Yemen’s military has attacked Houthi rebels as the United Nations warns that fighting could escalate.

Russian attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region have killed four people, including a child.

Relatives of people killed in a shooting outside Bangkok collected their loved ones’ bodies Saturday, a day after a 14-year-old student opened fire at a high school and a family home, killing at least seven people before taking his own life.

The Senate has approved a punishing Russian sanctions bill that was a top priority for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Seven Moroccan taxi drivers have been sentenced to up to six months in prison and fined for aiding irregular migration.

Attorneys for social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate argue that the brothers’ high-profile, public lives and other factors constitute special circumstances for their release.

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy says he’ll back Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, likely paving the way for Blanche to be confirmed to lead President Donald Trump’s Justice Department.

Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defense agreement.

Cuba's power blackouts have been stretching sometimes for days, so Cubans are planning their lives around the lights turning back on.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have signed a defense agreement treating an attack on one as an attack on all three.

Ukrainian long-range drones have hit a warehouse in the Ural Mountains belonging to Russia’s largest online retailer.

Stocks rose on Wall Street and Treasury yields fell after the government reported that employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month.

Keith Hallegua and Elias Josephai are among the last Jews in Kochi, India, a community with roots dating back centuries.

China has reported its exports slowed slightly in July from the month before despite strong growth in demand for high-tech electronics and vehicles.

Farmers in Kenya's Kimana area that neighbors Amboseli National Park are disputing claims that 15 elephants died of cyanide poisoning saying the toxin is not present in the pesticides they use.

A student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok, killing at least five and wounding several others.

To reach a deal with Iran that reopens the economically vital Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump may need to do something out of character — compromise.

Mexican authorities have arrested the former governor of the southern state Guerrero for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in 2014.

Amanda Knox is defending a show she is performing at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Scotland over the coming days.

Ugandan authorities have gained parliamentary approval to deploy troops to Gaza as part of an international force.

Mexican officials say a social media influencer was killed by a gunman during a livestream in the violence-torn state of Sinaloa.

A Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Italy has placed all major cities under the highest heat alert as Europe faces a severe heat wave.

Military officials say the majority of American troops wounded in the Iran war have suffered traumatic brain injuries.

Israeli prosecutors have charged a settler with the killing of a Palestinian activist last year in the West Bank.

Professor Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor at the University of Cambridge, has resigned.

A new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel warns that Israel’s policies in the occupied West Bank have pushed the territory’s health system to the brink of collapse.

Pakistani military helicopters have airlifted the bodies of five climbers from the snow-covered slopes of Broad Peak.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has hit more oil facilities deep inside Russia.

Congolese health authorities have quarantined nearly 200 boat passengers near Kinshasa.

Iran says it is in the final stage of drafting an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz waterway with Oman.

The United States has asked the Philippine government to extradite a Filipino church leader to face trial on charges including child sex trafficking and fraud.

North Korea has launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea, according to its neighbors.

South Korean police say they’ve raided the headquarters of Starbucks’ local operation as part of an investigation into a marketing campaign perceived as defaming 1980s' pro-democracy movements.

Stocks edged lower on Wall Street as oil prices rose and more company earnings reports rolled in.

The Israeli military says two soldiers have died in an explosion in southern Lebanon.

The leader of Myanmar's military-backed government has arrived in Thailand on an official visit.

The United States says it has suspended all government operations in the Mexican state of Michoacan because of a “threat to U_S_ interests."

Malaysian durian farmers face challenges as climate change impacts their crops.

Guatemalan authorities say activity at the Fuego volcano is gradually decreasing after it began two days ago.

A wildfire that swept across mountains and coastal areas west of Athens has left hundreds of animals displaced.

LIV Golf says it has a lead investor that will allow the league to plan ahead for 2027 and beyond.

Israel's military for the first time in weeks has told residents in southern Lebanon to evacuate, citing a “blatant violation of the ceasefire” by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah.

London police have arrested a woman after four people were stabbed in the busy Covent Garden area.

Families have gathered at the Moroccan border with Ceuta, searching for missing relatives among returning migrants.

President Donald Trump is making a rare appearance in Nevada to sell voters on his handling of the economy against a backdrop of high interest rates, a national housing shortage and gasoline made more expensive by the Iran war.

The Word of Life Center, a church in Salisbury, Maryland, is facing difficult times.

The director of a Russian drone factory was badly wounded, and his driver was killed when their car exploded.

A record heat wave in Northeast Asia has gripped South Korea, North Korea and Japan.

China has announced a series of economic measures against the United States, including export controls on drones and a ban on trade with six American entities.

The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in Congo is still spreading faster than efforts to track it, according to the head of the World Health Organization.

Jetstar plans to charge passengers for using overhead compartments starting February 2027.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and its region have killed 17 people and wounded 44 others.

Iran and Oman have moved closer to an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz.

A small organ in eastern Germany is the headliner of the world’s slowest concert.

Stocks held close to their records on Wall Street, while oil prices were relatively steady.

The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States in retaliation for Brazil’s denial of visas last month for two American diplomats who sought to visit ahead of October elections.

Princess Eugenie has given birth to her third child and first daughter.

With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Nino, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record.

Big oil companies continue to book massive profits as fighting in Iran disrupts energy markets and sends oil and gasoline prices sharply higher.

Iran and the Gulf Arab state of Oman have made progress toward a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a potential breakthrough that could help wind down the war in the Middle East.

Child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan’s provinces, according to the U.N. World Food Program.

President Donald Trump's administration has informed Congress that it intends to close five smaller U.S. embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions in Africa, Asia and the Western Hemisphere.

In a story published Aug. 5, 2026, about dropping water levels in the Danube river, The Associated Press erroneously identified the ships being exposed because of low water levels as battleships, which are a specific type of very large vessel.

The girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed.

A group of eight South Korean students have been detained for allegedly breaking into a U.S. air base in South Korea.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has cleared a critical hurdle in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor vote.

Firefighters are racing to exploit a break in high winds, working to strengthen containment lines on fires west of the Greek capital.

Foundations funded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched a $200 million initiative to revive 100 of Earth's most threatened species.

Teams in Pakistan are searching on foot for the remains of 10 climbers killed in an avalanche on the world’s 12th-highest mountain.

Russia and Ukraine are trading accusations that each side’s attacks caused civilian deaths.

Ebola has killed over 1,700 people in eastern Congo, marking the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease.

Guatemala remained on alert after evacuating villages during an eruption of the Fuego volcano, one of Central America’s most active volcanoes.

Millions of Shiite Muslims have observed the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage in Karbala, Iraq, amid regional tensions and fears of escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict.

Iran and Oman are inching toward a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and potentially help bring an end to the war.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's migration policies are facing criticism from EU leaders after a surge of migrants arrived in Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa.

Social media rumors sparked a migration surge from Morocco to Spain's territory of Ceuta.

The U.S. stock market rallied to records as companies kept piling up profits and oil prices eased.

The government says Japan needs to adapt to the new methods of warfare like drones and artificial intelligence used in Ukraine and the Middle East and strengthen its defense industry.

The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory.

Some Cubans are sleeping on Havana's famous seaside boulevard, the Malecón, in the face of crippling blackouts stretching up to 20 hours during suffocating summer heat.

The Russian Embassy in Rome has blamed Ukraine for a deadly weekend bombing at a Moscow restaurant, describing it as an attempt to intimidate the Italian community in Russia.

President Donald Trump says newly planned talks between the U.S. and Tehran are the “last chance” for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of U.S. strikes.

A small refinery tucked inside a New Hampshire office park is helping produce the critical minerals needed in the missiles used in the Iran war.

Governments in Central and Eastern Europe are working to conserve electricity as low water levels on the Danube River threaten power plants.

Ariana Grande has pulled out of an upcoming stage musical in London.

After calling off a fresh round of strikes against Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump says the two sides are resuming talks to wind down the war.

A regional official says Russian planes have dropped powerful glide bombs on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, killing one person and wounding dozens.

European soccer body UEFA has threatened FIFA with legal action over Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell a stake in future World Cup profits to private investors.

Indonesian rescuers are searching for possible missing passengers after a ferry fire off Java on Sunday killed at least five people.

Europe is grappling with a record-breaking hot and dry summer.

Myanmar’s military government says detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with the International Committee of the Red Cross’ representative.

U.S. stocks rallied to the edge of their all-time high after easing oil prices helped calm Wall Street’s worries that inflation could get even worse.

President Donald Trump says new talks with Iran are the “last chance” for Tehran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of U.S. strikes on the country.

The U.S. dollar has weakened sharply against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's finance minister confirmed both sides had intervened in markets.

Dikra is a 20-year-old migrant from Morocco.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has confirmed his candidacy for what is likely his last reelection bid.

Officials say a suicide bomber targeted protesters at an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14 people, including police officers, and wounding more than two dozen others.