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Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo declared three days of national mourning Monday after over 50 people died and others were injured in a bus accident on Monday morning on the outskirts of Guatemala City.

Spontaneous protests broke out in Iran with people shouting “Death to the Dictator,” “Death to [Supreme Leader] Khamenei the Murderer,” and “Death to the Islamic Republic” around the 46th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to videos shared Sunday and reviewed by Worthy News.

Lebanon faced a new political era Sunday after the new prime minister formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022.

The people of Kosovo began voting Sunday in an election that analysts say could mark another milestone in the young country’s history as it may determine its future territorial integrity in an increasingly volatile region. Yet the vote was overshadowed by ethnic tensions between the Albanian majority and minority Serbs.

Visibly moved attended Swedish Crown Princess Victoria and her husband, Prince Daniel, a memorial service Sunday near the Risbergska School in Örebro, the scene of the Nordic nation’s deadliest shooting in its recent history.

Around 100,000 people gathered in the German city of Munich Saturday to protest against the Alternative für Deutschland or Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and any collaboration with the far-right party, according to police estimates.

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has warned that U.S. President Donald J. Trump is “seriously” planning to annex Canada, according to records seen by Worthy News on Saturday.

Iran has defied sanctions by unveiling the Shahid Bagheri, the nation’s first drone-carrier warship, officials say.

Poland says it won’t implement the European Asylum and Migration Pact as the European Union member already struggles with almost two million refugees from nearby war-torn Ukraine.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing visa and financial sanctions on individuals assisting the International Criminal Court (ICC) in investigations against the U.S. and its allies, including Israel. The order, issued as Prime Minister Netanyahu met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill, mirrors actions Trump took during his first term, targeting those involved in ICC probes against U.S. citizens and allies.

Swedish police investigated Thursday whether the country’s worst mass shooting on record was racially motivated after it emerged that people of several nationalities, including Syrians, were among the 11 killed by a lone gunman at a school for adult education.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, whose government has taken control of numerous media outlets and shut down critical voices, has praised Donald J. Trump for scaling back the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), claiming it allegedly funded left-wing media.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested that the United States should provide Ukraine with alternative security guarantees, including nuclear weapons if the country is not admitted to the NATO military alliance.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that discussions between the United States, Russia and Ukraine regarding the ongoing war are progressing in a “very constructive” manner. Speaking from the White House, Trump spoke on the urgency of ending the conflict, citing the devastating casualties and destruction throughout the region.

US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the United States is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council and that it will not resume funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) the Associated Press reports.

Following a visit by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the weekend, Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino announced his intention to terminate major trade and development pact with China and stated he is interested in American investment in Panamanian infrastructure instead, the New York Post reports.

At least 10 people have been killed in what the prime minister described as Sweden’s worst mass shooting in the Nordic nation’s history.

Six American hostages who were imprisoned in Venezuela in recent months were released on Saturday as part of a deal negotiated by White House envoy Richard Grenell.

US President Donald Trump has announced he is suspending all US funding to black-majority South Africa over the country’s recent implementation of Expropriation Act 13 of 2024, a bill that allows the government to confiscate privately owned land for a public purpose or in the public interest.