The United States and Iran are crossing each other's red lines, one after the other.

Russian officials report that Ukrainian drone attacks overnight have killed seven people and wounded 51 others.

The United States and Iran have exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensifies.

Mount Olympus, the mythological home of ancient Greece’s 12 Olympian gods, may soon join UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

Authorities have forcibly transferred activist Sonam Wangchuk to a hospital in New Delhi after his health deteriorated during a 20-day hunger strike.

Rescue crews are racing against the clock to find survivors after a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing killed at least eight people and left 34 missing.

The lineup of sports legends simultaneously on the stage at Fanatics Fest on Friday night was almost absurd.

A federal appeals court has concluded that a 28-year prison sentence is too lenient for a Libyan militant who was convicted of terrorism-related charges in the 2012 attacks on U.S. compounds in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

U.S. companies have signed roughly $60 billion in agreements and partnerships with the Iraqi government, including deals intended to create alternative routes for shipping oil out of the Persian Gulf.

Argentines and Spaniards are facing a dilemma as their teams meet in the World Cup final.

Jamaica’s government says two of its three citizens recently deported by the United States to the African kingdom of Eswatini have formally declined offers to be repatriated to the Caribbean nation.

Another powerful new artificial intelligence model from China is taking the U.S. tech industry by surprise.

It's unclear how much, if at all, smoke from Canadian wildfires will affect the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain on Sunday.

The United States has not renewed the national emergency declaration over Hong Kong, lifting some sanctions but keeping an executive order that revoked Hong Kong's special trading status.

An Israeli strike on a funeral in the Gaza Strip has killed at least seven people and wounded another 22.

Brenda Fricker, who became the first Irish woman to win an Academy Award for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in the 1989 film “My Left Foot,’’ has died.

To get in the spirit for the 2026 World Cup final between Argentina and Spain, The Associated Press has made a themed playlist.

Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns have each matched the major championship scoring record of 62 in the British Open, with one celebration far different from the other.

Wildfire smoke, which is increasing in the Northern Hemisphere as the climate warms, attacks nearly every system in the body.

Governments across Latin America are stepping up preparations as El Nino strengthens across the Pacific, raising concerns about drought, extreme heat, flooding and wildfire risk.

Iranian strikes have damaged a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait, highlighting the vulnerability of infrastructure in the Middle East.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has pledged to aggressively pursue voter fraud cases at the White House complex after President Donald Trump revived debunked election theories in a primetime speech.

The World Cup has been a bonanza for beer in the United States.

Boris Nadezhdin, who criticized Moscow’s military action in Ukraine and unsuccessfully tried to run against President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, was convicted of displaying “extremist symbols” — an action that will keep him out of this year’s parliamentary race.

Ukraine is navigating a leadership shake-up amid its ongoing war with Russia.

Andy Burnham has been officially declared leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party, clearing his final hurdle to taking office as prime minister next week.

A school bus accident in Uganda has killed at least 20 children and one adult.

Israel's parliament has dissolved after passing a series of controversial bills in marathon sessions in its last few days.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for more global cooperation in the development and governance of artificial intelligence, while promising support for other countries.

A landslide Friday on the outskirts of Chongqing, China, has killed at least eight people and left 34 missing.

Israel has again occupied much of southern Lebanon, 26 years after ending its 18-year occupation.

In Bangladesh, a simple pair of reading glasses is transforming the lives of garment workers like Ruma Aktar.

The sell-off for AI winners deepened and yanked stock markets lower worldwide.

The United States and Iran have exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensifies.

Andy Burnham is about to become Britain’s 59th prime minister, following the sudden downfall of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Japan’s parliament has enacted a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage males can become emperor.

U.S. aviation safety investigators have taken over the investigation into what caused a window to dislodge on a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany on July 10.

The Trump administration is drastically shortening visas for foreign journalists in the U.S. The new rule announced by the Department of Homeland Security limits visas to 240 days, down from up to five years.

Republicans on the House Budget Committee have advanced a $95 billion package for the Iran war, farm aid and President Donald Trump’s push for strict new voter ID requirements.

The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the U.S. for more than four years unless they seek and obtain government approval, a departure from long-standing practice.

Fighting between the U.S. and Iran has intensified.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has convened leaders from over 60 countries to take part in the Trump administration’s latest effort to quell what it calls “left-wing” political terrorism.

Brazil has criticized a new U.S. tariff on certain Brazilian imports and says it plans to impose reciprocal tariffs.

The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and more.

There is now a yawning gap between the preliminary deal signed between the United States and Iran less than a month ago and the situation on the ground.

Danny Boyle’s new film about Rupert Murdoch and Larry Lamb is set to open the Venice International Film Festival.

The U.S. government has designated two new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

There have been three recent contamination events inside the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, South Africa’s nuclear regulator said.

President Donald Trump addressed the nation on topics that included elections and voting machines, revisiting long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden.

The European Union has issued new rules for Google, requiring it to share search data and open its Android system to rival AI companies.

Debates are stirring over Thailand’s safety regulations after a deadly fire at a Bangkok music bar killed more than 30 people and injured over 70.

A study shows major artificial intelligence models are likely to refuse to criticize restrictive leaders worldwide.

Hong Kong’s top security official has urged booksellers to ensure their titles do not harm national security.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shook up his wartime government, drawing thousands into the streets across Ukraine to protest the dismissal of his youthful defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov.

The British government has urged FIFA to investigate Argentina's soccer team after players posed with a banner claiming sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.

Japanese communications company Fujitsu is leading a major push in artificial intelligence and robotics using Nvidia’s technology to develop “physical AI.”.

Major Taiwan computer chipmaker TSMC says it plans to spend another $100 billion on expanding its manufacturing capacity in the United States.

Drops for computer chipmakers and other AI winners dragged down stock markets worldwide.

An Italian court has convicted the former CEO of Italy's main highway operator and 31 others in the Genoa Morandi bridge collapse in 2018.

U.N. agencies say more than 500 people are feared dead after reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal.

The agent for Sam Neill says the actor died from pneumonia.

An activist's hunger strike has become a rallying point for India’s new Cockroach Janta Party, a youth-led movement that emerged in response to exam paper leaks and student suicides.

The United States is expanding its airstrike campaign against Iran by increasingly hitting bridges.

The United States is imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil after finding a range of what it deemed unfair trade practices by the world’s 10th-biggest economy.

More than half of House Democrats have voted to strip $3.3 billion in U.S. aid from Israel.

The World Cup final is set for Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey, featuring a clash between Argentina and Spain.

A mass trial of hundreds of alleged MS-13 gang members has wrapped up in El Salvador with prosecutors delivering their closing arguments.

The world has largely viewed the U.S. more favorably than China for years, but those opinions now have flipped in Beijing’s favor.

Authorities say a boat carrying about 60 migrants, including women and children, bound for European shores capsized off the coast of eastern Libya in the latest maritime tragedy off the North African country.

Amazon says that the technology company will launch its new satellite internet service Amazon Leo in South Africa in 2027.

Visitors to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s hometown can see the composer — and his dog — in miniature as Salzburg celebrates the 270th anniversary of his birth.

Local media are reporting that authorities in Hong Kong have raided two bookstores and arrested five people for allegedly selling seditious publications.

A man who made a threat on social media to shoot Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage has been arrested, police said.

Lithuania's president says intelligence suggests Russia is planning attacks on critical infrastructure in the Baltic states or Poland.

President Donald Trump says Immigration and Customs Enforcement should continue traffic stops after two deadly shootings within a week, seeming to contradict a new policy to halt them.

Astronomers have discovered a faint new world orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek.

Israeli airstrikes have killed at least a dozen people in Gaza over the past two days, according to local health officials.

A lead U.S. negotiator for the release of hostages captured by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel will have a book out this fall.

Two human rights groups say Trump administration sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court over its investigations of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza have illegally impeded their ability to advocate for Palestinians.

The European Union’s top official has signed an agreement to move forward on joint weapons production deal with Ukraine.

Keir Starmer has answered questions from lawmakers in the House of Commons for the last time before leaving the British prime minister's office next week.

The British government has announced plans for a six-hour social media curfew from midnight for 16- and 17-year-olds.

An independent committee investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades is hearing final arguments.

Ebola cases in Congo have reached 2,011, with 754 deaths, according to government data.

France's National Assembly has given final approval to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication.

A tragic flash fire at a Bangkok music bar has claimed at least 33 lives, including four members of the bar's band.

U.S. stocks ticked higher following strong profit reports from big companies.

A blood test that helps diagnose Alzheimer's might also forecast if healthy older adults will develop symptoms.

President Donald Trump has addressed a defense summit at the U.S. Army War College, but he focused more on political themes than battlefield issues.

The United States has intensified its strikes targeting Iran, hitting targets further north.

Hundreds of people gather in Beijing’s parks every morning to practice tai chi and other traditional exercises.

The U.S. military will leave Iraq by the end of September following a 23-year presence that started with the 2003 invasion against Saddam Hussein and ended with much smaller operations against the Islamic State group.

Cuba is suffering another nationwide blackout, leaving the entire country without power.

The fence separating Gibraltar from Spain has been dismantled to ease travel for thousands who cross daily.

Fresh off a first-class flight from Glasgow, an orange traffic cone received a hero’s welcome at Boston Logan International Airport, complete with a bagpiper, diplomats and state leaders.

Senate Democrats have blocked a $1 trillion annual defense bill in protest of President Donald Trump’s war against Iran.

Mexico has formally requested that U.S. state attorneys general investigate cases of migrants who have died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody or during raids.

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s pursuit of a Russia sanctions bill has taken on a renewed sense of urgency following his death.

Mikel Oyarzabal scored from the penalty spot after a heady play by teenager Lamine Yamal, Pedro Porro added another goal and Spain advanced to its first World Cup final since winning in 2010 with a 2-0 victory over France.

FIFA has announced a star-studded lineup for the closing ceremony of the World Cup.