Headlines- At least 16 people were killed and 32 injured when a powerful earthquake rocked Tibet in southwest China on Thursday night.
- On Thursday, thousands of people participated in protests to support of abortion rights around Poland, including in Warsaw, the country's capital, and more than 20 other cities.
- The state-owned Emirates News Agency reported that Lana Nusseibeh is the United Arab Emirates' nominee for secretary-general of the United Nations.
- After last weekend's protests, French authorities on Thursday banned or restricted new demonstrations.
- The European Union's top prize for human rights achievement, the Sakharov Prize, has been given to the International Criminal Court in 2026.
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