(Belen, Reuters) Tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday in Belém, a city in northern Brazil, to express their discontent with governments and the fossil fuel industry, chanting for more action to protect the planet. This was the first such large-scale protest at the UN climate summit since COP26 in Glasgow four years ago.

(Bloomberg, Seoul) U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Caudall said the United States hopes South Korea will eventually deploy its newly approved nuclear-powered submarines to help counterbalance China’s rapidly expanding fleet, calling it a responsibility that South Korea, as a key ally of the United States, should fulfill.

(Washington, D.C.) The U.S. Department of Justice announced that, at the direction of President Trump, it has formed a task force to investigate Democrats connected with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

(London, Reuters) Britain will undertake the largest reform of its asylum policy in modern history, emulating countries like Denmark to strictly control the status and conditions of refugees. This is the latest effort by the Labour government to counter the anti-immigrant Reform Party and win back voter support.

Russia recently released for the first time a video of North Korean troops participating in demining operations on the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine war, drawing widespread international attention.

(Mumbai) India plans to provide artificial intelligence (AI) education to school children aged 8 and above starting in mid-2026, making AI a basic and universal skill. However, experts have raised concerns about teacher training and a shortage of hardware.

(Bloomberg, Washington) Despite the BBC's apology for its controversial documentary and the subsequent resignations of its top executives, US President Trump continues to threaten to sue the BBC, seeking up to $5 billion (approximately S$6.5 billion) in damages. However, legal experts believe Trump faces numerous legal hurdles in proving he was the victim of deliberate defamation.

With the release of another batch of Epstein documents, US President Trump has turned his legal attention to former President Bill Clinton. President Trump announced on Friday that he has ordered the Justice Department to investigate the relationship between former President Bill Clinton and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.