The increased mining activities due to increased demand pose threats in the region, including insecurity posed by different militias who are involved in the illegal mining and human rights abuse such as forced evictions as companies seek to expand their industrial scale copper and cobalt mining projects in the mineral-rich areas.

Israel has vowed to push Hezbollah away from the border and restore security to its communities near the boundary after over a year of deadly rocket and drone fire exchange from the Hezbollah fighting group that forced the evacuation of about 60,000 people in the north of the country.

At least 62 people have been killed in Spain, and others are still missing after flash floods swept the eastern and southern parts of the country.

Ten Hag was appointed in April 2022 from Ajax FC and led the club to two domestic trophies, winning the Carabao Cup in the 2022/23 season as well as the FA Cup in 2024, beating rival Manchester City at Wembley Stadium.