Facing severe international sanctions, Iranians have turned to informal currency exchanges, intermediaries, cryptocurrency, and private arrangements to move money abroad, each method carrying significant risks and costs.

Indian textile workers are being equipped with cameras to record their movements for training AI robots, often without their knowledge or consent, raising concerns about labor exploitation and job displacement.

RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter White Jr. in Breaking Bad, has died at age 34. His publicist confirmed he took his own life in Brownsville, Texas, on Monday.

A power struggle between Tata Sons’ board and majority shareholder Tata Trusts over leadership and public listing plans has exposed divisions within India’s oldest business empire, testing its reputation for trusted governance.

Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel have killed at least five people along Mexico’s Pacific coast, causing extensive flooding, infrastructure damage, and displacement in multiple states.

Iraqi women’s rights activists face death threats and isolation while documenting sexual abuse and harassment. Advocates say Iraq lacks adequate legal protections and shelter systems for survivors of gender-based violence.

French investigators recovered two stolen Renoir paintings from a museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer using DNA evidence and vehicle-tracking data. Four men face preliminary charges including organized theft.

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has been named leader of a new rebel coalition called the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, which aims to oust the government through force if necessary.

The U.S. government spent nearly $22 million in taxpayer funds on ads promoting President Trump since late September, despite a federal judge’s order to take them down and Trump’s pledge to fund his campaign privately.

El Niño has strengthened to unprecedented levels weeks before its expected December peak, with sea-surface temperatures reaching record highs in the central Pacific, surpassing the 2015 event.

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has suspended BBC FM radio transmissions across the country, citing repeated violations. The BBC remains a primary news source for millions of Afghans.

Hungary’s parliament voted to amend child protection laws, eliminating measures that stigmatized gay and transgender people under the previous Orbán government.