The US Department of Education is planning to cut about half of its workforce, as the Trump Administration works to slash the size of the federal government.

North Korea said on Wednesday a recent accidental bombing of a civilian area by South Korean fighter jets in training shows a mishap could trigger a new armed conflict on the Korean peninsula, its state news agency reported.

Polling stations closed in Greenland on Tuesday in a parliamentary election brought into the international spotlight by U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to take control of the mineral-rich island, firing up a debate over its independence.

The long-awaited trial of medical staff who treated the late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has started in the capital, Buenos Aires.

The United States agreed on Tuesday to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine after talks where Kyiv said it would accept a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in its conflict with Russia, the countries said in a joint statement.

A plane carrying the former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has left Manila after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over his deadly “war on drugs“.

On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump escalated a trade dispute with Canada by doubling tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to 50%.

Armed militants in Pakistan’s Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying hundreds of passengers and taken a number of hostages, military sources have told the BBC.

The United Nations Security Council will meet behind closed doors over Iran’s expansion of its stock of uranium close to weapons grade, diplomats said.

Israel’s suspension of goods entering Gaza is taking a toll on the Palestinian enclave.

The Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which controls much of Syria’s oil-rich northeast, signed a deal.

A Guatemalan judge ordered prominent journalist Jose Zamora back to jail in a case that stems from money laundering charges he has dismissed as a political persecution.