Death toll rises as wildfires continue to burn across southern Europe

Firefighters in Spain, Portugal, Greece and Turkey continue to battle wildfires that have raged on for weeks. Hot and dry conditions are expected to persist, chal...

UK trade envoy to Turkey resigns over visit to occupied northern Cyprus

Labour MP Afzal Khan said he was visiting for personal reasons, but also held a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar.

Labour MP and UK trade envoy to ...

Zelenskyy announces White House meeting with Trump to take place on Monday

Zelenskyy says he accepted Trump’s invitation of a face-to-face meeting in the Oval Office on Monday to explore ways to bring the fighting in his country to an en...

Protesters oppose Donald Trump's Alaskan summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin

Demonstrations have been held in the city home to about 300,000 people for several days, protesting the reception of Putin on US soil and holding talks on Ukraine...

Trump and Putin's Alaska Summit in photos

Putin made his first trip to the United States in a decade on Friday, where he met Trump in Alaska to hold his first face-to-face talks to discuss the war in Ukra...

Explosion in high-crime area in northern Peru injures 10 and damages 25 homes

The explosion, which also interrupted electric service in the area and affected an unknown number of vehicles, was the second blast reported in the South American...

Several people injured after train collides with car in Denmark, local officials say

The extent of the injuries is still unclear, but photos from the scene show derailed and overturned carriages.

Multiple people were injured when a passenger trai...

Pushing Kyiv to give up land 'will force Ukrainians to take to the streets,' expert says

The US president said that a possible deal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine would include certain “land swapping”. But for the Ukrainian society, this is an im...

Flash floods in India and Pakistan kill over 200 people, scores remain missing

Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed over 200 people in India and Pakistan. Rescuers continued their search for 80 missing in a Himalayan village and...

At least seven civilians killed in Russian attacks across Ukraine on the eve of Trump-Putin meeting

The strikes, which damaged homes and a school, come ahead of a high-stakes peace summit between Presidents Trump and Putin.

Russian attacks have killed at least ...

Taliban leader issues warning against 'ungrateful' Afghans on takeover anniversary

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada marked the fourth anniversary of their return to power by warning Afghans of "divine punishment" if they are ungrateful for t...

Japan PM Ishiba expresses 'remorse' on World War II surrender anniversary

Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its WWII surrender with PM Shigeru Ishiba expressing "remorse" for the first time since 2013. About 4,500 officials and famil...

Hezbollah refuses to hand over its weapons to Lebanese government

Hezbollah's Naim Qassem rejected Lebanon's decision to disarm the Iran-backed militant group, calling it a US-Israeli order and warning of a major crisis.

Hezbol...

Australian lawyer apologises after AI generated fake quotes in murder case

The fake submissions included fabricated quotes from a speech to the state legislature and nonexistent case citations purportedly from the Supreme Court.

A barri...

Trump deploys hundreds of US National Guard troops in Washington

The deployment of the troops follows an order by US President Donald Trump for a crackdown on crime in the US capital, a similar action he took during protests in...

Trump-Putin summit in Alaska: One meeting, different goals

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin might be chasing different outcomes from the much anticipated Alaska summit on Friday. While the US president believes he can make...

Zelenskyy and European leaders will attend talks after Alaska summit with Putin, Trump says

US President Donald Trump said he expects his meeting with Vladimir Putin to go well, but added that what will be even more important is the second meeting after ...

Lawyers for Brazil's former president reject coup allegations in final court statement

The former president and other defendants were required to present their final arguments by Wednesday. This marks the final procedural step before the trial concl...

Lawyers for Brazil's former president reject coup allegations in final court statement

The former president and other defendants were required to present their final arguments by Wednesday. This marks the final procedural step before the trial concl...

Taliban denies claims in US report and says it doesn't divert aid sent to Afghanistan

Aid agencies say more than half of Afghanistan’s population, roughly 23 million people, need humanitarian assistance.

The Taliban denied using force to divert in...

Turkey to provide weapons and support to Syria under new defence pact, officials say

Syria's interim government has faced mounting challenges in restoring order after nearly 14 years of civil war following the ouster of former President Bashar al-...