Former Brazilian President Detained
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was detained by Brazil’s federal police on Saturday, days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for “leading a coup attempt,” officials said.
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Scores Killed In Vietnam Flooding
Vietnamese authorities said Saturday that the death toll from torrential rain, flooding, and landslides in central Vietnam has risen to 55, with 13 people reported missing.
Bear Attack On Schoolchildren Shocks Remote Canadian Community
A remote Indigenous community in western Canada was reeling Friday after a grizzly bear mauled a group of schoolchildren and teachers on a forest trail in British Columbia, injuring 11 people — two of them critically, according to local officials.
German Chancellor Joins Call On U.S.-Russian Ukraine Plan As Deadly Strikes Hit Zaporizhzhia
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was expected to join a high-level phone call Friday on a U.S.-Russian proposal to end the war in Ukraine, amid escalating deadly attacks in the embattled nation, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Fire Disrupts COP30 As Infrastructure Concerns Mount In Brazil
Delegates assessed the damage from a fire that briefly spread through several pavilions at the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Brazil on Thursday, the latest setback for the gathering known as COP30.
Bangladesh Quake Kills At Least Eight, Injures Hundreds
A strong 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook central Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 300, authorities and local media said, as buildings in the capital Dhaka swayed violently and panicked residents fled into the streets.
Boiler Blast At Pakistan Factory Kills At Least 18, Sparks Safety Concerns
Authorities say a boiler at a glue-making factory in eastern Pakistan exploded on Friday, killing at least 18 people and injuring 21 others, underscoring broader concerns over safety standards in the Islamic nation.
Scores of Students Abducted From Catholic School in Nigeria as Christian Attacks Surge
At least scores of students were abducted from a Catholic mission school in Nigeria’s troubled North Central region early Friday, just days after gunmen attacked a church, killing two people and taking dozens of worshippers hostage, officials and witnesses said.
IDF Reveals Tunnel That Held Lt. Hadar Goldin: “One of the Most Significant Ever Found”
The Israel Defense Forces announced Thursday that it uncovered one of the most extensive and sophisticated Hamas tunnel systems discovered to date, a sprawling underground route running more than seven kilometers (4.3 miles) and plunging approximately 25 meters (82 feet) underground beneath Rafah.
Federal Judge Orders Halt To National Guard Deployment In DC
A federal judge in the District of Columbia ordered the Trump administration to end its deployment of the National Guard in the nation’s capital.
Democrats Urge Troops To ‘Refuse Illegal Orders’ As DOJ Warns Of Risks
Six Democratic lawmakers with military or intelligence backgrounds have ignited a political firestorm after releasing a video urging U.S. service members and intelligence personnel to “refuse illegal orders,” drawing sharp reactions from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Federal Showdown Looms As New York Mayor-Elect Mamdani Meets Trump
The White House was preparing Friday for a highly visible meeting between Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, and U.S. President Donald J. Trump amid growing concerns over possible federal troop or National Guard deployments to the city. The made-for-television get-together comes as the president links the influx of migrants — many of them arriving undocumented, or in his words “illegally” — and rising crime in America’s largest city to what he describes as weakened local governance.
U.S.-Sanctioned Russian Oil Tanker Makes U-Turn In Confrontation With U.S. Warship (Worthy News Focus)
A Russian oil tanker under U.S. sanctions made a dramatic U-turn on its way to Venezuela after a U.S. warship appeared in its path near the country’s coast, Worthy News learned early Friday.
Man Charged With Terrorism After Woman Set on Fire in Chicago Subway
A man has been charged with federal terrorism offenses after allegedly dousing a woman with liquid and setting her on fire aboard a Chicago subway train, authorities confirmed Friday, in a case that revived concerns about transit safety amid rising violence in U.S. public-transport systems.
Fire Capitol Subway Sparks Evacuation Amid Rising Political Tensions
Capitol Hill — the U.S. seat of Congress and legislative center of American government — faced fresh drama Thursday when a small electrical fire broke out in the underground subway system connecting the Rayburn House Office Building to the U.S. Capitol, forcing evacuations.
Trump Meets Freed Israeli Hostages At White House, Calls Survivors ‘Heroes’ (VIDEO)
U.S. President Donald J. Trump met Thursday with a group of freed Israeli hostages and their loved ones at the White House, praising the survivors as “heroes” and vowing continued support for efforts to return remaining captives held in Gaza.
Zelenskyy Says To Negotiate With Trump On Controversial Peace Plan As Deadly Strikes Intensify
Ukraine’s embattled President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will negotiate with U.S. President Donald J. Trump over a controversial U.S.-backed peace proposal, despite senior figures in Kyiv calling the plan “absurd” and “unacceptable.”
US, Europe Urge Iran To Cooperate With UN Nuclear Watchdog Amid Rising Israeli Concerns
The United States and key European nations have urged Iran to fully cooperate with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, warning that continued obstruction of inspections poses a growing threat to regional and global security.
Nearly 100 Rescued After Passenger Ferry Leaks Off Thai Tourist Island
Nearly 100 passengers were rescued off the coast of eastern Thailand after a ferry traveling from a popular tourist island began taking on water due to a hull leak, authorities confirmed Thursday.
UK Supreme Court Rules Christian Religious Education In Northern Ireland Unlawful (Worthy News In-Depth)
Britain’s highest court has ruled that current Christian religious education in Northern Ireland’s state schools is unlawful because it “breaches” children’s human rights — a landmark decision that could influence similar disputes in the United Kngdom and across Europe.