France Set to Ban Social Media for Under-15s
France's parliament is set to give final approval on Tuesday. The law would ban under-15s from social media accounts. Both houses reached a compromis...
Novo Nordisk Sues Eli Lilly Over Drug Ads
Novo Nordisk sued Eli Lilly on Tuesday. The lawsuit was filed in a US federal court in New Jersey. Novo Nordisk claims Lilly used old clinical data i...
Bologna Police Restraint Death Sparks Italy Protests
Abderrahim Fakir was a 42-year-old man born in Morocco. He died while police restrained him in Bologna, Italy. Fakir had lived in Italy since he was ...
UK Prime Minister Cuts Electricity Tax
Andy Burnham is the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He announced a cut to a tax on household electricity bills. It is part of his plan to l...
Flash Floods Kill At Least 23 In Afghanistan
Flash floods hit Nuristan province in eastern Afghanistan. At least 23 people died. Nuristan is a remote area in eastern Afghanistan. More than 100 p...
India Police Break Up Cockroach Movement Protest
Police used tear gas and batons on Monday. They broke up a large protest in New Delhi, India. Thousands of Cockroach movement protesters had marched ...
Trump Signs 50% Tariffs on Canada Goods
President Trump signed orders placing 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods. The tariffs will start in 30 days. They do not apply to energy products fis...
Five Die in Ohio River Rescue Attempt
Five people died in a river in Delaware County, Ohio. Several had gone into the water to help a person struggling to swim. Rescue crews found two wom...
Trump Says Israel PM Netanyahu Won't Be Arrested in US
President Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested in the United States. Trump made the promise in a social media pos...
Man Detained After Fire Device Hurts People at NYC Immigration Building
A man set off a fire device outside 26 Federal Plaza in New York City. The building houses a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. The man t...
Hamas Names Khalil al-Hayya New Leader
Hamas has chosen Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader. He won a vote of Hamas's top council. He defeated former leader Khaled Meshaal. Al-Hayya is expec...
Andy Burnham Becomes UK Prime Minister After Starmer
Andy Burnham became the new UK prime minister today. He replaces Keir Starmer in the role. Starmer went to Buckingham Palace first to resign. Burnham...
Thousands March in Delhi Seeking Minister's Resignation
Thousands of protesters marched in Delhi India on Monday. They demanded the resignation of India's education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Most of the...
US Strikes Iran After Troops Killed in Iraq and Jordan
The US military launched airstrikes on Iran on Sunday. The strikes came after American troops were killed. CENTCOM said the strikes hit Revolutionary...
Spain Beats Argentina to Win World Cup Final
Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup final. Ferran Torres scored the winning goal in extra time. The match was played at the New York New Je...
Long Lines at World Cup Final in New York
Fans faced hours of queues to enter New York New Jersey Stadium today. The stadium is hosting the 2026 World Cup final. Security was heightened at th...
Maine Democrat Bellows Quits Senate Race Helping Jackson
Shenna Bellows ended her campaign in Maine's Democratic Senate race on Sunday. She is Maine's secretary of state. Bellows said she needs to focus on ...
UK Seeks Extradition of Tate Brothers After US Arrest
Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in the United States. The arrest happened during a UK police investigation into alleged sex crimes. UK charges ...
Russia Attacks Kyiv With Missiles Killing One
Russia launched a major missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine. The attack lasted five hours. It began with an air raid siren at 1:30am. About 40 Iskander-M...
UK Takes Over British Steel Jingye Wants Payment
The UK government has officially taken over British Steel. This happened through a new law passed on July 16 2026. The goal is to stop the country's ...
Cuban Artist Otero Alcántara Freed to Miami
Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara arrived in Miami on Saturday. He was released from prison in Cuba. The condition was that he must leave the ...
Iran Attack on Jordan Base Kills Two US Soldiers
An Iranian attack hit a US base in Jordan on Friday. Two US soldiers were killed. One US service member is missing. The base is called Muwaffaq Salti...
Ralph Norman Joins South Carolina Senate Race
Representative Ralph Norman said he will run for a South Carolina Senate seat. He made the announcement Saturday. The seat belonged to Lindsey Graham...
Mali Army Convoy Attacked in Gao Region
Rebels ambushed a Mali army convoy on Saturday. The attack happened in the northern Gao region of Mali. Many soldiers were killed or captured. Mali's...
US and Iran Keep Trading Strikes as Gulf Reports Attacks
The United States has struck Iran for a seventh night in a row. The strikes hit Iranian military bases and sea forces. Iran fired back at nearby Gulf...
Josh Kerr Breaks Men's Mile World Record
Josh Kerr broke the men's mile world record on Saturday. He ran 3 minutes 42.66 seconds. The race took place at the London Diamond League in the Unit...
Germany CDU Leader Spahn Resigns Over Surrogate Baby
Jens Spahn resigned as leader of his party group in Germany's parliament. He is a top ally of Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The resignation followed bac...
Fire Destroys More Than 100 Homes in Norway
A fire in southern Norway destroyed more than 100 homes. Hundreds of people had to evacuate the area. The fire started in a townhouse in Krokstadelva...
Skyroot Launches India's First Private Space Rocket
Skyroot Aerospace launched a rocket called Vikram-1 on Saturday. It is India's first privately-built commercial rocket. The rocket lifted off from an...
Messi and Yamal Set for World Cup Final
Lionel Messi called it "crazy" to face 19-year-old Lamine Yamal in the World Cup final. The final between Spain and Argentina is set for Sunday. It w...
SpaceX Stock Drops 4% After Starship Launch Delayed
SpaceX shares fell 4% in early trading on Friday. The drop came after the company postponed a rocket launch. This was Starship's 13th test flight. Tw...
Paul Pelosi Referred for Hit-and-Run Charge
Paul Pelosi is the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He was involved in a hit-and-run this month. The 86-year-old crashed his brown Maser...
Taylor Farms Recalls Lettuce in Record US Parasite Outbreak
Taylor Farms is recalling iceberg lettuce grown in central Mexico. The California company is one of the largest salad greens producers in the US. The...
Trump Threatens Canada Tariffs Over Wildfire Smoke
Smoke from wildfires in Canada has drifted across the United States. It is creating hazy skies and dangerous air quality. More than 100 million Ameri...
Uganda School Bus Crash Kills 20 Children
A school bus crashed in Uganda late Thursday. It was returning to Kampala from a trip to Sipi Falls. The crash killed between 20 and 21 children. At ...
Apple Briefly Tops Nvidia as Most Valuable Company
Apple briefly became the world's most valuable company on Friday. Its market value hit about $4.88 trillion to $4.92 trillion. That edged past Nvidia...
Trump Accuses China of 2020 Election Interference
President Trump accused China of interfering in the 2020 election. He made the claim in a televised address on Thursday. The speech lasted 25 minutes...
Andy Burnham Set to Become UK Prime Minister
Andy Burnham is set to become the next prime minister of the United Kingdom. The Financial Times and New York Times reported the news. The change is ...
Chip Stocks Face Worst Week Since Last Year
Semiconductor stocks are dropping sharply this week. US chip stocks are on track for their worst week in a year. This is close to last year's steep s...
FDA Checks Lettuce in US Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
The US Food and Drug Administration is checking iceberg lettuce as a possible outbreak source. The lettuce was supplied by Taylor Farms to Taco Bell. ...
US Limits Foreign Student Visas to Four Years
The Trump administration has finalized new rules for foreign students in the United States. Student visas will now be capped at four years. Universit...
Canada Wildfire Smoke Triggers US Air Quality Alerts
Smoke from more than 800 wildfires in south-central Canada and Minnesota is spreading across the US. It is affecting air quality from Toronto to New Y...
32 Convicted Over 2018 Genoa Bridge Collapse in Italy
A court in Genoa, Italy convicted 32 people over the 2018 Morandi Bridge collapse. The collapse killed 43 people. Giovanni Castellucci was sentenced ...
Starmer Appoints Sadiq Khan to UK House of Lords
London mayor Sadiq Khan has been appointed to the House of Lords. Keir Starmer made the appointment just days before stepping down as prime minister. ...
Fire at Algeria Orphanage Kills 11 People
A fire at an orphanage in Algiers province Algeria killed 11 people. The fire also injured 19 others. The orphanage was near the capital city. The fi...
Merck Gets US Approval for New Cholesterol Pill
Merck won approval from US health regulators for a new drug called Lipfendra. It is a daily pill for high cholesterol. The drug is also called enlici...
India Activist Fasts 19 Days Over Education Reforms
Sonam Wangchuk is a longtime activist in India. He has fasted for 19 days in Delhi, India. His hunger strike became a rallying point for a protest gr...
US Keeps Striking Iran; Iran Hits Back at Allies
The United States has increased its strikes on Iran. It hit more targets including sites further north. The US military also disabled a ship trying t...
UK Regulator Investigates TikTok Over Child Age Checks
Ofcom is the UK's online watchdog group. It is now investigating TikTok over child age checks. The check follows rules under the UK's Online Safety A...
Argentina Beats England 2-1 in World Cup Semifinal
Argentina beat England 2-1 in the World Cup semifinal. Argentina will now face Spain in the final on Sunday. England scored first in the 55th minute....