Federal prosecutors in Brazil have celebrated a court decision mandating the preservation of Fordlandia, a 1928 city built by US industrialist Henry Ford in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. The ruling came after decades of advocacy by historians, activists and residents pushing for the crumbling site to be protected.
The European Union has announced it will unlock €16.4 billion ($19 billion) for Hungary in a major win for newly elected Prime Minister Peter Magyar.
A United States federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's nearly $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate victims of what President Donald Trump has called government 'weaponization'. The ruling was issued on Friday by US District Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia.
As Ethiopia prepares for general elections, the Tigray region will once again be absent from the vote for the second consecutive time. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his Prosperity Party are expected to win, but the exclusion of Tigray raises questions about the country's stability.
A tense calm hangs over Cartagena del Chairá on the edge of the Colombian Amazon, where residents live in fear after the Carolina Ramirez Front of the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) issued an audio message on May 12 banning all movement by road or river. The restrictions have effectively cut off parts of Caquetá department, leaving communities isolated and terrified.
After two years of relentless bombardment and ground invasions, Israel’s future in Gaza had appeared to be settled with the signing of United States President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan on October 9, 2025.
US President Donald Trump announced he will make a "final determination" on a deal with Iran during a meeting in the White House Situation Room. In a post on Truth Social, Trump outlined demands including Iran's renunciation of nuclear weapons, free passage through the Strait of Hormuz, and destruction of enriched material under US supervision.
US President Donald Trump is proposing a series of expensive architectural facelifts for Washington D.C., including a $100 million triumphal arch, a billion-dollar White House ballroom, and a $13 million redesign of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. These plans have revived the debate over what constitutes a political "vanity project."
▪️ Kenneth Law, 60, entered guilty pleas in an Ontario court on Friday as part of a deal with prosecutors, who withdrew more serious murder charges. The former chef sold toxic chemicals online to individuals he met in suicide forums.
Kambo, an ancient shamanic healing ritual originating from South America, has gained popularity in Western wellness communities as a purported cure for various ailments. However, there is no scientific evidence supporting its efficacy, and multiple deaths have been reported worldwide.
A force affiliated with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed at least 27 people, including elderly residents, in an attack on villages west of Bara in Sudan’s North Kordofan state, according to the Sudan Doctors Network.
The German government has expressed concern over Israeli plans to extend its military control of Gaza. A spokesperson for the German Foreign Office said on Friday that Berlin opposes any permanent division of Gaza. The comment came in response to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order to the Israeli military to increase control in the enclave to 70 percent.