Dubai has enacted a new law to regulate shared housing, establishing clearer guidelines for property owners, tenants, and companies that lease or manage bed spaces and shared apartments throughout the emirate.

At least five people have been killed as protests over the rising cost of living in Iran spread across the country.

Australia's parliament has passed a landmark law slashing student loan debt by 20%, delivering over A$16 billion (US$10.31 billion) in relief to around three million Australians. The legislation, passed on Thursday, marks the first major policy enacted by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's center-left Labor government since its re-election in May.

A devastating fire broke out Sunday night at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, killing nine people and injuring 30 others.

President Ilham Aliyev on Friday signed into law the "Minimum Living Wage in the Republic of Azerbaijan for the Year 2025."