Fire tears through building in northern India, killing 14, mostly students
A fire has torn through a commercial building in Lucknow, India, killing at least 14 people, mostly students
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France sizzles in a week of punishing heat that is already causing deaths
France is facing a grueling heat wave with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit
Vance says talks with Iranian officials set 'good foundation' for a deal to end the war
U.S. Vice President JD Vance says talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland have laid a “good foundation for a successful final deal” to end the war involving the U.S. and Israel
Former East Timor president and independence fighter Francisco Guterres dies at 71
Francisco Guterres, former president of East Timor and a key figure in its independence movement, has died at 71
Taiwan begins 5-day military drill with tanks patrolling streets
Taiwan has launched a five-day set of military drills aimed at boosting combat readiness against potential Chinese attacks
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Germany plans to take 40% in Leopard tank maker KNDS, joining France as stakeholder
The German government says it intends to take a 40% stake in defense contractor KNDS, whose products include Leopard and Leclerc tanks, as it tries to strengthen European production along with NATO ally France
A German journalist was released from Syrian prison after months and is back in Berlin
A German journalist detained in Syria has been released
Pope Leo XIV warns wars are 'fed' faster than people as aid money dries up
Pope Leo XIV says wars are being sustained more easily than people are fed
A Russian drone strike in Ukraine kills 3 from one family, including a 13-year-old boy
A Russian drone strike on Sumy in northeastern Ukraine has killed three members of one family, including a 13-year-old boy
Vance says talks in Switzerland with Iranian officials set 'good foundation' for a deal to end war
Vice President JD Vance said peace talks with Iran had created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” to end the war that began at the end of February
Libyan warlord convicted over abuses at detention center, officials say
A Libyan warlord has been convicted of human rights violations at a detention facility in the country's west
How Keir Starmer will be replaced as UK prime minister and who could succeed him
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has conceded that he has lost the support of his party members in Parliament and will step down as soon as his Labour Party chooses a successor, possibly as soon as next month
France braces for a week of punishing heat as red alerts spread
France is enduring another punishing heat wave, with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius
Former S. Korean minister gets 25-year prison term for role in martial law imposition
A former South Korean justice minister has been sentenced to 25 years in prison
Australia and Canada sign a $1.75B deal to build long-range radar in Canada
Australia and Canada have signed a $1.75 billion export agreement to build an Australian-designed long-range radar system in Canada
Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo outbreak top 1,000 with 254 deaths, authorities say
Authorities say confirmed cases of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a key figure of the Cuban Revolution and ally of Fidel Castro, has died
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a key figure in the Cuban Revolution and former vice president, has died at 94
Britain's economic woes fuel Brexit discontent a decade after vote to leave EU
Simon Boyd’s firm makes prefabricated steel structures on the south coast of England and ships them to customers as far away as Ghana and Barbados
Explosion as Qatar restarts gas export terminal hurts 54 and leaves 18 missing
An explosion that tore through Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial area has hurt at least 54 people and left 18 others missing
China hits back at US sanctions on tech giants, restricting exports to defense firms
China has announced sanctions on 10 American defense companies
Starmer likely to announce an exit timetable as rival Burnham heads to UK Parliament
Expectations are growing that U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will announce his resignation soon and possibly on Monday
Two suspects in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3
Police in the Philippines say that two people opened fire in a high school in the central city of Tacloban, killing three students and wounding another five
High oil prices drive a surge in Chinese electric vehicle sales, but charging networks lag behind
The war in Iran has helped reshape the global electric vehicle market, giving Chinese automakers an opening across the developing world as fuel prices surge
China hits back at US sanctions on tech giants, restricting its exports to American defense firms
China has announced sanctions on 10 American defense companies
Australian police uncover 3 tons of cocaine
Police say 3 tons of cocaine found on a property on Sydney’s outskirts is Australia’s largest ever seizure of the drug
Bolivia clears anti-government roadblocks after emergency decree
Bolivia continues to clear roadblocks isolating its capital, La Paz, and other cities
As Vance meets top Iranian officials in Switzerland, Trump threatens Tehran from afar
High-level U.S.-Iran talks on their interim deal to end the war have had a tense start in Switzerland
Ethiopia's ruling party retains parliamentary majority in election marred by insecurity
Ethiopia’s ruling party has maintained an overwhelming majority in parliament following the June 1 election
Czechs rally against a government plan to overhaul the funding of public broadcasters
Thousands of Czechs are rallying in Prague to protest a government plan to overhaul the funding for public broadcasters
Ten years on, Brexit still divides Britain and casts a pall over its economy
U.K. voters chose to leave the European Union in a referendum that 10 years on still forges political identities