sentenced to two years and three months in the UK for piloting an overcrowded dinghy across the English Channel with 165 people aboard.

Indonesian divers have recovered three bodies from a capsized passenger ferry in the Java Sea, with 126 people still missing and nine confirmed dead so far.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is pursuing closer ties with the European Union, with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposing associate membership status, as tensions with the United States escalate over tariffs.

At least 21 people, including 15 police officers and a child, were killed in a car-bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Kohat, Pakistan, with over 100 injured.

French President Macron warned that Russian hybrid attacks against Europe have intensified, announcing plans to protect critical infrastructure and defense sites from cyberattacks and sabotage.

A software defect in the UK’s air traffic control system corrupted flight data in milliseconds, causing a six-hour outage last week that disrupted hundreds of thousands of passengers and led to mass flight cancellations across the UK and beyond.