Category: World

Japan tested a US-Tomahawk cruise missile, launching from their Chokai warship in the Pacific Ocean on July 29.

UK police looking into reports of ‘missing’ athletes who didn’t return home after Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.

Seven-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz was expected to defend his ATP Masters 1000 ​title in Cincinnati.

A US judge has begrudgingly dismissed the last prosecution cases tied to the January 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill.

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused Japan of moving beyond a defensive posture.

The allocated funding seeks to accelerate Israel’s control of historical landmarks across the occupied West Bank.

Oil prices fall as US officials tout progress in talks to reopen critical waterway.

A Ukrainian man has relived the moment a suspected Russian drone chased him before it blew up.

Under the emerging agreement, ships would enter the Persian Gulf through an Iranian-controlled route and exit through a route controlled by Oman, with service fees charged for providing security and preserving the maritime environment, two regional officials told The Associated Press.

Firefighters in eastern Washington are struggling to gain the upper hand on the wildfires devastating the Spokane area. The three blazes have forced tens of thousands to flee and destroyed more than 700 buildings. Authorities arrested a man suspected of starting the fire considered to be the most destructive. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Dave Upthegrove, Washington commissioner of public lands.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped charges related to the Reflecting Pool after determining that the damage to the pool was not vandalism. That was in stark contrast to what she said weeks ago. It follows a pattern of disconnect between what the president and administration officials say in public versus what lawyers say in court. Amna Nawaz discussed more with former prosecutor Ankush Khardori.

The Senate is just days away from taking its month-long August recess, but Congress is also rapidly running out of time to avoid a government shutdown this fall and handle a host of other items. Lawmakers are scrambling to take action on everything from funding the Iran war to regulating cryptocurrency. Lisa Desjardins reports on the developments on Capitol Hill.

This year is becoming one of the worst for U.S. wildfires in at least a decade. There have been more fires and more acreage burned at this point in the year compared to any in the last ten. With fire seasons growing longer, early detection is critical. Special correspondent Ben Tracy of Climate Central reports on how AI is being used to spot fires faster. It’s part of our series, Tipping Point.

What would happen if the next major national security threat wasn’t a missile or a bomb but a deliberately engineered pathogen? That’s the premise of “Biological War: A Scenario,” the new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen. Geoff Bennett discussed America’s preparedness for biological threats with Jacobsen on our PBS News podcast, “Settle In.”

Revenue was up more than 90 percent from the same period a year ago, beating analyst expectations.

More than 72 migrants died trying to reach Ceuta, but within hours the tragedy had become a political flashpoint.

Before the Ethics Committee issued its statement Tuesday, Miller said he was requesting an investigation into the allegations by his ex-wife “to clear my name.”

Officials said the step had been delayed several times to give Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva room to back down, something he did not do.

The report says the arch would break alignment between the Lincoln Memorial, Memorial Bridge and Arlington House, formerly Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s home.

The U.N. children’s agency on Tuesday urged both countries to uphold international humanitarian law requiring the protection of children, citing recent deaths in Russia’s Belgorod and Krasnodar regions, as well as in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions.