Starmer acknowledged there are “serious questions to answer, including how accusations of racism informed police thinking,” but emphasized there is “no justification for more violence and disorder.”

Her graphic novel series, published in English in 2003, followed an Iranian girl through the Islamic revolution and the Iran-Iraq War. The work humanized Iranians for millions.

Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, sending smoke billowing over the city where President Vladimir Putin was born as it hosts Russia’s leading event for attracting foreign capital.

The ruling Democratic Party (DP) clinched a resounding victory in the local elections and parliamentary by-elections, while the main opposition party retained the Seoul mayoral seat.

President Putin faced two rival outlines of Russia's future as he hosted his premier annual investment conference with the war in Ukraine unabated.

Singapore denied forced labor allegations from the US, responding after President Donald Trump proposed new tariffs linked to the practice in an attempt to rebuild his protectionist wall.

Oil prices fell and U.S. markets were mixed in early trading Thursday, a day after declines on Wall Street snapped a nine-day winning streak for the S&P 500. Futures for the S&P 500 shed 0.4% before the opening bell,

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday as New Delhi seeks to deepen ties with the oil-rich South American nation following disruptions in global energy supplies.