Suspected suicide bombings in Nigeria have killed at least 23 and injured 108 in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state. Boko Haram is suspected.

Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble. The Ministry of Energy and Mines on X noted a “complete disconnection” of the country’s electrical system and said it was investigating,

The public wrangling between Iran, FIFA and U.S. President Donald Trump over the narrative of playing at the World Cup in June shifted on Tuesday to Mexico where its diplomats suggested Iran's soccer team could play its games.

Afghanistan accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people in an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital after weeks of cross-border clashes. Pakistan denied carrying out the strike, instead saying it “precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure.

A Brussels court ​on Tuesday ordered a former high-profile Belgian diplomat to stand trial over the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, ‌the first prime minister of Congo, in a final attempt to shed light on the still murky circumstances surrounding his murder.

Three years ago, the Vatican’s criminal court convicted a cardinal for the first time in history. Now, an appeals court has ruled there were irregularities in his prosecution.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Russia and Iran “brothers in hatred” on Tuesday as he sought support from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a time when the Iran war has robbed U.S.-brokered talks to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine of momentum.

The beginning of 2026 ranks as the deadliest start to any year for people trying to cross the Mediterranean. But the true count may be even higher. Human rights groups are increasingly struggling