In Mauritania, push to phase out private schools divides opinion
Officials say measure will ease systemic discrimination, but private school sector fears education quality is at risk.
Palestine weekly wrap: Israeli security agencies sound alarm on settlers
Israeli officials warn that violence threatens state, but attacks, land seizures and blockades continue in West Bank.
No FIFA World Cup 2026 broadcast deals signed in India, China
Discussions on the sale of media rights in both countries are ongoing, FIFA says weeks before the World Cup begins.
Nine workers killed in Colombia coal mine explosion
The national mining agency had warned weeks earlier that a buildup of gases at the mine could become dangerous.
A game-changer for good health? Scientists believe ‘we are when we eat’ | Devi Sridhar
‘Sometimes I just want a piece of chocolate cake, although I know a fruit salad would be a nutritionally better…
Thiago Ávila’s letter from Israeli prison to his daughter
The Brazilian activist explains to his little girl his motivation to join the Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla.
Explosion at fireworks factory in China kills 26, injures 61
Rescue efforts are still under way after a huge explosion ripped through China's fireworks capital.
‘What comes next?’: Fear grips Pakistani families of Somali piracy victims
As piracy resurges off Somalia, families of hijacked tanker crew in Pakistan search for answers and help.
Iran war: What’s happening on day 67 as Hormuz crisis deepens?
The UAE says it intercepted Iranian missiles after a suspected drone attack, with no comment from Iran.
FIFA bans former Guyana official Alves for 5 years over sexual harassment
Former General Secretary Ian Alves found guilty of sexually harassing female staff members by FIFA's Ethics Committee.