A flamboyant Trump-backed lawyer who's never held public office narrowly won Colombia's polarizing presidential runoff, swinging the country hard right and sparking violent protests.

Former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday for his role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid.

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

Francisco Guterres, former president of East Timor and a key figure in its independence movement, has died at 71.

The drug was found on June 19 in plastic tubs buried in bunkers hidden beneath three shipping containers. Two Sydney residents were arrested. They face potential sentences of life in prison.

A Russian drone strike on Sumy in northeastern Ukraine has killed three family members, including a 13-year-old boy

Asian stocks are mixed Monday, with Japan and South Korea trading higher. Oil prices are edging lower due to optimism over U.S.-Iran negotiations. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.6%, driven

Ebola cases have surpassed 1,000 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where health workers are becoming infected before anyone realizes they’re treating the deadly virus, exposing a dangerous weakness in efforts to contain one of the world’s fastest-growing outbreaks.