North Korea is not bound by the global treaty aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons, its United Nations envoy said Thursday.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday, ‌in a potentially fraught encounter as President Donald Trump has continued a series of disparaging attacks on the Catholic leader over the Iran war.

A 13-year-old student admitted carrying out the attack at the public school Instituto Sao Jose in Rio Branco, officials said.

While Russian officials have long been accused of silencing the country’s enemies abroad, three Western intelligence officials from different countries told AP that a campaign of targeted killings has ramped up since President Vladimir Putin's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Japan stocks rose more than 4% on Thursday, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 hitting 62,000 for the first time as Asia-Pacific markets rallied despite renewed tensions in the Middle East. The broader regional advance came after President Donald Trump warned Iran would be bombed "at a much higher level" if it failed to agree to a peace deal.

More than 140 people remain on the Hondius, which will take about three days to reach the Spanish archipelago for screening. A local official has criticized the plan.

Global shares are mostly higher and oil prices have fallen as hopes rise for progress in ending the war with Iran. South Korea’s Kospi soared nearly 7% to a fresh record as Samsung

Russia told foreign governments and organisations to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from Kyiv, saying a retaliatory strike would be inevitable if Ukraine tried to attack Moscow during May 9 World War II Victory Day celebrations.