Iran hangs 2 men convicted of killing 4 police officers in January protests
Iran's judiciary news outlet says authorities have hanged two men convicted in a case of killing four police officers during a January crackdown on nationwide protests
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Survivors rise to 48 with more missing after Vietnamese ship sinks in South China Sea
The number of survivors of a cargo ship that sank off a Chinese-occupied shoal in the South China Sea has risen to 48 as search and rescue crews hunt for more people who went down with the vessel
Chad announces intent to withdraw from the International Criminal Court
Chad has announced its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court
Firefighters in France hold back vast wildfire as heat returns to test their grip
Firefighters have kept a vast wildfire in southwest France from advancing overnight, extinguishing flare-ups near Atlantic coast dunes before returning heat and drier air threatens to test their hold on the blaze
Remote Chinese province struck by 2 earthquakes in 20 minutes
China's remote Qinghai province has been struck by two earthquakes minutes apart
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Angry Cyprus minister orders probe after detonation of discarded ammunition sparks brushfire
Cyprus' defense minister has ordered a probe into why National Guard engineers ignored regulations and blew up discarded ammunition in the middle of the summer fire season
IMF chief says Argentina is better positioned to meet debt obligations under Milei
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praised President Javier Milei’s austerity policies during a visit to Buenos Aires
Fugitive colonel finally jailed in Chilean murder case, decades after the crime
Chilean police have arrested a retired military colonel for the killing of singer-songwriter Víctor Jara over 50 years ago
Democracy activist allowed to stay in UK for 6 months after immigration trouble
His lawyer says Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Wu Chi-wai has been granted permission to stay in the U
French president pledges support on visit to fire zone
French president pledges support on visit to fire zone, vows: “We will win this battle together.”
Pres. Zelenskyy visits Britain and meets new Prime Minister Burnham
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Britain to meet Prime Minister Andy Burnham at a naval base in England
Gunmen attack a community in Nigeria and kill 30 people, residents say
Gunmen have attacked a community in northwestern Nigeria, killing at least 30 people and injuring several others
France says monster fire that forced 220,000 people to flee has stopped growing
Fire crews in southwest France are battling a massive wildfire that has burned an area four times the size of Paris
What to know about the historic wildfires in France and Spain
Historic wildfires in France and Spain have forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes
Pakistan monsoon death toll tops 100 in a month as more heavy rain forecast
Pakistan's national disaster management agency says the death toll from monsoon rains and flash flooding in Pakistan over the past month has surpassed 100, as weather forecasters warned that more heavy rain is expected across the country later this week
China and Japan differ on whether their foreign ministers spoke last week at ASEAN
Japan and China are giving conflicting accounts about whether their foreign ministers briefly spoke last week
Romania scrambles F-16 jets and downs a suspected Russian drone, the third in 3 days
Romania has shot down a suspected Russian drone after it crossed into its airspace
Brazil recalls ambassador after Argentina's President Milei insults government officials
Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has recalled its ambassador to Argentina after President Javier Milei insulted Brazilian officials while in their country
Philippine president to deliver key speech in shadow of corruption scandal
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is to deliver his annual state of the nation speech with a bleak backdrop of a major corruption scandal that he exposed last year but has implicated his key allies; his estranged vice president’s impeachment tr...
Pres. Zelenskyy to visit Britain and meet new Prime Minister Burnham
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham at a naval base in England
South Korean court gives ousted Yoon suspended jail term for lying during campaign
Former South Korean President President Yoon Suk Yeol has been convicted of making false statements during his presidential campaign
Macron calls crisis meeting as monster wildfires drive 250,000 from their homes
French President Emmanuel Macron calls a crisis meeting to address uncontrolled wildfires forcing over 250,000 people to flee their homes
In a German forest, 2 brothers keep the ancient tradition of charcoal burning alive
Immo Feldmer continues the ancient tradition of charcoal burning in Germany's Harz Mountains
Photos show North and South Korea still divided 73 years after the armistice
North and South Korea remain separated by one of the world’s most heavily armed borders. It's a lasting reminder that the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty, leaving the countries technically still at war. More than seven decades after the conflict began, its scars and impact remain visible, not only by border area fortifications and war memorials, but also in t...
The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police
German authorities say the suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that killed one person and left 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation in a suburb of the city
A Hong Kong democracy activist's long-awaited London reunion may be cut short
Former pro-democracy lawmaker Wu Chi-wai has reunited with his family in London after more than five years in a Hong Kong prison
Keiko Fujimori's party wins Senate presidency in Peru ahead of presidential inauguration
The party led by Peru’s president-elect Keiko Fujimori has won the Senate presidency in an alliance with another conservative party and is paving the way for the incoming government
Search for 17 missing crew after Vietnamese cargo ship sinks in South China Sea
A search is underway for 17 people missing after a Vietnamese cargo ship carrying 62 people sank in bad weather in the disputed South China Sea
Guyana appoints experts tasked with investigating ferry capsizing that killed dozens
Guyana’s government has appointed a group of international experts to investigate the recent sinking of a state ferry that killed dozens of passengers in the country’s worst maritime disaster on record
Germany says fatal Berlin Pride attack believed to be Islamic extremist terror
Germany says fatal Berlin Pride attack believed to be Islamic extremist terror