Diplomatic niceties broke down at the United Nations when Israel’s ambassador and the U.N. secretary-general’s special representative for children ​and armed conflict became embroiled in a furious shouting ‌match at a public hearing.

Abed Hachem rebuilt his home when it was damaged in a ​conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants in 2024, but is at a loss ‌now that most of his village has been destroyed in Israel’s latest round of strikes.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s interim deal to end the Iran war met scorching public criticism from some of his fellow Republicans as copies of the signed agreement circulated on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

At least 30 people have died ​since the start of May in one camp for displaced civilians in northeastern Congo, a death rate that camp officials said was unprecedented, and, because of the symptoms, ‌could indicate Ebola is spreading fast there.

Australia has detected its first suspected mainland case of H5N1 bird flu in a remote part of the country’s ​southwest, authorities said on Friday.

The CEO of UFORCE, a Ukrainian producer of attack drones, flew to Tokyo in April with a pitch for Japanese officials and defense contractors: build thousands of our drones to defend yourself and allies.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday that the country’s ​election management system needed a major ‌overhaul, calling a series of controversies involving the National Election Commission (NEC) including ballot-paper shortages “absurd.”
Lee has ordered a probe ​into the ballot shortages that marred ​the June 3 local elections, saying prosecutors ⁠and police would take part. The ​incident triggered public anger, protests questioning fairness and ​the resignation of the NEC chief.

North Korea has recalled its ambassador to Britain just a month after he took up the ​post, downgrading diplomatic relations in response to British sanctions ‌on a children’s camp, North Korea-focused website NK News reported.

The European Parliament approved on Wednesday an overhaul of migration policy aimed at ramping up deportations and ​allowing member states to set up detention centres abroad, in what critics describe as a cruel system that weakens ‌safeguards for asylum seekers.

The U.S. and Iran released the text of an interim agreement their presidents have signed to end their war on Wednesday, with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening to resume attacks and kill Iranian officials if they failed to honour their ​commitments.

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of assassinating a health insurance executive ​in a carefully executed plot, could have a hard time convincing jurors at his murder trial that he suffered a ‌mental health breakdown, legal experts said.

The Bank of England looks on course to keep interest ​rates unchanged at 3.75% later on Thursday as it assesses what a tentative truce in the Iran war means for inflation.