Spain’s former football boss on trial over World Cup kiss
MADRID – The former president of Spain’s football federation, Luis Rubiales, goes on trial, accused of sexual assault for kissing the player Jenni Hermoso,...
Trump orders air strikes on Islamic State group in Somalia
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump said he ordered military air strikes on a senior attack planner and others from the Islamic State (IS) group in...
Climate change made LA fires worse – scientists
CALIFORNIA – Climate change was a major factor behind the hot, dry weather that gave rise to the devastating Los Angeles fires, a...
At least 700 killed in Congo fighting since Sunday – UN
KINSHASA – The United Nations (UN) says at least 700 people have been killed in intense fighting in Goma, the largest city in eastern...
8 Israeli, Thai hostages released from Gaza
TEL AVIV – Eight more hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have been released amid chaotic scenes as part of the ceasefire deal with...
New Zealand mountain gets same legal rights as a person
AUCKLAND – A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain has been granted the same legal right as a person has become law after...
Man who burned Quran ‘shot dead in Sweden’
STOCKHOLM – A man who sparked violent protests after burning the Quran has been shot dead in Sweden.
Salwan Momika was killed in an apartment...
Airliner and helicopter collide near Washington
WASHINGTON – An airliner carrying 64 people crashed into the Potomac river after it collided with a military helicopter outside Washington DC.
The collision happened...
Ukrainian drone strike hits 2nd Russian oil refinery in a week
KYIV – Ukraine says its forces successfully hit an oil refinery in the Russian town of Kstovo, around 800 kilometers from the front lines...
6 hostages to be freed; Gazans to be allowed north
GAZA STRIP – Hamas will release six hostages this week and Israel will allow Gazans to return to homes in the north, Israel's Prime...