Amid rising tensions with Ukraine, some members of Poland’s parliament are calling for a tougher stance following a recent dispute over the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA).

Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson said on Saturday that Ukraine should be given a path to NATO membership, arguing that its battle-hardened military and rapidly expanding defense industry would bolster the alliance despite resistance from some member states.

Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders have approved the company's $111 billion (£82 billion) acquisition by Paramount, a deal that could significantly reshape the media landscape.

Warner Bros. Discovery has rejected a revised $30-per-share hostile takeover offer from Paramount Skydance but granted the bidder seven days to submit an improved proposal.

Shell’s head of mergers and acquisitions, Greg Gut, has left the company after senior executives blocked an internal proposal to acquire rival BP.

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro confirmed on Tuesday that his decision to run for president in 2026 is “irreversible.”

Several thousand people marched through central Tbilisi on Friday to mark the anniversary of the mass protests triggered by the Georgian government’s decision to freeze the country’s EU integration process, News.Az reports, citing Georgian media.

Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi, known for his prominent role in anti-government protests, announced on Wednesday that he plans to run for president in the country’s 2027 election. His candidacy will test whether the momentum from recent youth-led protests can be transformed into an electoral movement.

The US House of Representatives has voted to pass legislation that would sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its prosecutor applied for arrest warrants against Israeli officials.

Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab has added safety features to its misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle for use during European Parliament elections in an attempt to allay EU concerns that triggered an investigation last month into the impact of its decision to phase out the tool, News.az reports.