An 18-karat gold toilet created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan sold for $12.1 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. The 101-kilogram piece, titled America, was purchased by an undisclosed collector. Cattelan has said the work satirizes extreme wealth in the United States. A second gold toilet he created in 2016 was stolen from […]
Ukraine says Russia carried out a large-scale overnight assault using 470 drones, 47 ballistic missiles, and one cruise missile. Ten people were killed in Ternopil and 37 injured, including 12 children. Kharkiv was also hit, injuring 46 people and damaging dozens of buildings and vehicles. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said energy and transport infrastructure in […]
Heavy rainfall in Vietnam has triggered new floods and landslides, raising the death toll to eight. Six people were killed last week when a bus was swept away, and two more deaths were confirmed after renewed flooding. Homes in central villages were inundated and hundreds of families evacuated. Schools were closed in Gia Lai Province, […]
The Times of Israel reports that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet senior Hamas officials in Istanbul, led by Khalil al-Hayya, to discuss efforts to maintain the Gaza ceasefire. Witkoff is expected to reiterate the US demand that Hamas disarm as part of the agreement. If held, this will be Witkoff’s […]
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Ukrainian forces fired four U.S.-made ATACMS missiles at the city of Voronezh, all of which were intercepted by S-400 and Pantsir air defenses. Missile fragments damaged a geriatric center, an orphanage, and a house, but no casualties were reported. Russia said it then located the ATACMS launch systems in Ukraine’s […]
A house fire in Saganoseki, Japan’s Oita Prefecture, spread rapidly and burned 49 acres, killing one person and damaging more than 170 buildings. Strong winds fueled the blaze, forcing the evacuation of 170 residents from 110 households. Oita authorities requested support from Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, which deployed helicopters for firefighting and reconnaissance. Prime Minister Sanae […]
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 427–1 to require the Justice Department to release files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including records on his prison death. The Senate also approved the measure unanimously, sending the bill to President Donald Trump for signature. The legislation mandates the release of the documents within 30 days, allowing […]
An Israeli airstrike on the Ain al-Hilweh Refugee Camp in Sidon, southern Lebanon, killed 11 people and injured four, according to initial reports. The camp houses Palestinian refugees and has been repeatedly targeted amid ongoing Israeli strikes in the region.
The White House said agreements signed between U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have elevated bilateral ties to a “historic level,” with Saudi investment commitments in the U.S. rising to nearly $1 trillion. The deals include a civil nuclear cooperation declaration, a critical minerals framework, and an AI memorandum giving […]
Heavy rains after months of extreme drought have triggered flooding in western and southern Iran, affecting the provinces of Ilam and Khuzestan. The cities of Abdanan, Dehloran, Shushtar, and Masjid al-Sulaiman were among the hardest hit. Officials in Ilam said around 40 homes in Abdanan’s Hazarani district were flooded and nearly 90 families were displaced. […]