International News

A desert stirs to life: Chile's Atacama erupts in its biggest floral display in decades

NPR ·

El Niño rains have transformed Chile's Atacama Desert into a spectacular sea of color, awakening a fleeting ecosystem of flowers and wildlife in one of the driest places on Earth.

Moscow police detain over 200 people, reportedly forcing some to sign military contracts

The Kyiv Independent ·

Putin Seizes Three More Japan Tobacco Businesses, Bringing Takeover to $3.7 Billion

UNITED24 Media ·

How the deadly shooting in Krakow unfolded

BBC News ·

Video authenticated by BBC Verify shows the moment gunshots rang out in Krakow's main market square.

Italy's Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for leaking foreign minister's personal data to dark web

CBS News ·

Pope’s visit to Argentina sets up showdown with ‘hyper-capitalist’ Milei

The Guardian ·

President has opposing views on many issues, and once called Leo’s predecessor the ‘representative of the Evil One’ Trees are being planted in the garden. The brightly coloured buildings are getting another coat of paint.

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Relying on Generators Again After Losing Internal Power Supply

The Moscow Times ·

Strong earthquake shakes Japan, shattering store windows and injuring at least 22

New York Post · ·

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Iran executes 3 men accused of links to US and Israel, protesting against regime

New York Post ·

Mapping how France’s protest wave spread across Europe

Al Jazeera ·

Germany Exhausts Patriot Stocks for Ukraine, More Transfers Impossible

Kyiv Post ·

Banana producers in Latin America want better pay to cope with effects of climate crisis

The Guardian ·

Farmers face big drop in production from extreme weather during this year’s super El Niño event Banana producers in Latin America are calling for better pay to help cope with the impact of the climate crisis, as they face big drops in production resulting from extreme weather…

Egypt Reopens Embassy in Libya’s Tripoli After 12-Year Closure

ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English ·

Environmentalists criticise choice of Earthshot prize venue owned by fossil fuel firm

The Guardian ·

Mumbai facility is part of Reliance Industries, owner of world’s biggest oil refinery and funder of controversial mega-zoo The Prince of Wales’s Earthshot prize will host its forthcoming annual awards ceremony at a venue owned by the billionaire Ambani family conglomerate,…

New Zealanders won't know for weeks who won the election as neither side secures clear victory

AP News ·

Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan

The Japan Times ·

Uyghurs facing deportation by Thailand say they will be ‘like slaves’ in China

The Guardian ·

Activists fear Bangkok will give in to pressure from Beijing despite reports of torture and human rights abuses against the mostly muslim ethnic minority The deportation of two more Uyghurs to China from Thailand would put their lives in grave danger, activists have said, with…

Can’t cook or shower: Indonesians take aim at data centers

The Japan Times ·

NZ election 2026: New Zealand faces weeks of uncertainty with results ‘too close to call’

The Guardian ·

National party will be largest in parliament but ultimate shape of next government won’t be settled for some time New Zealand could be facing a weeks-long wait to know the shape of its next government, after its nail-biting election failed to hand a decisive victory to either…

The Trump coalition is shattered - what will Republicans do now?

BBC News ·

Republicans can stick with Trumpism or chart a new path, writes BBC Washington correspondent Daniel Bush.

Germans wrestle with what to do with Hitler's destroyed Eagle's Nest retreat

BBC News ·

While some believe the site should be partially or completely rebuilt, others want it abandoned and all memory of its Nazi past forgotten.

Eisenkot's path to power challenged as Liberman rejects minority government backed by Arab parties

Ynetnews ·

Sunday shows preview: Democrats lay out legislative agenda; Congress leadership sparks infighting

The Hill ·

Israeli president invites Netanyahu's opposition leader to broker new government

NPR ·

Israel's political landscape shifts as President Herzog hands opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to form a government, dealing a blow to Benjamin Netanyahu's grip on power.

'Flat', 'tired', 'cynical': Unusually gloomy Kiwis deliver New Zealand's tightest election in years

BBC News ·

The national mood is low, and faith in politics even lower - with voters deserting the major parties at the polls.

Paraguay's former president charged after bank collapse

BBC News ·

Santiago Peña was ousted due to a banking crisis which left millions of people unable to access their money.

US offers $20m reward for information about Iran's nuclear programme

BBC News ·

Donald Trump has repeatedly raised the prospect of renewing strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities.

Gaza wedding festival sees 250 couples married at the same time

BBC News ·

A mass wedding for Palestinian brides and grooms has taken place in the rubble-strewn streets of Gaza.

Haitians rally behind Bukele, urge Salvadoran forces to drive gangs out of their communities

The Haitian Times ·

Italian foreign minister says hackers leaked his personal data

BBC News ·

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has blamed pro-Russian hackers for publishing the details online.