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TEHRAN, Iran — A powerful Iranian general not seen in public for months has been photographed at a service for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the country prepared for the late leader's sweeping dayslong funeral.
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Plans include an air show in Texas, 18,500 fireworks in Idaho and a frog-jumping contest in Missouri.
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A special newsletter to mark the semiquincentennial.
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Heat threatens US 250th celebrations, Russian advances slow as Ukraine hits back, infighting risks derailing Democrats' House hopes.
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Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days.
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The Strait of Malacca may be a model for how Oman and Iran could collect fees in the Strait of Hormuz, but the differences between the waterways are vast.
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It's been six months since the United States ousted Venezuela's president in a military operation. Today, Venezuelans are torn over where the U.S. fits into the country's earthquake recovery.
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The heat wave threatens to overwhelm U.S. grids and may force some to change their plans on one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.
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Ali Khamenei's body will lie in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla from Friday ahead of days-long funeral events.
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While relief could come to the Great Lakes and the far Northeast over the weekend, the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast will stay hot.
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Oman is using strategic ambiguity as talks over possible Strait of Hormuz fees raise legal, diplomatic and oil market concerns.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding is set for Friday at Madison Square Garden
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Francesca Hong, a state legislator running for governor of Wisconsin, wants to prove that a democratic socialist can win in a battleground. Some say she would hand the race to Republicans.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies promised public-health libertarianism. The idea couldn't survive once they took power.
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The Airbnb-style company Swimply said there have been about 275,000 private pool reservations so far this year.
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But the likely next PM says he will stick to Labour's pledges to not raise VAT, income tax or national insurance.
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Murci has grown from a side hustle to being featured on Love Island and promoted by influencers.
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Millions are likely to have eaten "lamb" kebabs that were actually made with goat, skin and fat.
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Eight arrests have been made as the National Crime Agency says it has identified 270 people linked to the abuse websites.
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More than six million have been signed up for the investment accounts, which open for contributions July 4, but there are barriers to uptake.
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Oil prices fell more than 1% on Wednesday after talks between Washington and Tehran concluded.
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;Resize=(620)) Newlyweds Ashton and Zach Smith tell The National about the moment excited Croatia World Cup fans in Philadelphia photobombed their wedding shoot.
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Escalating drone strikes, fuel shortages and power cuts in the region Russia annexed are among the factors turning up the heat on President Vladimir V. Putin.
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Death toll from twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela jumped to 2,595, as rescue operations continued after the country's strongest tremors in over a century.
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The event for about 100 guests at Madison Square Garden kicked off a weekend of celebration for the pop star and the athlete, as celebrities arrived in town and reinforcements were delivered.
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Monetizing the strait would be a dramatic change from before the war, when cargo ships transited without paying any fee.
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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are pivotal players at a moment when the posts of U.S. ambassador to Moscow and Kyiv are both vacant.
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The BBC visits Bandar Abbas to see how the US-Israeli war with Iran has affected everyday life in the port city.
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Millions are enduring dangerous heat and humidity, with temperatures expected to stay at 38C (100F) for several days.
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Dozens were injured overnight in Kyiv during an attack that caused fires and explosions throughout the city.
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The Cradley Market shop, in Sandwell, is closed for three months following an investigation.
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After greeting queuing fans and handing out tickets to attendees, the princess took a seat on court 18.
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Long-delayed funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed during U.S.-Israeli strikes at the war's outset, are set to begin Friday. For the regime, it is a critical moment to demonstrate that it has endured.
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Kyiv's mayor declares a day of mourning after the major drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital.
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Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine's capital overnight into Thursday, with ballistic and cruise missiles and drones, killing several people.
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The American Dream has persisted since the days of the Founding Fathers, but faith in the ideal is fading
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Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, extreme climbers who have illegally scaled buildings around the world, were arrested after getting engaged atop the Manhattan landmark.
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An early World Cup exit has triggered what some say is a long overdue reckoning for the Korean Football Association.
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;Resize=(620)) Today's extreme heat for the World Cup match between Portugal and Croatia is expected exceed world soccer union guidelines based on the "wet bulb" temperature. That's already happened for a number of matches, prompting concerns about the health risk to players. Here's what it all means.
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At least 21 people were killed in drone and missile strikes on Kyiv that damaged several residential buildings across the city, the authorities said.
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Hernán Gil was trapped under a collapsed multi-storey car park, and encouraged them as they inched closer to him.
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To reach a more durable peace agreement with Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz, Trump needs Israel to uphold the terms of a deal with Lebanon that Hezbollah says it will block by "any means necessary."
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The couple has revealed very little about their wedding plans, but that hasn't stopped fans from searching for clues.
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;Resize=(620)) When Suzanne Wright received an alert that her mother's doorbell camera had been triggered by neighbours, she had no idea it would lead to a harrowing rescue from a burning home.
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The decision was a win for the Trump administration as it pushes to remove material that the president has called inappropriate or "woke."
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The Johnsons, who own the site, say staff responded to the incident "within minutes".
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