Haiti's Foreign Ministry has called on the United Nations Security Council to renew the mandate of an internationally backed security force meant to tamp down the powerful armed groups controlling parts of the country.
German automotive giant Volkswagen announced on Thursday that it would cut a total of 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade, in what is set to be the biggest restructuring ever seen in the global car industry.
The US military is investigating Iranian claims that its strikes killed at least four people, including two children, at a wedding in southern Iran, Vice-President JD Vance has said. He expressed 'extreme skepticism' over the reports, citing the unreliability of Iranian state media.
Tunisia's Court of Cassation has rejected in a mass trial the final appeal of dozens of opposition figures, upholding prison sentences of up to 45 years for those accused of conspiring to overthrow President Kais Saied.
The ongoing dispute between world football's governing body FIFA and European football's UEFA has escalated to a US courtroom, with UEFA seeking permission to gather evidence for potential criminal proceedings in Switzerland. FIFA has lashed out at UEFA, accusing it of launching a "smear campaign" and a "fishing expedition" against FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino.
United States Vice President JD Vance has declined to offer a prospective timeline for the end of the US-Israeli war on Iran, which remains a source of surging global energy prices and unpopularity at home.
New York City's public school system, the largest in the United States, has imposed a ban on the use of artificial intelligence in classrooms for elementary and middle school students. Experts say this move could set a precedent for how other school districts across the country approach AI integration in education.
France has officially recorded its hottest summer in history in 2026, joining Belgium, Britain, and Ireland in experiencing extreme heat. Europe remains the world's fastest-warming continent, with temperatures rising at twice the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Israeli forces have continued their deadly operations across the Gaza Strip, with at least three Palestinians killed and several others wounded in the latest attacks. An Israeli drone strike on Thursday in the Rimal neighborhood of western Gaza City killed one person and injured several others, medical sources told Al Jazeera reporters on the ground.
At least 10 people, including a child, were injured in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday evening, according to the city's military administration. Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that six of the wounded were medical personnel. The administration initially reported one death but later retracted it, saying the report was untrue.
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to penalise American universities for boycotting Israel or its academic institutions, including those located in the occupied West Bank, a move that critics say violates freedom of expression.
FIFA has hit back at UEFA, accusing the European football governing body of conducting a 'smear campaign' and a 'fishing expedition' after UEFA asked US judges to force FIFA to hand over documents related to its failed World Cup investor plan.