Category: World

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are among the biggest stars expected to walk away with at least one individual award.

Fatih Birol says ‘oil security is still a critical issue’ and world should be ‘worried’ if situation does not improve.

Once reserved for elite Catholic households, this almond drink survives thanks to Goans preserving tradition.

Homegrown firms are gaining ground in Ivory Coast’s fuel, finance and cosmetics sectors.

The wealth gap is wider than it’s been in three decades.

The sale is a record for the Brazilian footballing great, but far from the most expensive piece of sporting memorabilia.

A Meta Oversight Board study released Thursday shows that major AI systems, including those built in the U.S., are more likely to refuse to criticize restrictive leaders or governments.

The film will mark a return to nonfiction for DuVernay, the filmmaker of “Selma” and “Origin,” and a follow-up to DuVernay’s 2016 film “13th,” her examination of the legacy of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.

After days of pounding rain, the National Weather Service said a large wave on Thursday barreled down the same river wrecked by flash floods last summer when two dozen children and counselors died at Camp Mystic.

Officials report power outages, attack on train station in Bandar, as Iran says Hormuz won’t return to pre-war status.

Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, reducing visibility and prompting warnings that breathing the air outside could be dangerous.

The UN estimates 50,000 are missing, with many more feared dead under the rubble as the focus shifts to rebuilding.

Actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia and will be honored at a private family memorial at his New Zealand farm later, his agent told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Activist Bao Ngoc draws attention to plight of Palestinians in country where protest is tightly controlled.

The interim ceasefire agreed to last month has collapsed, and the region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks by the U.S. and Iran as they battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump began to extend the terrorist label to Latin American cartels in February 2025 to allow U.S. authorities to take more aggressive action against them or against anyone who the U.S. sees as aiding the groups.

PM Keir Starmer’s final honours list also includes campaigners, military leaders and senior civil servants.

President Trump is expected to make new claims about foreign interference in the 2020 presidential election. The speech marks an escalation of his years-long effort to relitigate the election he lost. His repeated false claims about the 2020 vote have been rejected by courts, election officials and independent assessments, which found no evidence of widespread fraud. Liz Landers reports.

For perspective on what President Trump is trying to achieve with Thursday night’s speech, the limits of his authority and the potential consequences for future elections, Geoff Bennett spoke with Ty Cobb. He was a White House attorney in the first Trump administration, managing the response to special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into alleged Russian election interference.

More than 115 million people may be exposed to dangerous smoke and unhealthy air quality levels. That’s because wildfire smoke is spreading and triggering health advisories in at least 17 states from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic. It’s led to flight delays, the closure of pools and beaches, and the cancellation of many other outdoor activities. Stephanie Sy reports.