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Ethiopia Eritrea invasion — soldiers in the Tigray highlands
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Ethiopia tells UN Security Council it must defend itself against Eritrea’s ‘all-out invasion’

Ethiopia’s government told the UN Security Council on Friday that it has no option but to defend itself against what it called...

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Navi Pillay 2026 Nobel Peace Prize — gold medal and scales of justice with Oslo City Hall
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Navi Pillay Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for Championing International Law

OSLO: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts...

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King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — attacked by Houthi missiles
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Three killed, 36 injured as Houthi attacks hit Saudi airports in Riyadh and Abha

Three people were killed and 36 injured in Houthi attacks on airports in Riyadh and Abha, Saudi Arabia confirmed. Airlines have suspended...

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Margaret Hamilton in 1969 standing beside the printed Apollo guidance software code
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Margaret Hamilton, Software Pioneer Whose Code Guided Apollo 11 to the Moon, Dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, the pioneering NASA software engineer whose code guided Apollo 11 to the Moon, has died at 90, MIT confirmed.

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Poland school attack: police outside a school in Leszczydol-Nowiny, Poland
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Second School Knife Attack in Two Days Kills Caretaker in Poland; Tusk Warns of Copycat Wave

A 15-year-old former pupil attacked a primary school in Leszczydol-Nowiny on Thursday, killing a 37-year-old caretaker — the second knife attack at...

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Yandex data centre drone strike — Sasovo facility fire
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Drone Strike Hits Yandex Data Centre in First Major Attack on Russian Data Hub

A drone strike on Yandex's Sasovo data centre forced the company to suspend operations — the first major attack on a Russian...

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Nana Patekar, veteran Indian actor, dies at 75
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Nana Patekar Dies at 75: Veteran Indian Actor Succumbs to Cardiac Arrest in Goa

Veteran Indian actor Nana Patekar has died at 75 after a cardiac arrest at his home in Goa. The Maharashtra government announced...

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Putin Pezeshkian meeting — Russia and Iran leaders meet in Turkmenistan ahead of CIS summit
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Putin Meets Iranian President Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan, Vows to Help End War

Vladimir Putin met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan, vowing to do "everything" to help end the Middle East war ahead of...

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Maduro torture charges — former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores face new US indictment
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US Charges Former Venezuelan President Maduro and Wife With Torture Conspiracy

US prosecutors charged former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture — the first time...

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Anne Carson, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
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Anne Carson Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm on Thursday,...

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