A 22-year-old Uzbek citizen identified as U.X. has been sentenced in the Jomboy district of Samarkand region for participating in the Russia-Ukraine war on the Russian side. According to court documents, he went to Russia in 2021 for work and was later sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison for drug trafficking, serving his sentence in a colony in the Chelyabinsk region.
Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing has signed a decree reducing the sentences of all prisoners by one-sixth, a blanket measure that further reduces the prison term of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a member of her legal team.
The Houston Rockets kept their playoff hopes alive for the second straight game, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 99-93 on the road in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round series. The Rockets now trail 3-2 after falling into a 3-0 hole; no NBA team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a series.
An Iranian football federation delegation reportedly turned back at Toronto Pearson Airport this week, citing “unacceptable behavior” by Canadian immigration officials, and is set to miss a pre-World Cup FIFA gathering in Vancouver, according to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency.
Australian white supremacist mass murderer Brenton Tarrant has lost his appeal to overturn his conviction and sentence for the 2019 shooting deaths of 51 people at two New Zealand mosques. Court documents reveal that New Zealand's Court of Appeal denied Tarrant's application on Thursday, ruling his attempt to withdraw his guilty plea was "utterly devoid of merit."
European leaders are seeking to clarify a little-used mutual defence clause in the European Union treaty as questions grow over Washington’s long-term commitment to NATO during a deepening rift with the United States.
Former Chairman of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) of Kyrgyzstan, Kamchybek Tashiyev, has been charged with two counts under the Criminal Code. He is accused of forcible seizure or retention of power and abuse of official position.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has completed his first year in office, a period marked by aggressive trade actions and territorial threats from the United States under President Donald Trump. Experts say Carney has managed to steer Canada toward a more independent foreign policy, resisting pressure to rush into a deal with Washington.
Julian Alvarez's second-half penalty earned Atletico Madrid a 1-1 draw against Arsenal in a tense Champions League semi-final first leg at the Metropolitano Stadium. Both goals came from the spot.
The number of teenage victims of bullying is rising in Ukrainian schools, with experts attributing the trend to war trauma and chronic stress among adolescents. Videos of physical and psychological violence are increasingly circulating on Telegram, TikTok, and other platforms.
France has urged its nationals in Mali to leave the country 'as soon as possible' amid ongoing attacks by Tuareg-led rebel forces who have claimed that the ruling junta will 'fall sooner or later' and demanded that Russian forces also withdraw from 'all of Mali.'
World Boxing has announced that boxers from Russia and Belarus are now permitted to compete in international competitions as neutral athletes with immediate effect. The decision was approved by the executive board at its meeting in April 2026.