Canel and members of his family, ratcheting up pressure on the communist government even further. Cuba’s armed forces and its internal surveillance network, known as the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution,

The Somalian military and opposition militias opposed to extending the president of the country's term skirmished Thursday in its capital.

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the heads of international news agencies on Thursday and said that Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks, which have reached deep inside the country.

Hungary agreed to drop its opposition to opening the formal access talks but is still opposed to the fast-track membership process that Ukraine says it needs as protection from Russia.

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ​said in a message ‌on Thursday that Iran's enemies, having been defeated ​on the battlefield, ​were now seeking to ⁠undermine public resilience and ​sow internal divisions.

Protests have grown in Albania over a development project linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. The Associated Press reports the project is planned within a nature reserve, while one environmental group says the area is being “irreversibly destroyed.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a new AI strategy that will guide Canada's next five years of legislation and infrastructure investment. While the new "AI for All" plan is slightly more focused on the impact the technology will have on normal people than President Donald Trump's similar framework for the US,

Melinda French Gates has added another $215 million to her organization Pivotal, which funds social initiatives for women and families.