The Brazilian Agriculture Ministry on Thursday updated the list of countries that have placed restrictions on chicken trade with the world’s largest exporter after it confirmed its first case of bird flu on a commercial farm.

Commodities from just four countries will face the strictest checks under the European Union’s anti-deforestation law, with major forest nations including Brazil and Indonesia spared the toughest rules.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has terminated 17 projects under a foreign aid program that funds school meals for children in low-income countries, according to an email sent from USDA to congressional staff.

The United States would bear legal responsibility in the event of an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday, following a CNN report that Israel might be preparing strikes on Iran.

The body of a man was found in a car trapped in floodwaters in Australia’s southeast today, raising the death toll to four, after three days of incessant rain cut off entire towns, swept away livestock and destroyed homes.

Pakistan will not get water from rivers over which India has rights, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, upping the rhetoric in a standoff over water access triggered by a deadly attack in Indian Kashmir.

Heavy rain which fueled deadly and devastating flooding along Australia’s east coast is moving south, leaving behind flooded communities to deal with a massive mop-up.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students on Thursday, and is forcing existing students to transfer to other schools or lose their legal status, while also threatening to expand the crackdown to other schools.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday unsealed charges against a Russian national accused of leading the development and deployment of malicious software that infected thousands of computers over more than a decade.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that Gaza’s health system is at a breaking point as Israel’s intensified military operations continue, amidst worsening mass population displacement and acute shortages of basic necessities.

Flash flooding on Australia’s southeast coast has killed three people and cut off towns, isolating tens of thousands of residents, as officials on Thursday warned more downpours were expected over the next 24 hours.

Flour and other aid started reaching some of Gaza’s most vulnerable areas on Thursday after Israel let some trucks through, but nowhere near enough to make up for shortages caused by an 11-week blockade, Palestinian officials said.