Teen hitman guilty of U.K. murder plot for Swedish crime group with Iran links

A 19-year-old Norwegian hitman was found guilty of an assassination plot after sending selfies with weapons to his girlfriend and friends.

• Jul 29

2 firefighters die in Greece as others fight massive blaze in France

Two firefighters died in a blaze on the Greek island of Crete Wednesday while crews in France confronted a wildfire four times the size of Paris, officials said.

• Jul 29

2025 was deadliest year for antisemitic attacks in 30 years, study says

Last year, 20 people were killed in antisemitic attacks outside of Israel, making it the deadliest year for such incidents since 1994.

• Jul 29

Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard killed in motorcycle crash

Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.

• Jul 29

Actor Jared Leto accused of criminal sexual conduct by 4 women

Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.

• Jul 30

7 charred bodies found in house with narco gang-related messages

Ecuador has become a cocaine trafficking hub, plagued by gangs with ties to Mexican and Colombian cartels.

• Jul 29

Russia charges Telegram founder with aiding terrorism, seeks his arrest

Soon after the charges were announced, Telegram's official account on X posted an image of Durov making an obscene gesture.

• Jul 29

Iran conflict expands as Senate again rejects effort to limit Trump's war powers

A vote in the Senate to limit President Trump's war powers has narrowly failed again. Three Republicans voted in favor of it.

• Jul 31

Japan quake toll rises, people still missing in damaged mall and factory

The powerful earthquake that rocked southern Japan has killed at least 18 people and more remain missing in a damaged shopping mall and a paper factory.

• Jul 29

U.S. and Saudi Arabia strike "Iran-aligned terrorists" in Iraq

The U.S. and Saudi militaries announced airstrikes late Tuesday on Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, after Iran and its proxies allegedly targeted American forces.

• Jul 29

Kenya investigates deaths of 15 elephants in Amboseli National Park

The Kenya Wildlife Service said 10 of the elephants showed signs of partial paralysis before dying within two days.

• Jul 28

Trump meets with Zelenskyy and Netanyahu amid wars in Iran, Ukraine

President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday.

• Jul 28

Woman murdered in 1936 and buried under building is finally identified

Police have finally identified the remains of a woman murdered nearly a century ago and buried beneath a building in Toronto.

• Jul 28

Widow of murdered mayor arrested in extortion case in Mexico

Valentin Lavin, who was allied with President Claudia Sheinbaum's leftist party, was shot and killed during a town hall.

• Jul 28

Japan quake kills at least 13; more trapped in collapsed mall, factory

A major earthquake in Japan's southwest killed at least 13 people and left several injured or missing after a shopping center and a paper mill were heavily damaged.

• Jul 29

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