Kherson residents are experiencing rare calm from a temporary US-brokered ceasefire, with people returning to streets for the first time in years, though concerns persist about renewed conflict ahead.

A Russian drone strike on a railway platform in Dnipro killed at least 14 people Thursday, prompting outrage from European leaders and warnings from Ukraine about additional incoming missile attacks.

China expelled a record 33 officials from the Communist Party at this week’s fifth plenum, with over 25% of the Central Committee’s original membership absent—the highest number of empty chairs in modern history.

A deadly train collision in Spain this week has reshaped the political landscape ahead of next month’s snap election, potentially undermining Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s momentum and shifting focus to railway safety.

A Pakistani court has sentenced human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha to 10 years in prison over allegations related to a security incident during a cricket tour in 2024.

Israel faces political deadlock after elections, with neither Prime Minister Netanyahu nor challenger Eisenkot able to form a majority government without compromising campaign promises.

Serbia’s Student List, a direct democracy movement, won Sunday’s election and vowed to clean up institutions after 14 years under populist leader Aleksandar Vučić, calling for dismissals of senior law enforcement officials and anti-corruption reforms.

Novaya Gazeta, a prominent Russian independent newspaper operating for three decades, has shut down after receiving an eviction order and losing its donation system simultaneously, amid escalating pressure from authorities.

Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola denies knowledge of an alleged scheme involving two Dan Sullivans in Alaska’s closely watched Senate race, as federal investigations and lawsuits escalate.

Pope Leo, the first American pontiff, voted in US midterm elections by mail, marking the first known instance of a sitting pope casting a ballot in any political election.

Police in Scotland have initiated an investigation into former Prince Andrew’s time at the royal Balmoral estate with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, following the release of US documents.

Academics uncovered a years-long paid influence campaign promoting racist and Islamophobic content across 30 countries, with evidence suggesting Israeli backing and targeting Qatar as a scapegoat for European immigration concerns.