South Africa's ANC faces voter backlash - Anti-migrant violence, economic stagnation and corruption allegations are eroding support for South Africa's ruling ANC ahead of local elections in November, opening the door to new coalition possibilities.
Russians Are Pulling Billions From Banks As Fears Grow That Putin Could Seize Deposits to Fund The War - A senior executive at Sberbank, Russia's largest retail bank, warned that withdrawals for all of 2026 could approach twice the amount withdrawn during that first year of the war.
Longtime Wisconsin educator in federal lawsuit claims he was fired for being gay - Jeffrey Peterson was a Wisconsin Principal of the Year, before his termination. He claims school board members accused him of grooming children because of his sexuality
Russian State Bank Fires Chief Economist Who Warned Moscow Losing ‘War Of Attrition’ - “We have the illusion that everything [in Ukraine] will collapse. It has not collapsed and will not collapse. Our costs are mounting,” said Andrei Klepach.
At Least 10 Soldiers Killed in Attack on Military Base in Central Mali - Assault on San military post highlights escalating security challenges and insurgent activity across central regions
Flesh-eating screwworms feast on humans in Mexico; human cases top 500 | Six deaths reported among screwworm cases, one directly attributed to the flies.