Eleven killed after plane carrying skydivers crashes in eastern France
The pilot and 10 passengers died in the incident, local officials said.
Two boys rescued from Venezuela earthquake rubble after days of being trapped
Rescuers spent six hours carefully digging to reach one of the boys, as many residents continue searching through the rubble by hand, still waiting for
Budapest’s first Pride since Orban left power
Budapest held its first Pride march since the end of former prime minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year government with thousands turning out to celebrate.
India’s payments chief says AI will drive UPI from 750 million to a billion daily transactions
India’s Unified Payment Interface has grown to over 750 million daily transactions, and the head of the body that oversees it says AI will be
Instagram wants to make algorithm customisation a core part of the app, not a buried setting
Instagram head Adam Mosseri previewed new ways to surface Your Algorithm, the feature that lets users specify which topics they want to see more or
Iraq security forces arrest several officials in anticorruption crackdown
Large-scale operation carried out at dawn in Green Zone and several neighbourhoods in Baghdad, security source says.
FIFA World Cup: Round of 32 bracket, schedule, predictions, Iran’s exit
Knockout matches begin with South Africa vs Canada as Iran exit, Africa make history, Messi-Ronaldo final hopes rise.
Iran attacks Kuwait and Bahrain in response to US strikes
US-Iran deal under strain as Kuwait and Bahrain condemn Iranian attacks in response to US strikes.
Uganda’s leading media outlets shut down by army chief
NTV and Daily Monitor say their offices in the capital are under “military siege”.
Bad Bunny lights up London with history-making stadium show
Pride and a party as the Puerto Rican becomes the first Latin artist to headline a UK stadium.
117 dead dogs found at California ‘no-kill’ animal rescue – many with gunshot wounds
Hundreds more animals are still missing from the California facility as investigators continue excavating the grounds.
Australia to double maximum penalty for platforms in breach of social media ban
Children under the age of 16 have been prevented from 10 key social media platforms in Australia since December 2025.
Columnist recounts trying to hang up on Trump during ‘very strange’ phone call
A British columnist’s phone call with Trump was so “strange” that he began looking for a way to end it. Financial Times columnist Ed Luce
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez drops blistering warning on ‘political albatross’ Trump is facing
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) argued this week that the rising cost of living has become a genuine crisis for ordinary Americans — and a serious