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UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima called on Tuesday for “radical change” following global aid cuts, telling AFP that African governments must re-prioritise their own health spending.

The UK’s Prince George, second in line to the throne, turned 13 on Wednesday as he readied to follow in his father, Prince William’s, footsteps and start at the prestigious Eton College.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday pledged that the United States would bomb Iranian civil infrastructure every time Tehran fires at ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

French Environment Minister Monique Barbut, who handed in her resignation in protest ‌after parliament’s approval of a farm ⁠bill allowing the temporary reintroduction of two pesticides suspected ⁠of harming bees, will remain in the government, government spokesperson Maud Bregeon said on Wednesday.

A fast-moving wildfire erupted in southern France, forcing hundreds from their homes as nearly 1 000 firefighters and water-bombing aircraft battled to stop the blaze.

Fresh US strikes triggered air defences in Tehran after US President Donald Trump warned he was “not finished” with a war with Iran that has already cost his nation $37.5 billion.

The body of a teenage girl found in the boot of US singer D4vd’s car had decomposed to the point it was “unrecognisable”.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his office does not have the authority to carry out the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and called on US federal officials to step in.

Australian actor Rebel Wilson was found not liable by a Sydney court on Wednesday for defaming Charlotte MacInnes.

The United Nations condemned on Tuesday, intensifying Israeli military attacks in Gaza that it said had killed at least 57 Palestinians, including six children, in the past week.

New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham took power on Monday, promising a 10-year plan to ease cost-of-living pressures and restore political stability, signalling a leftward tilt for his ruling Labour party.

Algeria and Germany agreed to deepen energy ties during President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s recent visit to Berlin. But Algiers is still grappling with tensions at home over Western Sahara and instability in the Sahel.

Iran targeted US radar and air defence installations in the Gulf, warning Washington of “more decisive and powerful” attacks to come as the conflict threatened to widen with a blockade of Saudi ports by Houthi rebels in Yemen.

US President Donald Trump said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not be arrested when he visits the US, after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was still considering the move.

From drugs to arms to poaching, unmarked boats sustain a criminal economy threatening coastal livelihoods and security, writes Willis Okumu in ISS Today.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Ottawa stands ready to deepen trade talks with the US, after US President Donald Trump ordered fresh tariffs targeting Canada.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they would impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, opening a potential new front against the US in its war with Iran and raising the threat to global energy supplies and trade beyond the Gulf.

Radical social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were arrested Saturday in Miami, the US Marshals Service told AFP, as Britain seeks their extradition to face new charges of rape, sex trafficking and assault.

Opposition to Iran’s clerical rulers has long simmered in the country’s impoverished south. But after bearing the brunt of US strikes this month, ‌many residents are directing their anger at President Donald Trump, and an air campaign they say has upended ⁠their lives.

Taiwan detected a sharp rise in the number of Chinese ships entering waters around the island democracy in June, a Taiwanese coast guard official said, as Beijing intensifies pressure on Taipei.