Ukraine Crisis Deepens As Zelenskyy Aide Resigns Amid High-Stakes Peace Talks

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faced a major political crisis Friday after his top aide resigned following a raid by anti-corruption investigators, adding to mounting pressure on the Ukrainian leader as Kyiv weighs a controversial U.S.-backed proposal to end the war with Russia.

Massive Hong Kong Tower Fire Sparks Manslaughter Arrests

At least 44 people have died in Hong Kong after a massive fire engulfed several residential apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court complex in Tai Po on Wednesday afternoon, with authorities confirming that three men have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. Dozens more are in critical condition, and another 279 people are missing, city leader John Lee has said.

More Bodies Found After Deadly Floods, Landslides In Indonesia

Local Christians and other sources say rescuers have found more bodies in the search for dozens of people buried under landslides or swept away after torrential rains unleashed flash floods and triggered landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, increasing the death toll to 23 and leaving more than two dozen people missing.

Poland Resists EU Court Order On Same-Sex Marriage Recognition

Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki says his country “will not succumb to the terror of rainbow rulings” after the European Union’s highest court ruled that Poland and other member states that ban same-sex marriages must recognize such partnerships if they were “lawfully concluded in another member state.”

Trump Orders Process to Designate Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Terrorist Organizations

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Monday directing the State and Treasury Departments to move toward formally designating chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations — a policy shift that would mark one of the most significant counterterror actions taken by his administration in the Middle East.

Climate Talks In Brazil End Without Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Tens of thousands of climate change delegates have failed to bring down the curtain over the use of oil and natural gas amid opposition from some countries led by Saudi Arabia, as well as the United States.

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