Under pressure from the European Union and amid growing public unrest, Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday passed a law restoring the independence of the nation’s two key anti-corruption agencies — a move widely seen as vital to its EU membership ambitions.

Derk Sauer, the Dutch media entrepreneur who founded one of Russia’s few independent newspapers, The Moscow Times, died on Thursday at age 72, following an accident, his family confirmed in a statement.

One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded struck off the eastern coast of Russia on Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings and mass evacuations from Japan and Hawaii to Chile and the U.S. West Coast.

President Donald Trump warned Thursday that reaching a new trade agreement with Canada may now be unlikely after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his government’s formal recognition of a Palestinian state. The move, unveiled ahead of September’s United Nations General Assembly, immediately escalated tensions between the longtime allies, injecting geopolitics into sensitive economic negotiations.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will delay a planned increase in tariffs on Mexican imports by 90 days following what he called a “very successful” call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. The move postpones a threatened hike in the blanket tariff rate from 25% to 30%, giving both nations additional time to strike a more permanent trade agreement.

The Trump administration is reportedly ramping up pressure on the Lebanese government to commit to Hezbollah’s disarmament, making it a central requirement for resuming ceasefire talks to halt Israeli military action in Lebanon.

President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new trade agreement with South Korea on Wednesday, just ahead of an August 1 deadline he had previously set for sharply increased tariffs if no progress was made in rebalancing trade relations.

In a landmark moment for global space cooperation, NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the first-of-its-kind Earth-mapping satellite on Wednesday. The joint $1.3 billion mission, known as the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR), aims to revolutionize our understanding of Earth’s surface changes and the factors contributing to natural and manmade disasters.

One of the strongest earthquakes ever measured struck off the eastern coast of Russia on Wednesday local time, triggering tsunami warnings on the entire U.S. West Coast, Hawaii, southern Alaska, and British Columbia, as well as parts of Japan, Chile, Ecuador, and the Solomon Islands.

The timeline for dismantling Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has suffered a major setback, as the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) announced Tuesday that full-scale removal of melted nuclear fuel debris will be delayed until at least 2037—several years later than initially planned.

Israel’s military confirmed Monday that it had “eliminated” critical leaders of the Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad group and Hezbollah in Lebanon after killing several other commanders over the weekend.

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia are discussing a security agreement that excludes an Israel normalization deal, with hopes to finalize it before President Biden’s term ends in January, Axios reported on Monday.

In a rare statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that on Monday, it conducted airstrikes in Syria targeting Hezbollah’s intelligence division near Damascus.

Explosions occurred near Damascus at a prominent Shiite sanctuary guarded by Iranian-backed groups, including Hezbollah, with Syrian state media attributing the strikes to Israel.

In defiance of U.S. warnings against striking Israel, Iran is threatening a complex response involving more powerful warheads and additional weaponry, according to Iranian and Arab officials familiar with the plans, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the arrival of B-52 bombers to the region as Israel prepares for a possible Iranian attack.

Iran may be planning an attack on Israel from Iraqi territory using its terrorist proxies with a large arsenal of drones and ballistic missiles, possibly ahead of the U.S. presidential election, according to Israeli intelligence cited by two Israeli sources, Axios reported.

Inspired by Israel’s ability to protect itself against thousands of missiles and drones fired by enemies, preparations were underway Thursday to develop a new air defense system for the United States.

Multiple bodies were pulled from the water Wednesday night after an American Airlines passenger plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the Potomac River following a midair collision close to Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, several sources say.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Tuesday restricting transgender drugs and surgeries for minors.

President Donald Trump’s first week in office has seen US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and federal partner agencies arrest more than 3,500 undocumented migrants, including dozens of members of the notoriously criminal Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang.

In a move that may significantly broaden religious rights in America, the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from an Oklahoma Catholic school that seeks to become the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school, the Hill reports.

Blocking government funding for abortions both in the US and abroad, newly inaugurated President Donald Trump on Friday reinstated the Mexico City Policy and the Hyde Amendment.

President Trump is implementing a significant restructuring of the U.S. military through three executive orders, addressing those thrown out for refusing the Covid-19 vaccine, banning transgender service members, and banning the use of “invented and identification-based pronouns.”