Questions mount for Hegseth over possible US involvement in strike on Iranian school | BBC News

Democrats in the US Senate have written to Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers about the strike on a primary school in Iran that Iranian officials say killed 168 people, including about 110 children.

British man charged in Dubai for alleged filming of Iranian missiles | BBC News

A 60-year-old British man has been charged under cyber-crime laws in Dubai after allegedly filming Iranian missiles over the city.

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using white phosphorus | The National

A human rights group has said in a report that the Israeli military “unlawfully” hit a village in southern Lebanon with shells containing white phosphorus, an illegal munition under international law.

China passes controversial ‘ethnic unity’ law | DW

China’s National People’s Congress approved legislation promoting what it calls the “ethnic unity” law, which human rights groups say could further marginalize minority groups.

66 UK MPs push for sanctions on Israel amid West Bank land grab | The New Arab

More than 60 UK lawmakers are backing a parliamentary motion for widespread sanctions on Israel, as its government moves to annex the occupied West Bank.

Russian court fines LGBTQ+ activist $5.7K for ‘extremism’ | The Moscow Times

A court in Russia’s southwestern Samara region has fined the head of a small LGBTQ+ activist group 450,000 rubles ($5,700) on charges of “extremism”.

Peruvian state responsible for mother’s death in forced sterilisation, court rules | The Guardian

The highest human rights court in Latin America condemned Peru last week over the death of its citizen Celia Ramos, who died at the age of 34 in 1997 after undergoing sterilisation “under coercion”.

Senegal passes law doubling penalty for same-sex relations to 10 years in prison | France 24

Senegal’s parliament on Wednesday passed legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison amid a crackdown on the country’s gay community.

Russia sentences Meduza journalist Dmitry Kuznets to 2.5 years in prison in absentia | Meduza

A Moscow court has sentenced Meduza military analyst Dmitry Kuznets to 2.5 years in prison in absentia on charges of participating in the activities of an “undesirable organisation”.

Anthropic sues the Trump administration after it was designated a supply chain risk | CNN

Anthropic is suing the US Department of Defense and other federal agencies over the Trump administration’s decision to label the AI company a “supply chain risk”.