The higher tempo of Ukrainian strikes has fueled discontent among Russians, but it is far from clear that it will change the Kremlin’s calculus about the war.

Turkey's parliament approved legislation that would introduce a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants in a bid to advance the government's peace initiative with their insurgent group.

Pakistan’s defense minister Khawaja Asif said the US and Iran are close to “some sort of an arrangement,” adding that a lasting peace will be in the region’s interest.

Assad, who has been living in exile in Russia since his 2024 ouster, was sentenced for crimes against humanity and war crimes during the country's years-long civil war.

The Yemeni government said the ship was carrying food supplies to a port on the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The Iran-backed Houthis have not commented on the attack.

Hungary’s parliament elected Andras Baka, a ​former head of the Supreme Court, ⁠as the country’s next president ⁠on Tuesday, a symbolic step in Prime Minister ‌Peter ⁠Magyar’s effort to dismantle former premier Viktor Orban’s bastions ​of power.

Brazil's Supreme Court is set to decide cases that could reshape protections for the Amazon rainforest and Indigenous communities.

Big Tech companies have signaled that spending on AI would ​not slow down, with combined outlays set to surpass $730 billion this year.