At least 72 tigers have died at a private wildlife facility in northern Thailand after an outbreak of canine distemper virus and a respiratory bacterial infection, according to local authorities. The fatalities occurred at Tiger Kingdom, a tourist attraction in Chiang Mai that allows visitors to interact with and photograph captive big cats.

The Supreme Court of the United States has struck down former President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariff policy in a landmark 6–3 ruling, declaring that he exceeded his executive authority by invoking an emergency law not designed for trade measures. The decision represents a significant development in U.S. trade law and presidential powers, reinforcing that tariff authority primarily rests

In a major step toward Gulf aviation integration, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have launched the first phase of a joint air travel system known as ‘Single Travel Point’, aimed at streamlining passenger procedures and enhancing cross-border mobility between the two countries.

The United Kingdom is considering an Australian-style social media ban for children under 16, with legislation that could be introduced as early as this year to address growing digital safety concerns. The government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer launched a public consultation last month on restricting under-16 access to social media platforms and is now preparing legal amendments that would

Iran has indicated it is prepared to compromise on its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in exchange for the lifting of US sanctions, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi in an interview with the BBC. His comments came after nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States resumed in Oman on February 6, signaling renewed diplomatic engagement over Tehran’s nuclear

Russia has blocked access to WhatsApp, citing the app’s alleged failure to comply with national legislation, following a similar restriction on Telegram earlier this year. Moscow has been encouraging users to switch to Max, a domestic messaging service that lacks end-to-end encryption and has raised privacy concerns among activists, who warn it could facilitate government surveillance.

At least ten people, including the shooter, were killed in one of Canada’s deadliest recent mass shootings at a high school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. Police said the assailant, described as female, opened fire at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Tuesday, killing six inside the school, two at a nearby residence, and another person en route to hospital. Two others were critically

US President Donald Trump has claimed that 10 aircraft were shot down during the May 2025 conflict between Pakistan and India. Speaking in a Fox Business interview aired Wednesday, Trump asserted that the escalation “would’ve been a nuclear war” if not for his intervention and said he used trade tariffs as leverage to help bring about a ceasefire.

The United States Trade Representative removed a controversial map of India from its official X (formerly Twitter) account following a strong diplomatic protest from Pakistan. The map, posted alongside a press release announcing a framework for an interim US-India trade agreement, depicted the entire Jammu and Kashmir — including Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan — within Indian

The Bangladesh National Party secured a decisive two-thirds majority in Friday’s general elections, marking its return to power after 20 years. Early counts indicate the BNP and its allies won at least 212 of the 299 parliamentary seats, while the opposition Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies claimed 70 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad.