As the local choir rehearsed ahead of this year’s service, many choir members said the words echoed with deeper meaning following the ceasefire in Gaza

UN human rights chief voices alarm on the shooting of activist Sharif Osman Hadi, urging prompt justice

In Ghana, a self-proclaimed prophet is building giant arks to save humanity from floods

A Russian ballistic missile strike on port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region killed eight people and injured 27, Ukrainian authorities said. The port was struck with ballistic missiles, said Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa region

A Pakistan accountability court has sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years’ imprisonment each in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case linked to state gifts. The case is about alleged fraud in state gifts, which the former first couple received from the Saudi government in 2021

Other prominent figures, Mick Jagger, Woody Allen, and Noam Chomsky, are also featured in the released documents

Trump said Americans would soon pay no more than the lowest price charged anywhere in the world. “You’re going to get most favored nations pricing,” Trump said.

"In ways that perhaps other nations can`t, we`ve been viewed as indispensable in that regard, and it`s a role the President takes great pride in, in the promotion of peace around the world and something he deserves a lot of credit for. He has personally engaged in all of this," he added.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir stated that these "heinous attacks" are aimed at disrupting the democratic transition process and foiling the election.