More than two decades after the September 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants are scheduled to face trial at Guantanamo Bay in June 2028 after years of litigation over CIA detention, evidence, classified material and the military commission system.
The court held the student failed to establish the hijab as an essential religious practice and upheld the school's authority to enforce its uniform policy
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has raised concerns over alleged violence, racial profiling and discrimination against Indigenous and Tribal communities, Scheduled Castes and Rohingya in India, including alleged intensified operations against Rohingya and Bengali-speaking Muslims after the April 2025 Pahalgam attack.
India and Bangladesh’s 1996 Ganga Water Sharing Treaty expires on December 12, 2026, prompting calls for a fresh arrangement that takes account of Bihar’s water needs, changing hydrology and the impact of the Farakka Barrage.
Balendra Shah rose from a youth-led protest movement to Nepal’s prime minister after the old political order collapsed, but five months into his tenure, parliamentary scrutiny, diplomatic controversies and questions from his original Gen Z constituency are testing his government.
Iran has warned countries supporting Washington’s economic campaign could face retaliation. Here are Tehran’s options, from trade pressure to the Strait of Hormuz
Spain is working towards moving around 500 unaccompanied girls to specialised resources on the mainland as Ceuta struggles to accommodate children after July’s mass arrival from Morocco. Sexual-assault investigations, overcrowded protection services and legal questions over relocation have intensified pressure on Madrid to act.
Erin Patterson is appealing her convictions for three murders and one attempted murder after serving a mushroom-laced lunch to relatives in 2023. Prosecutors are separately challenging her life sentence with a 33-year non-parole period and seeking a sentence with no possibility of parole.
As US-Iran talks stall and Tehran threatens a “fully offensive” posture, Washington's warning against Oman has put the sultanate's diplomatic and maritime role under greater pressure.
A missile incident on August 18 has sharply ruptured the fragile rapprochement between Abu Dhabi and Tehran, leading to a UAE trade freeze and a sharp escalation in tensions after months of deteriorating relations.
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