Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally requested a presidential pardon in his ongoing corruption trial, citing national unity and public interest
Armed men attacked a girls’ secondary school in Kebbi State, killing a teacher and abducting at least 25 students as police launch a major rescue operation
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina is sentenced to death for crimes against humanity over the 2024 protest crackdown that killed 1,400. UN flags due-process concerns
U.S. President Donald Trump has rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products—including coffee, beef, bananas and orange juice—in response to rising voter anger over grocery costs
US President Donald Trump says he will sue the BBC for up to $5bn over the Panorama edit of his 6 January speech, despite the corporation apologising but refusing compensation. The controversy has triggered top BBC resignations and renewed debate over media accuracy and political defamation
A former top lawyer in the Israeli military has been arrested over the leaking of a video that shows severe abuse of a Palestinian detainee by Israeli soldiers
