The likelihood that the world will face a rare and powerful "super El Niño" in the coming months is growing. This is a natural phenomenon in which the surface waters of the tropical Pacific Ocean warm significantly.
The fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is under heavy pressure after both sides launched attacks against each other overnight, from Tuesday to Wednesday. The US attacked Iranian air defense and radar installations in response to Iran’s downing of a US military helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.
A federal judge has banned the U.S. state of Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas. Judge Emily C. Marks ruled that the method exceeds the ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The decision came a day after the appeals court overturned its earlier ruling, ruling that the method was indeed constitutional. The widely contested method has now been declared unconstitutional after all.
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill on Tuesday to further fund Donald Trump's immigration policy, marking a significant win for one of his administration's top priorities.
Viktor Orbán's political grip on Hungary is loosening, but not without a fierce struggle — and tensions appear to be mounting on multiple fronts.
Omar Artan was one of 52 referees who gathered in Miami to prepare for the World Cup that starts on Thursday. As one of Africa's top refs, the Somali had earned his place at the big football event. But after an 11-hour interrogation, he was put on a plane back to his country by U.S. authorities.
A 45-year-old cleaning woman is being prosecuted in Belgium for setting six fires at the AZ Ostend in August 2025. Her case was heard before the criminal court in Bruges on Tuesday.
The death of 11-year-old Lyhanna in France will not have been in vain: the French court will speed up 70,000 files on violence against children.
"Our sanctions are working," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reported on X, at the presentation of the European Union's 21st package of sanctions against Russia.
Those who will soon be traveling to their vacation destination via Belgium had better pay close attention to the speedometer on their dashboard: the number of traffic fines for speeding has risen sharply in recent years. One traffic camera accounted for 8 million euros in fines.