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A 3-year-old girl died from injuries sustained when strong winds tossed an inflatable castle into the air during a party at a Montreal park.
The Public Investment Corporation's Isibaya portfolio, intended to fund infrastructure and empowerment deals, has raised questions about its financial returns after nearly two decades.
A hotel in Bavaria, Germany, barred an Israeli family with a 'no Jews allowed' message, prompting public backlash, an apology from the hotel, and a police investigation.
The UK government has removed Israel from its 'no travel list' for the first time since the outbreak of the Iran-Israel war in June 2025, signaling a normalization of travel advice.
Nearly a year after being barred for life from running for public office, supporters of former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner built a replica of the presidential palace for her.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved an extension in closing hours for businesses across Pakistan, citing longer daylight hours and rising summer temperatures.
Doctors in Mayfair, Johannesburg, used their own funds to improve road safety after a spike in crime linked to an informal settlement and rubbish dump on an open piece of land.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the civil war in Sudan has become a proxy conflict, and noted that divisions between the UAE and Saudi Arabia are hindering peace efforts.
Russian forces completed the capture of the village of Zemlyanky in Kharkiv Oblast following earlier infiltrations, amid ongoing advances by both Russian and Ukrainian forces in the Velykyi Burluk, Bilyi Kolodyaz, and Ternova directions.
Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi stated that Iran and the US are reviewing exchanged texts and working on a 'final formula' for negotiations, emphasizing that any return to talks must secure Iranian rights and end the war against Iran, Lebanon, and the region.
An investigation reveals that a US-sanctioned Russian ship went dark while prospecting for oil in forbidden waters off Antarctica, Earth's largest unclaimed landmass, involving a 'ghost ship' that hid its activities.
The IDF conducted a large-scale demolition operation in southern Lebanon, destroying more than 20 militant infrastructure sites using 6 tons of explosives, amid ongoing cross-border tensions with Hezbollah.
