Iraq has begun its first comprehensive national census since 1987, with a curfew in place and officials warning that the count could affect resources, budgets and long-running political tensions.
Rights groups say Belarus has arrested 1,671 people for anti-war activity or solidarity with Ukraine, with at least 200 sentenced to prison terms as Lukashenko tightens his grip.
U.S. prosecutors said Gautam Adani and seven others were indicted over allegations they paid bribes to win contracts for a major solar project and hid the conduct from investors.
Brazilian federal police detained five people, including four security guards assigned to the G20 summit, in an investigation into an alleged 2022 assassination plot.
Farmers marched on Parliament in London to protest changes that would bring many inherited farms into the inheritance-tax net from 2026, while ministers insisted the burden would fall on a small number of estates.
Germany says it has to assume damage to undersea fibre-optic cables in the Baltic Sea was deliberate, as Sweden and Finland open investigations and NATO warns of growing threats to underwater infrastructure.
Three people were killed in separate unprovoked stabbings across Manhattan, prompting renewed debate about the city’s criminal justice and mental health systems.
Yulia Navalnaya, Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin led a Berlin demonstration that called for an end to the war in Ukraine and the removal of Vladimir Putin.
Gabon has held a referendum on a new constitution that would replace the country's semi-presidential system with a stronger presidency after the 2023 coup.
The president-elect elevates a 27-year-old campaign aide to one of the most visible jobs in Washington, signaling continuity with his combative media style.
The ice cream maker says its parent company blocked public support for Palestinians and threatened its independent board, escalating a long-running corporate fight.