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World ·Venezuela rights groups verify 39 prison releases; Foro names 20 political cases
JEP says 39 people left prisons over two days; Foro Penal has separately named 20 releases it verified as political-prisoner cases.
World ·Athens blast kills woman as rescuers search for five missing
One woman has died and five people remain missing after an explosion brought down a building in Plaka. Investigators have not established the cause.
World ·Brazil’s betting ban starts now, but Congress holds its future
Lula’s provisional measure shuts down a market with 25 million reported participants. Bettors get days to withdraw their money; Congress can still undo the ban.
World ·Iran’s seven-day Hormuz offer hinges on US concessions
Tehran says the strait could reopen within a week, but only after Washington makes concessions. The proposal’s full text is unpublished, and the US response is disputed.
World ·Nor’easter floods New Jersey streets as homes take in water
Coastal roads are already impassable and some homes flooded, while warnings remain in force and the storm’s full impact is still unfolding.
World and US ·Merz’s CDU shut out in one state as AfD surges across Germany
The CDU has lost every seat in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, while the AfD has become the state’s largest party. Friedrich Merz calls the result a disaster but refuses to retreat.
World and US ·Trump’s media ban triggers rare TV network revolt and court fight
CNN, MS NOW and Politico seek emergency court relief as every major presidential TV pool network refuses to replace CNN at the UN.
World ·Drone Barrage Exposes Russia’s Vulnerability at Home
Ukraine’s largest reported attack on Moscow killed at least three people, hit a major refinery and exposed the limits of Russia’s defences during its parliamentary election.
World and US ·Houthis target Riyadh as Saudi air defences face a wider war
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh, while smoke near the capital’s airport and an overstretched defence system expose the risks of a widening regional conflict.
World and US ·Trump claims permanent control in Greenland as allies await the text
Donald Trump calls a new Greenland security arrangement a historic deal. Denmark and Greenland say it is only expected to be signed next week and still requires parliamentary approval.
World ·Houthis Target Saudi Arabia’s Last Oil Route Around Iran War
A Houthi advance along Yemen’s Red Sea coast is putting Saudi Arabia’s main alternative oil-export route at risk, raising costs for buyers and pressure on Washington.
World and US ·Pakistan Police Lines Mosque Bombing Exposes Security Gap in Kohat
A vehicle bomb and gun assault killed at least 21 people, most of them police, inside a protected compound in north-western Pakistan.
World and US ·UN Experts Find US Strikes on Iran School May Be War Crimes
A UN-mandated investigation says US forces may have carried out indiscriminate attacks that killed at least 178 civilians, including children at a school in Minab.
World and US ·Russia and China kill UN Iran watchdog as sanctions dispute deepens
The veto ends the Security Council’s independent monitoring mandate while leaving Iran sanctions in force — at least according to the US and its European allies.
World ·Saudi Drone Debris Death Exposes Iran War’s Expanding Gulf Risk
A Saudi interception killed a Yemeni resident in Taif as Riyadh and the Houthis traded accusations over an alleged attack on Mecca.
World and US ·Seven Republicans Break With Trump Over Iran War Powers
The House passed its third bid to halt Trump’s Iran offensive, exposing growing Republican unease while leaving Congress no closer to stopping the war.
World and US ·UN probe puts US strikes in Iran under war-crimes scrutiny
A UN-mandated investigation says US forces may have carried out indiscriminate attacks on a school and sports complex, while Washington withholds its own findings.
World ·Boris Johnson’s train escaped a Russian drone strike. The evidence does not show it was the target
A Russian drone hit a locomotive near Ukraine’s border with Poland minutes after a diplomatic train carrying Boris Johnson and European officials passed through. That is serious. The claim that Johnson’s train was deliberately targeted remains an allegation, not an established fact.