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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was expected to join a high-level phone call Friday on a U.S.-Russian proposal to end the war in Ukraine, amid escalating deadly attacks in the embattled nation, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Delegates assessed the damage from a fire that briefly spread through several pavilions at the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Brazil on Thursday, the latest setback for the gathering known as COP30.

A strong 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook central Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 300, authorities and local media said, as buildings in the capital Dhaka swayed violently and panicked residents fled into the streets.

Authorities say a boiler at a glue-making factory in eastern Pakistan exploded on Friday, killing at least 18 people and injuring 21 others, underscoring broader concerns over safety standards in the Islamic nation.

A Russian oil tanker under U.S. sanctions made a dramatic U-turn on its way to Venezuela after a U.S. warship appeared in its path near the country’s coast, Worthy News learned early Friday.

Ukraine’s embattled President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will negotiate with U.S. President Donald J. Trump over a controversial U.S.-backed peace proposal, despite senior figures in Kyiv calling the plan “absurd” and “unacceptable.”

The United States and key European nations have urged Iran to fully cooperate with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, warning that continued obstruction of inspections poses a growing threat to regional and global security.

Nearly 100 passengers were rescued off the coast of eastern Thailand after a ferry traveling from a popular tourist island began taking on water due to a hull leak, authorities confirmed Thursday.

Britain’s highest court has ruled that current Christian religious education in Northern Ireland’s state schools is unlawful because it “breaches” children’s human rights — a landmark decision that could influence similar disputes in the United Kngdom and across Europe.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday elevated Saudi Arabia to the status of a “major non-NATO ally,” a designation that significantly expands the military relationship between Washington and Riyadh during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s first White House visit in seven years.

Indonesian authorities say more than 900 residents were evacuated and 170 stranded climbers have now been brought to safety after Mount Semeru — one of the country’s tallest and most active volcanoes — erupted repeatedly on Wednesday.

Martin Bosma of the anti-Islam Party for Freedom (PVV) has lost his bid for another term as speaker of the Dutch House of Representatives, in a vote signaling shifting parliamentary dynamics after last month’s election.

Indonesia is grappling with the aftermath of multiple tragedies after deadly landslides on Java and a tourist minibus crash in Bali killed dozens and left many missing, authorities said Monday.

Pakistani security forces killed 38 Islamist militants in a series of intelligence-led raids near the Afghan border, the military confirmed Tuesday, adding to concerns among minority Christians and refugees in Pakistan’s volatile northwest.

Poland on Tuesday accused Russia of major attacks on one of its most strategic railway corridors, saying two Ukrainian men working for Russian intelligence sabotaged tracks on a vital aid route to war-torn Ukraine. They then fled to Belarus, the government announced.