Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked an oil facility in southwestern Saudi Arabia.

As Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” renews global interest in Homer’s epic, Greece’s ancient Epidaurus theater is presenting another side of the Trojan War.

Shanghai's two airports have canceled over 1,300 flights as China braces for Typhoon Dolphin.

Artisans at a weaving cooperative in Tibet are working to preserve Pulu, a traditional wool fabric that has been used on the Tibetan plateau for centuries.

The Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile of munitions, including those depleted in the ongoing war with Iran.

FIFA has issued a statement defending its president, Gianni Infantino, against what it calls a “concerted and ongoing effort” to undermine his leadership of the organization.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says a new defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey is not aimed at Iran or any other country.

Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star and Argentina captain Lionel Messi.

Former U.S. President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him pain, even as he continues to speak out on public issues.

Traveling with a baby can be daunting, especially on long-distance flights and international trips.

Iran has issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

At least 163 Nigerian captives, mostly women and children, have spoken of the suffering and fear they lived in for six months They were handed over by security forces in Kwara on Friday and were anticipating their return home to reunite with their families.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Serbia for talks on economic ties and security issues.

A schoolgirl has died from critical wounds after a student opened fire at a high school and his home outside Bangkok the day before, raising the death toll to at least eight.

Paris is hosting its first high-diving competition in the Seine, with athletes diving from a 20-meter platform near the Eiffel Tower.

Authorities in eastern China are shutting schools and tourist sites as Typhoon Dolphin heads for the coast.

The Senate has approved a punishing Russian sanctions bill that was a top priority for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

The head of the influential Armenian Apostolic Church has appeared in court for a trial on criminal charges in the latest confrontation with the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Seven Moroccan taxi drivers have been sentenced to up to six months in prison and fined for aiding irregular migration.

Attorneys for social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate argue that the brothers’ high-profile, public lives and other factors constitute special circumstances for their release.

Emergency authorities in Serbia are racing to contain major wildfires amid extreme heat and drought.

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy says he’ll back Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, likely paving the way for Blanche to be confirmed to lead President Donald Trump’s Justice Department.

Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defense agreement.

A proposal by one local government council to limit "vertical drinking" in London has sparked controversy.

England forward Ivan Toney has been charged with assault after an incident at a nightclub.

Cuba's power blackouts have been stretching sometimes for days, so Cubans are planning their lives around the lights turning back on.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have signed a defense agreement treating an attack on one as an attack on all three.

Ukrainian long-range drones have hit a warehouse in the Ural Mountains belonging to Russia’s largest online retailer.

Stocks rose on Wall Street and Treasury yields fell after the government reported that employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month.

Keith Hallegua and Elias Josephai are among the last Jews in Kochi, India, a community with roots dating back centuries.

China has reported its exports slowed slightly in July from the month before despite strong growth in demand for high-tech electronics and vehicles.

Farmers in Kenya's Kimana area that neighbors Amboseli National Park are disputing claims that 15 elephants died of cyanide poisoning saying the toxin is not present in the pesticides they use.

A student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok, killing at least five and wounding several others.

To reach a deal with Iran that reopens the economically vital Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump may need to do something out of character — compromise.

Some of the savings being touted by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are incorrect or lack supporting evidence.

Mexican authorities have arrested the former governor of the southern state Guerrero for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in 2014.

Amanda Knox is defending a show she is performing at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Scotland over the coming days.

British regulators on Thursday gave Paramount the greenlight for its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros.

Ugandan authorities have gained parliamentary approval to deploy troops to Gaza as part of an international force.

A Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Italy has placed all major cities under the highest heat alert as Europe faces a severe heat wave.

Military officials say the majority of American troops wounded in the Iran war have suffered traumatic brain injuries.

Israeli prosecutors have charged a settler with the killing of a Palestinian activist last year in the West Bank.

Professor Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor at the University of Cambridge, has resigned.

Through this year’s military drills, Taiwan has chosen to emphasize its army’s and society’s flexibility and resilience as opposed to primarily putting advanced weapons on display.

A new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel warns that Israel’s policies in the occupied West Bank have pushed the territory’s health system to the brink of collapse.

Pakistani military helicopters have airlifted the bodies of five climbers from the snow-covered slopes of Broad Peak.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has hit more oil facilities deep inside Russia.

Two Iranian women soccer players who sought asylum in Australia have been granted citizenship.

Health authorities in Congo are monitoring passengers from a boat near Kinshasa after a traveler died with Ebola-like symptoms.

Nigeria's president says security forces have rescued at least 300 people abducted in the country's north.

Iran says it is in the final stage of drafting an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz waterway with Oman.

The United States has asked the Philippine government to extradite a Filipino church leader to face trial on charges including child sex trafficking and fraud.

North Korea has launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea, according to its neighbors.

South Korean police say they’ve raided the headquarters of Starbucks’ local operation as part of an investigation into a marketing campaign perceived as defaming 1980s' pro-democracy movements.

Stocks edged lower on Wall Street as oil prices rose and more company earnings reports rolled in.

The Israeli military says two soldiers have died in an explosion in southern Lebanon.

The leader of Myanmar's military-backed government has arrived in Thailand on an official visit.

The United States says it has suspended all government operations in the Mexican state of Michoacan because of a “threat to U_S_ interests."

Malaysian durian farmers face challenges as climate change impacts their crops.

Mexican officials say a social media influencer was killed by a gunman during a livestream in the violence-torn state of Sinaloa.

Guatemalan authorities say activity at the Fuego volcano is gradually decreasing after it began two days ago.

The U.S. government has offered a $25 million reward for information leading to the capture of Juan Carlos González, increasing pressure on the U.S. citizen who leads Mexico's most powerful cartel.

A wildfire that swept across mountains and coastal areas west of Athens has left hundreds of animals displaced.

Temperatures in Central Europe have soared to extreme levels again, with Slovakia and Austria both having their hottest day on record.

LIV Golf says it has a lead investor that will allow the league to plan ahead for 2027 and beyond.

Israel's military for the first time in weeks has told residents in southern Lebanon to evacuate, citing a “blatant violation of the ceasefire” by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah.

London police have arrested a woman after four people were stabbed in the busy Covent Garden area.

The junior partner of Spain’s government wants Spain to reconsider hosting the next World Cup with Morocco after the migration crisis in Ceuta.

Families have gathered at the Moroccan border with Ceuta, searching for missing relatives among returning migrants.

President Donald Trump is making a rare appearance in Nevada to sell voters on his handling of the economy against a backdrop of high interest rates, a national housing shortage and gasoline made more expensive by the Iran war.

The Word of Life Center, a church in Salisbury, Maryland, is facing difficult times.

The director of a Russian drone factory was badly wounded, and his driver was killed when their car exploded.

Officials say search teams backed by military helicopters have recovered the bodies of renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja and those of three other climbers from Broad Peak.

A record heat wave in Northeast Asia has gripped South Korea, North Korea and Japan.

China has announced a series of economic measures against the United States, including export controls on drones and a ban on trade with six American entities.

The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in Congo is still spreading faster than efforts to track it, according to the head of the World Health Organization.

Jetstar plans to charge passengers for using overhead compartments starting February 2027.

A provincial government in Nepal has legalized farming and use of marijuana for medical purposes.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and its region have killed 17 people and wounded 44 others.

Iran and Oman have moved closer to an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz.

A small organ in eastern Germany is the headliner of the world’s slowest concert.

Stocks held close to their records on Wall Street, while oil prices were relatively steady.

A former attorney says Israeli authorities coerced the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque into confessing to crimes and that the U.S. is wrongfully relying on those convictions to deport him.

The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States in retaliation for Brazil’s denial of visas last month for two American diplomats who sought to visit ahead of October elections.

Princess Eugenie has given birth to her third child and first daughter.

With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Nino, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record.

Big oil companies continue to book massive profits as fighting in Iran disrupts energy markets and sends oil and gasoline prices sharply higher.

Iran and the Gulf Arab state of Oman have made progress toward a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a potential breakthrough that could help wind down the war in the Middle East.

Child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan’s provinces, according to the U.N. World Food Program.

President Donald Trump's administration has informed Congress that it intends to close five smaller U.S. embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions in Africa, Asia and the Western Hemisphere.

Water levels on the Danube River have dropped so low due to drought that World War II German battleships are emerging into view.

The girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed.

A group of eight South Korean students have been detained for allegedly breaking into a U.S. air base in South Korea.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has cleared a critical hurdle in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor vote.

Artificial intelligence sparked boos at the 150th anniversary performance of Wagner’s Ring Cycle.

Firefighters are racing to exploit a break in high winds, working to strengthen containment lines on fires west of the Greek capital.

Foundations funded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched a $200 million initiative to revive 100 of Earth's most threatened species.

Teams in Pakistan are searching on foot for the remains of 10 climbers killed in an avalanche on the world’s 12th-highest mountain.