Ukraine Live Briefing: Russia noncommittal on Griner deal; safe passage for grain still being arranged
Strikes were reported outside Kyiv and in several other regions. In the south, Ukraine's efforts to retake Kherson gathered steam.
Pope Francis visits a Quebec rapidly shedding its Catholicism
The Church dominated public and private life in the French-speaking province for centuries. Now it's in steep decline.
China’s Xi issues warning to Biden amid Taiwan tension
The administration has become concerned that a visit to the island by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could provoke China to respond in a way that sparks a crisis.
Saudi crown prince engages in long handshake with Macron on rehabilitation tour
Mohammed bin Salman visited Greece and then France for the first time since the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
James Lovelock, creator of Gaia theory of ‘living’ Earth, dies at 103
Dr. James Lovelock's saw the Earth as a "gigantic living thing" that was being choked by human activity and pollution.
New WHO monkeypox advice urges men who have sex with men to limit partners
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged men who have sex with men to reconsider sex with new partners for now, amid a monkeypox outbreak.
Saudi crown prince wants you talking about his ‘city of the future’
New details ginned up interest in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's city of the future, as he departed for his first official trip to Europe since the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
What to know about Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, finalists to be U.K. prime minister
The two are now making their case to party members, with a winner to be announced Sept. 5.
Ukraine could be turning the tide of war again as Russian advances stall
Western officials and analysts suspect that Russia's depleted forces are close to exhausting their capacity to make further territorial gains in Ukraine.
Climate change is killing more elephants than poaching, Kenyan officials say
Kenya is experiencing its worst drought in 40 years, and the dried-out carcasses of elephants are being found in national parks.
Nuclear threat higher now than in Cold War, British official warns
"We are entering a dangerous new age," British national security adviser Stephen Lovegrove said of the spread of advanced weapons and cyber warfare.
Russia: No deal yet on releasing Americans Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan
Speculation intensified about a possible prisoner swap involving Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout after Secretary of State Antony Blinken described a “substantial proposal.”
Proposal for Griner, Whelan follows history of U.S.-Russia prisoner swaps
Washington has a long history of trading captives with Moscow dating back to the Cold War's exchanges on the "Bridge of Spies."
Ancient Europeans were lactose intolerant. They drank milk anyway, study finds.
Despite digestive problems, ancient Europeans drank milk for millennia, the study found, casting doubt on theories on how humans evolved to tolerate it.
Morocco builds ‘ecosystem of repression’ to quash dissent, report says
The Human Rights Watch report comes ahead of the two-year anniversary of journalist Omar Radi’s imprisonment.
Five dead, dozens injured as 7.0-magnitude earthquake hits Philippines
The quake hit Abra province and caused landslides and power interruptions across the northern island of Luzon. About 15 cities and 280 towns felt the quake.
Africa is being pushed to take sides in the Ukraine war
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Cameroon this week, calling the entire continent out for “hypocrisy." The leader’s remarks showed a sharp contrast with those of another current visitor to the continent: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Ukraine Live Briefing: U.S. made ‘substantial proposal’ for release of Griner and Whelan
WNBA player Brittney Griner will face cross-examination. Russia plans to quit the International Space Station.
Accused Honduran drug cartel matriarch appears in U.S. court
Federal prosecutors say Herlinda Bobadilla, 61, was the matriarch of the family-run Montes-Bobadilla cartel.