From farmer distress in France to death sentences in Tunisia and debates over the A69 highway, global political tensions are on the rise. This article covers several key issues. Read more...

Bolsonaro's legal team presents his defense against coup allegations, while a former official denies radicalization involvement. A doctor critiques societal indifference to suffering. Read more...

US funding cuts threaten HIV/AIDS programs in Africa, Pope Francis is hospitalized with a breathing crisis, and a Lancet study warns of a global obesity pandemic. Read more...

Eight people in Tunisia have been sentenced to death for the 2013 assassination of a left-wing opposition member, Mohamed Brahmi. A ninth person, currently a fugitive, received a five-year prison sentence. Read more...

The US reports its first measles death in a decade amidst an outbreak in Texas. Separately, US funding cuts for HIV/AIDS programs in Africa are raising alarms. Read more...

A look at the week's top political stories: debates over online pornography regulation, a heated exchange between Trump and Zelenskyy, and a death sentence commutation in Alabama. Read more...