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US Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict
AP
WASHINGTON D.C., USA- The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve a conflict that the administration launched on its own and now needs Congress to fund.
Trial against Greta Thunberg begins in Copenhagen
SWEDEN HERALD
COPENHAGEN, Denmark- Greta Thunberg is present at the district court in Copenhagen, where a trial of the activist began on Wednesday.
Israel continues strikes on Lebanon ahead of anticipated US-Iran framework deal
EURO NEWS
ZAHRANI, Lebanon- While violence has declined in Lebanon since a US-Iran agreement to end the Middle East war was announced on Monday, Israeli strikes on the south have killed at least five people since the deal, according to Lebanese state media.
Mass shooting in Johannesburg kills 12, injures 9
REUTERS
CLEVELAND, Johannesburg, SA- At least 12 people were killed, and nine were injured on Tuesday evening when gunmen opened fire at an informal settlement in Cleveland, east of Johannesburg, South African police said on Wednesday.
Hero’s welcome for Somali referee denied US entry for World Cup
ANADOLU AGENCY
MOGADISHU, Somalia- Somali football referee Omar Artan received a hero’s welcome on his return home after he was denied entry to the US, a decision that prevented him from officiating at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Pentagon press room declared 'off limits' to the press
WASHINGTON TIMES
WASHINGTON D.C., USA- Reporters have been barred from the Pentagon press office after the Trump administration this week declared it a “Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility.”
At least 18 foreign nationals among 21 killed in Delhi hotel fire
MIAMI HERALD
NEW DELHI, India- At least 21 people, including 18 foreign nationals, were killed in a fire at a hotel in Delhi on Wednesday, police and broadcaster CNN-News18 said, in one of the worst such incidents in the national capital since 2022.
Hungarian parliament blocks withdrawal from ICC
SWEDEN HERALD
BUDAPEST, Hungary- Hungary's parliament has voted by a large majority to suspend the country's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
1 dead & 9 missing after chemical tank implodes in Washington
ITV NEWS
LONGVIEW, Washington, USA- At least one person has been killed and nine others are missing after a massive chemical tank holding nearly a million gallons of a highly corrosive liquid imploded at a facility in Washington State.
WHO says 139 suspected Ebola deaths in Congo outbreak, numbers expected to rise
MIAMI HERALD
GENEVA, Switzerland- The World Health Organization said on Wednesday there were 600 suspected cases of Ebola and 139 suspected deaths and numbers are expected to rise given the time the virus circulated before the outbreak in Congo and Uganda was detected.
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