Bomb threats targeted seven flights across Europe on Tuesday, prompting searches, a fighter-jet escort and a brief airport closure. No explosives were found; an Israel-bound cruise ship was also evacuated after a threat.
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King Charles III expressed profound sorrow over the transatlantic slave trade at a Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Barbuda but did not issue a formal apology. Calls for an apology and reparations have accompanied his Caribbean tour.
Trump says he and Netanyahu agreed to end roughly $4 billion in annual U.S. aid to Israel after 2026, but the funding affected remains unclear. Netanyahu’s office did not immediately confirm the announcement.
Cyberattacks have disrupted supermarket refrigeration across Europe and reached some UK meat suppliers. European retailers have discarded spoiled food, while investigators have yet to identify a culprit.
An Indian tourist was killed and two people were injured when helicopters collided while landing in Pheriche, south of Mount Everest base camp. The aircraft’s blades clipped each other, according to footage verified by the BBC.
The death toll at a struck aid site in southern Ukraine rose as rescuers searched for people still missing. Overnight attacks also damaged hospitals and power facilities.
Australia’s High Court is hearing challenges from Reddit and the Digital Freedom Project to the country’s under-16 social media ban. The challengers say it restricts communication and may not protect young users as intended.
Garment workers protested for a third straight day Monday, demanding a 30,000-taka monthly minimum wage. Around 670 factories suspended operations that day, the BBC reported, as a newly formed wage board prepared to review pay.