Ukraine claims major Russian oil refinery hit, hours after Zelenskyy, Trump meeting
Ukraine said it hit one of Russia’s largest oil refineries, intensifying economic and diplomatic pressure on Moscow
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A heat wave threatens to reignite France’s mega-fire near Bordeaux
Fire crews in southwest France are battling a massive blaze four times the size of Paris
Russia charges Telegram founder with aiding terrorism and puts him on wanted list
Russia’s main domestic security agency says the founder of the messaging app Telegram has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list
16th century bell foundry adds modern technology to keep casting process alive
Austria's Grassmayr Bell Foundry has been casting massive bells for churches and cathedrals around the globe for more than 400 years
Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Peru's president following a narrow election victory
Keiko Fujimori has been sworn in as Peru’s president after a narrow victory in the June runoff election
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Man killed in landslide at Solomon Islands gold mine, police say
Officials have recovered a man's body from a landslide at a gold mine in the Solomon Islands
A 2:47 a.m. alert, a rabbit and 220,000 evacuees as France’s wildfire rages on
A massive wildfire in southwest France has forced over 220,000 people to evacuate
Vietnam’s biggest company, Vingroup, expands overseas as its home market slows
Vietnam’s biggest conglomerate, Vingroup, is expanding into global markets as business at home slows
India's capital part of aggressive electric vehicle targets in bid to curb air pollution
Delhi has adopted a new policy to make most new vehicles electric, aiming to improve air quality
The deaths of 15 elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park spark investigation
Kenya’s wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of 15 elephants over the past month in Amboseli National Park
Guyana police file murder charges against captain and crew mates in deadly ferry capsizing
Police in Guyana have filed murder charges against the captain and two crew members of a state ferry that capsized, killing over 70 people
UK to resume military training in Kenya after delays over human rights concerns
Kenya and Britain have agreed to resume military training in Kenya after delays in signing a new defense cooperation agreement
Death toll from Chongqing landslide in southwestern China climbs to 41
Teams in southwestern China have identified 30 more victims from a recent landslide, bringing the death toll in Chongqing to 41
Investigators find apparent claim of responsibility after Berlin Pride attack
German authorities say investigators have found what appears to be a claim of responsibility by the suspect in the fatal attack near Berlin’s Pride festival
UN chief makes rare Cyprus visit to help ease decades-old ethnic division
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is visiting Cyprus to show commitment to resolving its ethnic division
Firefighters say they've never seen anything like Spain's record blaze
Firefighters combating Spain's biggest wildfire on record say they have never seen a fire of such power
Iraq's new prime minister visits Turkey for talks on pipeline and security
Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, has arrived in Turkey for talks expected to include a pipeline to reduce Iraq’s exposure to Gulf tensions
Months of fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan have killed nearly 500 Afghan civilians, UN says
The United Nations reports that cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan has killed nearly 500 civilians in Afghanistan and wounded over 1,000 others between October and June
France evacuates 4K more as heat threatens wildfire fight across southwestern Europe
French authorities have ordered nearly 4,000 more people to evacuate from tourist sites on the Atlantic coast
China hits back at criticism over excess industrial capacity as more US tariffs loom
China has rejected criticism that its huge trade surplus reflects excessive manufacturing capacity
S. Korean officials order evacuation after reported white phosphorus leak at US base
South Korean authorities briefly ordered evacuations on Tuesday due to what they said was a white phosphorus leak at a U.S. military base near Seoul
Gunmen kill high-ranking Taliban official in Afghanistan in rare targeted attack
Gunmen have killed a high-ranking local Taliban official in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province
Romania shoots down stray drones from Ukraine war after years of incursions
Romania is taking a new approach to drones entering its airspace by shooting them down
Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country's worst outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has surpassed 3,200 cases
Protesters storm key Libya energy complex as blackout fears grow
Protesters have stormed a key energy complex in western Libya amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations over power outages
UN says nearly 500 Afghan civilians have been killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan fighting since October
The United Nations reports that cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan has killed nearly 500 civilians in Afghanistan and wounded over 1,000 others between October and June
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
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