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An inquiry found that more than 500 mothers and babies either came to harm or died due to poor care.

In a meeting with Baltic leaders, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz played up Germany’s defense spending. It comes after new criticism from President Donald Trump that Germany is lagging behind other NATO allies.

The United States has withdrawn most of the forces it deployed for a recent operation against “Islamic State” militants in northeastern Nigeria, but it is continuing to provide intelligence support at Abuja’s request.

Thousands of excess fatalities have been recorded across Europe following last week’s heat wave, especially among older people. In France, the prime minister is facing a no-confidence vote over the crisis.

US tech giants Google and Amazon have reported a strong increase in greenhouse gas emissions in 2025. AI data centers are behind the rise, challenging the companies’ climate pledges.

As summary executions, abductions, torture and sexual violence plague el-Obeid, Sudan, the UN’s human rights chief said the world must take action to stop preventable atrocities.

Observers suggest 1.4 million Russian soldiers have been killed since the war began.

Anastasiia Berezovska is named as the chief suspect responsible for injuring Ukrainian tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev.

UN human rights chief Volker Turk issued the warning over growing fears of an imminent RSF assault.