Global Weekly Recap: Week 08 of 2026

Iranian officials, led by senior minister Pezeshkian, have declared they will not bend to American demands in the ongoing nuclear negotiations. They stress that any coercive tactics will only strengthen Iran’s resolve...

In a striking turn, more than 1,500 Venezuelan political detainees have formally applied for the government’s amnesty programme. The move was announced by the head of the National Assembly, signalling a collective hope...

Five days after a massive avalanche ripped through Lake Tahoe’s backcountry, rescuers finally recovered the last missing skier. The woman, a 28‑year‑old experienced mountaineer, was found frozen in a shallow crevasse....

In a remote Indian village, sisters Aisha and Meera discovered football as more than a game. The makeshift pitch became a safe space where they could dream beyond the expectations of early marriage. Training with the...

For nearly two centuries the giant tortoises that once roamed Isabela Island in the Galápagos vanished, wiped out by sailors hunting for meat and oil. Their loss left a quiet, barren landscape where towering cacti now...

Far‑left militants are now suspected of killing nationalist student Quentin Deranque, sparking a wave of condemnation for Jean‑Luc Mélenchon’s La France Insoumise party. The incident has thrown the far‑left into...