ICC unseals arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges
The International Criminal Court has unsealed arrest warrants against four senior Taliban leaders on charges of crimes against humanity.
Lula seeks shake-up and Flávio Bolsonaro reaches for more support ahead of Brazil’s election runoff
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will spend Monday trying to shake-up his campaign after losing the first round of national elections to Flávio Bolsonaro.
Lack of transparency in what space weapons nations are pursuing and even on what’s already in orbit
Such resources as the 2026 Global Counterspace Capabilities Report, published by the nonprofit Secure World Foundation, help to provide an overview of potential space weapons.
A Saudi-led coalition says its fighter jets are bombing Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels
A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says an air campaign is underway against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea coastline.
Russia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and died
Russian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week.
Ukraine claims to have taken out more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity
Ukraine said long-range strikes have put more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity out of action. The Defense Ministry said Sunday that recent attacks on refineries, including those in…
US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack
The bombers were redeployed to their home bases in the United States, according to a Pentagon official who was not authorized to discuss sensitive military movements and spoke Sunday on…
Yemen’s government declares a major operation against the Houthis, and other Mideast news
Meanwhile, an Israeli strike has killed at least one person in Gaza as Palestinians report a recent surge in such strikes across the enclave. And Iran’s top diplomat says Tehran…
Germany’s Merz announces new aid for Ukraine in Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks
About 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) of the package is military aid, including long-range strike weapons, combat drones and satellite technology, “so that Ukraine can also target Russian launch pads,”…
Future of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazilian presidential election
Brazil’s upcoming presidential election could reshape the Amazon's future. Control of the country, which contains about 60% of the rainforest, could pass to Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President…