Confirmed Ebola cases in the outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, officials said, and tracing those who've been in contact with patients remains a major challenge.

Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group, appeared to maintain a tense cease-fire for a second day. Israel’s military has new orders that restrict troops to defensive actions.

Follow live updates and coverage on the 2026 World Cup games as Argentina, France and Norway play with the latest scores, highlights, team news and analysis throughout the day.

Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party, was convicted Monday of rape and sex abuse charges involving two girls decades ago. Donaldson, 63, was found guilty at Newry Crown Court of one count of rape,

The Latin American nation is poised to swing right as nationalist lawyer and political novice Abelardo de la Espriella will succeed the country’s first leftist President, Gustavo Petro.

France gritted its teeth Monday for a week of record-busting temperatures, sweltering in a heat wave combining daytime highs above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and sleep-robbing sweaty nights.

Police discovered 3 tons of cocaine in plastic tubs buried in underground bunkers that were concealed by false floors.

The whole process looked in doubt after President Trump threatened fresh ‌attacks on Iran, and Tehran said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz again. Then Iranian negotiators said progress had actually been made in the first session of talks,