Citing falling literacy, Stockholm will bar phones for the coming academic year, joining Finland and Denmark in a broad Nordic reversal on classroom technology.
WatchThe two adversaries traded their heaviest fire since April's ceasefire over the weekend before pulling back Monday, with President Trump's late-night call to Benjamin Netanyahu credited with averting a major strike on Tehran.
The Chinese leader's rare state visit to Pyongyang reasserted Beijing's role as North Korea's most important partner, even as Kim Jong Un deepens ties with Russia.
At least one demonstrator was killed Monday as police used tear gas and live rounds against crowds opposing a 50-bed isolation facility near Nanyuki built for Americans exposed to Ebola.
Israeli opposition leaders attack Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for allowing the United States to make Israel's security decisions following direct pressure from President Trump.
The attacks came just one day after Israel and Iran appeared to pull back from direct confrontation, complicating U.S.-Iran peace talks.
Both crew members of the AH-64 were rescued within about two hours and reported in stable condition. The aircraft was patrolling international waters near the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. enforces a blockade against Iran.
The ban is set to take effect in the fall for the next academic year. Officials in one of the world's most digitally advanced nations say screen time has eroded students' ability to read and write.
The quake struck off the southern Philippines at dawn Monday, collapsing a hospital, a supermarket and a restaurant and triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific before they were largely lifted.
Iran unleashed waves of ballistic missiles and Israel hit targets in Tehran, Isfahan and beyond after an Israeli strike on Beirut, as President Trump pressed both sides to stop shooting.
The state's new government says it has expelled 4,800 alleged undocumented migrants and detained hundreds more, fulfilling a campaign vow that rights groups warn is sweeping up Bengali-speaking citizens.
A rare Bundibugyo strain with no approved vaccine has killed at least 91 people and crossed into Uganda. U.S. modelers warn cases could exceed 20,000 within months.
The North Korean leader used COVID-19 lockdowns to ruthlessly tighten control, then energized the economy by leveraging Russia's war in Ukraine.
WatchThe Chinese leader was greeted by a 21-gun salute and a military band as he opened a two-day state visit, calling for stronger 'strategic coordination' with Pyongyang as North Korea's bond with Moscow deepens.
The plan to remake remote Great Nicobar with a transshipment port, an airport and a city for a million tourists is billed as a strategic counter to China — but critics warn it could fell a million trees and imperil two Indigenous tribes.
Both nations have agreed to pause hostilities following phone call between Netanyahu and Trump, though each warns of readiness to resume attacks at any time.
WatchA magnitude 7.8 quake struck off the southern island of Mindanao on Monday morning, collapsing buildings in General Santos, triggering a small tsunami and sending students fleeing during first-day flag ceremonies.
In an unprecedented speech to the Congress of Deputies in Madrid, the American-born pope demanded respect for migrants and the unborn and drew a standing ovation lasting nearly seven minutes.
With the United States co-hosting the 2026 tournament, accusations of 'vindictive behavior' are mounting as referees, team staff and players run into visa walls and hours-long airport detentions.
With koala densities in the Mount Lofty Ranges already past sustainable levels, researchers say sterilizing a fraction of females each year could avert a slow-motion catastrophe — and avoid a Victoria-style cull.
The North Korean leader used COVID-19 lockdowns to tighten control while energizing the economy through strategic partnerships with Russia's war effort.
The quake jolted Mindanao early Monday, collapsing buildings in General Santos City and prompting evacuation orders for nine provinces as waves of up to three meters were forecast.
Early results gave Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party a commanding lead in a vote watched closely by both Moscow and the West.
The attack near the Kochav Yair junction sent emergency teams racing to the scene on Sunday as Israeli police launched a manhunt and recovered the weapon.
President Zelensky meets with Britain, Germany, and France leaders who could serve as negotiators in future talks with Russia.
Israeli warplanes hit Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday despite a U.S. plea not to, killing two. Iran responded with barrages of missiles, putting a fragile ceasefire on the brink.
Peruvians went to the polls Sunday in a polarizing presidential runoff pitting conservative Keiko Fujimori against leftist Roberto Sanchez, a contest that could reshape the country's direction for years.
U.S. forces downed two more Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz as Iran's Revolutionary Guard vowed a 'painful and decisive' response to Israeli strikes on Beirut, with casualties across the region surpassing 7,000.
Prime Minister Albin Kurti's Vetevendosje took about 43% of the vote on record-low turnout, leaving the Balkan nation still mired in the political deadlock that has stalled its push toward the EU and NATO.
The Chinese leader will meet Kim Jong Un on June 8-9 in his first overseas trip of 2026, as Beijing moves to reassert its influence over an ally drawing ever closer to Russia.