World UN Warns South Sudan Peace Collapse Could Deepen Famine The UN Security Council heard that fighting, blocked aid and political paralysis are pushing South Sudan toward renewed conflict and deeper hunger.
World Rights Groups Seek War-Crime Probe Into Killing of Lebanese Journalist Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch called for an independent war-crime investigation into strikes that killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil.
World Russian Barrage Kills 17 in Kyiv Region as Air Defences Fall Short Russian missiles and drones killed 17 people and injured at least 44 around Kyiv, renewing Ukraine's appeal for Patriot interceptors.
World Israel and Lebanon Open New Rome Talks on Southern Withdrawal Israeli and Lebanese teams began U.S.-brokered talks in Rome on another southern withdrawal zone as demolitions and disputes over disarmament continue.
World Japan quake recovery strained by extreme heat and water shortages Extreme heat, water outages and crowded shelters complicate recovery after Japan's Kumamoto earthquake killed 38 people and injured 114.
World Ceuta Border Surge Death Toll Rises to 72 Spain's central government raised the Ceuta crossing death toll to 72 as most entrants returned to Morocco and security forces reinforced the border.
World Venezuela Government and Opposition Open US-Backed Democracy Talks Venezuela's government and former opposition lawmakers began U.S.-backed talks on democratic institutions, political rights and conditions for a future election.
World Hamas Confirms Gaza Disarmament Roadmap as Israeli Response Remains Pending Hamas confirmed a Gaza disarmament roadmap tied to Israeli withdrawal and technocratic rule, but Israel had not publicly accepted it.
World US-Iran Strikes Widen Across Middle East as Shipping Routes Tighten Renewed U.S.-Iran strikes have hit or affected Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Egypt as traffic through two vital energy routes falls.
World Libya Power Protests Expose Fragile Energy Grid Protesters entered Libya's Mellitah energy complex during severe power cuts, briefly disrupting gas, oil and electricity operations before authorities restored flows.
World Trump and Zelenskyy Discuss Patriot Production and Renewed Diplomacy Trump and Zelenskyy discussed Patriot-interceptor production licenses, renewed diplomacy and continued U.S. support during a closed White House meeting.
World Ukraine and UK expand defense cooperation at Burnham-Zelenskyy meeting Zelenskyy and new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham advanced drone production, missile defense and electronic-warfare cooperation in Portsmouth.