Cristiano Ronaldo attended a White House dinner with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as President Trump praised deepening US–Saudi ties.

Eswatini admits receiving over $5 million from the US as lawyers challenge the secret deportee agreement in court.

China’s travel boycott has wiped out bookings, triggered mass flight cancellations and threatens billions in losses for Japan’s tourism sector.

Trump defends Mohammed bin Salman during White House visit, dismissing US intel linking the crown prince to Khashoggi’s murder.

The massive Oita blaze destroyed over 170 buildings, displaced residents, spread to forests and marked Japan’s worst urban fire in decades.

Nicki Minaj tells UN violence against Nigerian Christians is rising, urging urgent international action to protect threatened communities, safeguard religious freedom.

A global Cloudflare outage has knocked X, ChatGPT, and several major websites offline, as the internet infrastructure firm investigates the disruption.

Trump says US will sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia as he meets Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Washington.

UN backs Trump’s Gaza plan creating an international force and governance board, while Hamas rejects it as foreign control.

US lawmaker Moore calls for prayers after 25 schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria but Bashir Ahmad disputes description of attack’s religious context.

US Federal agents arrested 130 people in Charlotte during sweeping immigration raids that sparked protests and criticism from local officials.

Pichai warns rising AI valuations include irrationality, adding that even Google cannot escape the impact of a market crash.

A coalition of international religious freedom organisations has praised the Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a country of particular concern.

Fitch warns tensions may rise but rules out a breakdown in relations, as Nigeria insists talks with the US are progressing.

Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death over violent student protests, raising fears of backlash and diplomatic tensions with India.

Nicki Minaj, US UN envoy Michael Waltz to speak on Nigeria’s Christian persecution, raising global awareness.

Germany seeks stability in China ties as widening trade gap and fragile supply chains raise economic and political pressure.

Japan seeks to reassure China after comments on Taiwan trigger diplomatic friction and prompt Beijing to warn citizens against travel.

Trump has urged House Republicans to vote for the release of all government-held documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein.

International students in the UK can now secure Innovator Founder visas to start businesses without leaving the country.