French and British vessels rescued 157 migrants on Tuesday after their small boat caught fire while attempting to cross the English Channel to the UK, authorities in both countries confirmed.
The engine caught fire on the boundary between French and British waters, forcing passengers to jump overboard, according to the Pas-de-Calais prefect's office. No casualties were reported. Officials described it as one of the largest such rescue operations since records began in 2018.
🇺🇸 US Exhausts Long-Range Missile Stocks in Iran War
The U.S. Army has used "virtually all" of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range surface-to-surface missiles during five months of war with Iran, according to three sources familiar with the data.
The depleted weapons are primarily Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM). The drawdown is raising serious concerns among officials about U.S. military readiness for future conflicts.
A drone strike on Russia's Moscow region killed five people, according to the regional governor.
No further details on the attack's origin or targets were provided in the available reporting. The strike represents one of the more significant drone attacks to reach the Moscow area since Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine began in February 2022.
🪖 Russia and Ukraine Trade Heavy Strikes — 10+ Killed
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged heavy attacks, killing more than 10 people, as the war — now in its fifth year — shows no signs of abating.
No further breakdown of casualties or specific strike locations was provided in available reporting, but the exchange marks a continued intensification of hostilities with no ceasefire in sight.
🌍 Suicide Bombing Kills 17 Outside Pakistan Police Station
At least 17 people were killed in a suspected suicide bombing outside a police station in Pakistan's northwestern Swat district on Sunday, according to a rescue group and a regional police official.
The blast struck the Kabal area of Swat, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A pro-police rally of local residents was underway nearby at the time; it was not immediately clear whether the rally was the intended target.
The attack comes as Pakistan faces widening insurgencies across its northwestern regions.
🌍 Five Years of Taliban Rule: Afghanistan's Rights Crisis Deepens
Five years after the Taliban seized Kabul on August 15, 2021, Human Rights Watch describes Afghanistan as one of the world's worst human rights crises, with women and girls subjected to a systematic dismantling of their rights and over 17 million people facing acute food insecurity.
Afghanistan remains the only country where girls are barred from education beyond sixth grade. A criminal procedure code issued January 4, 2026 embeds religious discrimination into law, labels Shia Muslims as heretics, and narrows domestic violence protections. A separate decree removes minimum-age protections for girls' marriage. Journalists, activists and critics face arbitrary arrest and torture.
"The fifth anniversary of the Taliban takeover is a grim marker of the devastating costs of impunity," said HRW's Fereshta Abbasi, urging governments to "press for justice for serious crimes in Afghanistan, including the crime against humanity of gender persecution." The UN Humanitarian Response Plan remains severely underfunded as the US, UK and other donors have cut aid.