Brazil's Supreme Court is scheduled to weigh cases that could impact environmental safeguards and Indigenous land rights in the Amazon rainforest.
Venezuela and Israel have reportedly restored consular relations, marking a warming of ties despite a previous diplomatic break in 2009.
According to UNESCO, 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan are currently unable to access further education, a number that could reach four million by 2030.
According to Al Jazeera, Syrians celebrated following a court's decision to sentence Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia.
