Portugal and Austria defeat Germany for seats on the UN Security Council
Portugal and Austria have defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided U.N. Security Council in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning.
‘We’re still behind’ in Congo’s Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO says
The World Health Organization says Congo's Ebola outbreak had a head start, but testing is improving. Since mid-May, 344 cases and 60 deaths have been confirmed in three eastern provinces.
Canada calls for US and Mexico free trade agreement to be renewed for 16 years
The USMCA has allowed Canada and Mexico to avoid much of Trump’s protectionist measures because many Mexican and Canadian goods are covered by the free trade agreement.
EU strikes migration deal for more deportations and detention centers abroad
The European Union agreed on an overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to increase deportations and establish detention centers abroad.
Powerful Iran-backed Iraqi militia says it will start handing its weapons to the state
One of Iraq’s most powerful Iran-backed armed groups says it will begin putting its weapons under government control. Asaib Ahl al-Haq announced Tuesday it has formed a committee to oversee…
‘Love my woke pope’: Why Leo’s first encyclical went viral and how it speaks to his papal approach
Pope Leo XIV issued a manifesto calling for robust regulation of AI. Many young people appreciated his “Magnifica Humanitas” encyclical.
Online commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur barred from entering the UK for public events
British authorities have blocked a Turkish American streamer Hasan Piker and political commentator Cenk Uygur from entering the U.K.
Ukraine hits Russian energy targets and denies striking Kremlin-occupied nuclear plant
Ukraine’s General Staff said Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Russia, causing a large-scale fire. It said the extent of the damage was being clarified, and claimed…
Canadian man pleads guilty to selling lethal substances to people who killed themselves
A Canadian man accused of running an online operation selling lethal products in more than 40 countries has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of counseling or aiding suicide.
Brazilian court orders restoration of Fordlandia, Henry Ford’s Amazon ghost town
A Brazilian court has ruled that officials must restore and preserve Fordlandia. The city was established by Henry Ford nearly a century ago in the Amazon rainforest.