8 hospitalized after turbulence forces flight to divert to MIA, officials say

Nobel Peace Prize 2026 was awarded to Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, a former judge on the International Criminal Court, drawing a quick, angry rebuke from Israel.

Saudi Arabia says missile strikes by Iran's Houthi allies killed three people at Riyadh's airport as fighting escalates in the Middle East conflict's new epicenter.

The French government has made its first sign of giving ground to teenage protesters, with a promise of 3,000 extra supply teachers in the coming days. Education minister Edouard Geffray made the offer in a television interview on Thursday evening, at the end of another day of sometimes violent demonstrations by high-school students. The government says 6,877 people have been arrested, 86% of whom are under the age of 18, since protests began centred around demands for more resources in secondary education.

Ukrainian negotiators heading to the U.S. for a new round of talks to end the war with Russia will discuss a comprehensive new plan to help break the ongoing impasse in the conflict , a senior administration official told NBC News. The talks starting Friday and led by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are the latest attempt to negotiate a settlement amid intensifying deadly aerial attacks on both sides of the border. The discussions will center on “a new, unified proposal that is focused on all aspects of the conflict to try to end the war,” the senior administration official said Thursday evening.