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Plus, the Friday news quiz.
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Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening.
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A Singapore-flagged ship was struck crossing the waterway on Thursday, prompting a large-scale evacuation to be paused.
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International fans visiting the US for the World Cup have become frustrated by the culture of having to tip servers, telling the BBC that tipping fatigue has set in.
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"This is a victory 10 years in the making," a White House official said after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could end deportation protections for some migrants.
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;Resize=(620)) John Bolton, national security adviser during Donald Trump's first presidential administration, pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal with federal prosecutors.
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Iran issued a statement asserting its right to control traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a day after firing on a container ship that took a route near Oman's shore.
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Massive search-and-rescue operations are underway in Venezuela Friday as civilians and emergency workers rushed to find those trapped beneath the rubble more than a day after devastating twin earthquakes killed over 230 people.
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Shipping traffic through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz is recovering one week after the U.S. and Iran signed an interim peace deal.
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President Donald Trump is threatening a 100% tax on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services from United States companies
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Germany's highest ever temperature of 41.3C is recorded provisionally in Saarbrücken, over the border from France.
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The cause of the damage could not be independently verified, and authorities did not immediately issue a statement on the incident.
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A trickle of marine traffic was passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday despite an attack on a ship in the vital waterway a day earlier, as Iran reiterated its warnings for ships to follow a Tehran-approved route
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The official death toll rose to around 235 late Thursday, with at least 4,300 people injured, Venezuela Health Minister Carlos Alvarado told state media.
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Suffolk saw the highest temperature on Friday - but many will feel the heatwave begin to ease over the weekend.
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Ben Duckett's scintillating century builds on an inspirational spell from Ben Stokes to haul England back into the decisive third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.
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Héctor Bello wrote on social media that "you gave your own life for our daughter" in the quakes which killed at least 589 people.
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President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty Friday to mishandling classified information.
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;Resize=(620)) Health authorities across Europe were on high alert on Friday as a killer heat wave progressed across the continent, prompting alcohol bans and festival cancellations in France and cracking road surfaces open in Germany.
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Also, Iran strikes a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Here's the latest at the end of Thursday.
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The pause follows a container ship being struck near the coast of Oman on Thursday, with a U.S. official saying that Iran was responsible for the attack.
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A number of oil tankers sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday along a United Nations-recommended route, defying threats by Iran that any ship not following its approved route "will be dealt with accordingly."The passage of the Liberian-flagged vessel — perhaps aptly named the Stoic Warrior — came amid continued uncertainty about the future of the crucial waterway.
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Temperatures reach 36.7C in Merryfield, Somerset, the highest temperature so far this year and the hottest June day on record.
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The Supreme Court gave the Trump administration the go-ahead to begin mass deportations of hundreds of thousands of Haitians who have been living and working legally in the U.S. for years.
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As temperatures pass record levels in France, the heat wave-related death toll continues to rise.
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The central issue in the Roundup case, filed by Missouri resident John Durnell, was who decides what should appear on a pesticide or insecticide label—and whether a federal law overrides state claims.
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Two powerful earthquakes rattled the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, damaging buildings in the capital and briefly triggering a tsunami advisory.
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Intense fighting in Sudan is continuing for a third day, sparking growing alarm among foreign governments and international organizations as the death toll ticks higher.
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