Category: World

Gabriel Langton suffers concussion after headfirst crash off horizontal bar in the ⁠final rotation of the competition.

A record 19th medal took South Africa’s Chad le Clos past shooters Phil Adams of Australia and Mick Gault of England.

Overnight funerals were held for four Palestinians killed near Nablus.

US president makes jokes, mocks opponents at correspondents’ dinner that was halted by a shooting in April.

A fertiliser explosion at a farm in Essex triggered a major incident.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s sons tell lawmakers their father worked hard ‘to protect and provide’ for his family.

EU accuses US tech giant of favouring its own services in search results, as Trump lashes out against bloc.

GLP-1 drugs, originally developed to treat diabetes and now widely used for obesity, are reshaping healthcare in the US.

The Saudi-led coalition strikes targeted Houthi-controlled Hodeidah governorate.

US President Donald Trump says Washington remains ‘locked and loaded’ while pursuing diplomatic talks with Iran.

US president reiterates that the nuclear deal with the kingdom is conditioned on Riyadh joining the ‘Abraham Accords’.

Investigators have determined that shell eggs recalled by Midwest Poultry Services are a likely source of the germ, but the Indiana-based company doesn’t account for all the illnesses.

Since entering 10 Downing St. on Monday, Britain’s new prime minister has traveled to the southeast, southwest and northwest of England, and to Scotland, spoken to more than a dozen world leaders and made a flurry of small but symbolic economic announcements.

The U.S. and Iran showed no sign of backing away from their conflict after a 13th straight night of strikes. With fighting flaring again and diplomacy uncertain, both sides made moves suggesting an escalation was possible.

The latest set of tariffs from President Trump took effect on Friday for more than 80 countries, covering virtually all U.S. imports. They replace another set of tariffs, launched on what Trump called “liberation day,” that the Supreme Court struck down earlier this year. Liz Landers reports.

In our news wrap Friday, the CDC says the U.S. has seen more cases of measles so far this year than in all of 2025, a massive outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce has expanded to four additional states, Iran responded to U.S. strikes by launching waves of attacks targeting American bases in the region and at least 10 people were killed by a Russian ballistic missile strike in the Kyiv region.

Friday marks one month since powerful earthquakes devastated parts of Venezuela, triggering a humanitarian crisis that is far from over. Damage to schools, health facilities and water systems has left communities without essential services, complicating an already difficult recovery. Amna Nawaz spoke with Nate Mook of the aid organization All Hands and Hearts, who just returned from Venezuela.

Last week, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy dismissed his tech-savvy defense minister. That sparked protests among supporters who credit him with helping transform Ukraine’s defense capabilities. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky and producer Katia Patin report on the technologies and policies that helped drive that transformation. A warning: this story includes graphic descriptions of war.

David Brooks of The Atlantic and Ruth Marcus of The New Yorker join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the economic and human toll of the Iran war, the U.S.-Saudi nuclear energy deal and Trump-allied election deniers winning GOP primaries.

Prosthetics designed to blend in as replacements for missing body parts are becoming tools for creative expression. This is especially true in the community of ocular prosthetics, or artificial eyes. Jeffrey Brown meets a Portland eye maker whose designs are helping clients see themselves in a new light. It’s for our coverage of the intersection of health and arts, part of our CANVAS series.