Wildfires endanger villages, fuel site, in Russia's Siberia Wildfires in Russia’s vast Siberia region are endangering several villages and prompted evacuations and other emergency precautions
China says no more Mao badges after IOC warning The Olympic body says it has been told Chinese athletes will no longer wear badges seen as political.
Canada wants immigrants but the pandemic is in the way. So it’s looking to keep people already there. Canada wants more immigrants — 401,000 this year, to be exact — even with pandemic border controls.
They Wait Hours to Withdraw Cash, but Most A.T.M.s Are Empty Myanmar has been crippled by a cash shortage since the military seized power six months ago, plunging the Southeast Asian nation into a financial crisis.
Fragrance Maker Dares to Sniff ‘What Life Really Smells Like’ Crafting scents that demand a brave nose, and leading smelling tours through a landscape in Catalonia painted by Dalí, an evangelist of odor urges people to catch a whiff of the “sublime.”Ernesto Collado, an actor turned fragrance maker, exploring the scents of the Catalonia coast in northeast Spain.
Afghanistan war: Taliban say jail captured and prisoners freed Video on social media shows hundreds of inmates leaving the Afghan jail after heavy militant attacks.
Tokyo attack: Women targeted 'for looking happy' A female student is said to be seriously injured, while the others suffered less severe injuries.
Bedlam on US airlines and more vaccine and mask mandates There have been cancellations and chaos on US airlines, Canada and Japan have been cracking down on Covid rule-breakers, but the UK is opening up to more and more vaccinated visitors.
Amid lawsuit, China's Tencent to review kids' use of WeChat China’s biggest gaming company, Tencent, says it will review whether it adequately limits children’s access to live streaming and other features
Pakistan police arrest 50 suspected of Hindu temple attack Police say they have arrested 50 people suspected of ransacking a Hindu temple in a remote town in eastern Pakistan and were searching for another 100 suspects
Fires rampage through forests in Greece, thousands evacuated Wildfires are rampaging through massive swaths of Greece’s last remaining forests for yet another day and encroaching on inhabited areas amid the country's worst heat wave in decades
Fires rampage through forests in Greece, thousands evacuated Wildfires are rampaging through massive swaths of Greece’s last remaining forests for yet another day and encroaching on inhabited areas amid the country’s worst heat wave in decades
Tokyo Olympics: USA's Nelly Korda wins gold on dramatic final day of golf competition American Nelly Korda wins gold on a dramatic final day in the women's Olympic golf.
Israel military strikes Hamas after launch of fire balloons The military says Israeli warplanes have struck two targets in the Gaza Strip in response to incendiary balloons launched from Gaza into Israel
AP PHOTOS: Belarus political prisoners, from teen to retiree Human rights activists describe the political repression taking place in Belarus as its worst since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s purges during the 1930s. Authorities have waged a multi-pronged crackdown on dissent in the year since President Alexander Lukashenko won a sixth term in an election that the opposition and the West saw as a sham.
French push against domestic abuse may overlook some police The death of a 31-year-old woman who was shot and burned alive by her former husband has focused attention on the long-taboo subject of domestic violence among French police officers
Conservative Fellow Travelers: Tucker Carlson Drops In On Viktor Orban This week, the talk show host has been in Hungary, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban hopes to set up an ideological center for a global conservative movement.
Nicaragua opposition party barred from elections President Daniel Ortega has been accused of trying to silence those who wish to stand against him.
Tokyo Olympics: Team USA beat France 87-82 to claim fourth straight gold medal USA beat France to win their fourth basketball gold medal in a row.
All UK nationals should leave Afghanistan due to 'security situation', government warns The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s website was updated on Friday, advising against all travel to Afghanistan as Taliban forces sweep across the country
Tokyo attack: Knife-wielding man injures 10 on train The suspect allegedly told police he was angry when he saw women who "looked happy".