Russia
Russia widens its tax net as war spending drains financial buffers
Mining profits, investment income, online imports and foreign-company assets are targeted as the budget deficit exceeds revised plans.
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Latin America
Cuba embargo vote exposes a sharper confrontation at the United Nations
The annual non-binding resolution still commands broad support, but US pressure, fuel restrictions and an unusual floor dispute have raised the stakes.
India
India and US review a defence partnership built around technology and production
Rajnath Singh and Pete Hegseth marked the first year of a ten-year framework while regional allies sought clarity on Washington's Indo-Pacific commitment.
Europe
French school protests spread as clashes close about 400 high schools
High-school students demanding better classrooms, staffing and funding clashed with police across France, while the government combined mass arrests, closures and promises of dialogue amid escalating violence.
Africa
Morocco's first female prime minister faces test between symbolism and reform
Fatima Zahra Mansouri's appointment breaks a political barrier, but advocates say its lasting significance will depend on legal reform, cabinet powers and progress on Morocco's long-delayed family code.
Asia
Philippines urges ASEAN talks after deadly Myanmar airstrike in Rakhine
As ASEAN chair, Manila expressed concern after an airstrike in Kyauktaw killed 50 people and wounded dozens, while offering to facilitate a regional response led by Myanmar.
China
China rejects US AI theft allegations as dispute widens before leaders' meeting
Beijing called Washington's industrial-scale distillation allegations groundless and protectionist, while a US advisory named six Chinese laboratories and described millions of exchanges with leading American models.
Latin America
Gang coalition launches deadly attack on Haiti's Kenscoff farming community
Armed members of Viv Ansanm burned homes and killed residents in the hills above Port-au-Prince, deepening a crisis that has displaced 1.5 million people.
Latin America
US shifts counternarcotics campaign toward land operations in Latin America
After more than 60 lethal boat strikes, Washington is pursuing joint raids and direct action on land, sharpening disputes over sovereignty and civilian risk.
Asia
Coordinated attacks hit 51 sites across Thailand's insurgency-hit south
Bombs and arson damaged businesses and rail lines in Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala, wounding three civilians and disrupting transport.
Africa
UN warns Zambia over opposition arrests after disputed election
Eleven opposition officials were detained after an election-night raid involving gunfire, while the defeated candidate rejected the result and prepared a court challenge.
Africa
Zimbabwe opens a new land-reform chapter with three routes for disputed farms
The government will return 67 treaty-protected farms, restore 840 properties acquired in error and let 409 remaining white farmers buy occupied land, while insisting redistribution is irreversible.