Ariel Henry's resignation as prime minister comes amid months of gang violence in Haiti and the swearing-in of a new transitional council. He had previously announced his intention to resign in March.
Consumer confidence rose for the third month in a row in Europe's largest economy, according to a market research survey. Germany is seeing mild economic improvement after grappling with slow growth and inflation.
Police reported that 93 individuals were arrested for trespassing at the University of Southern California amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests in the United States. Numerous universities have resorted to involving law enforcement to disperse gatherings.
119 inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State escaped, due to heavy rain damaging the facility. Ten inmates have been recaptured, and efforts are underway to locate the others.
Thousands of Bangladeshis gathered to pray for rain in the middle of the extreme heatwave that has prompted authorities to shut down schools around the world’s eighth most populated country.
According to Human Rights Watch, soldiers in Burkina Faso killed 223 people, including children, in two villages. The rights group characterized this as among the worst crimes committed by the military in nearly a decade.
Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war are demanding schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling its brutal war in Gaza.
Xiaolei Wu was sentenced to nine months in a US prison after threatening to cut off the hands of a fellow student who put up at the Berklee College of Music in Boston fliers supporting democracy in China. He will also be deported after serving his sentence.
Donald Trump is hoping that the right-leaning top court will save him from at least one of his legal woes. Meanwhile, a separate case over hush money charges is keeping him occupied in New York.