U.S. soldier dies during training incident in Hungary, Army says
Sgt. Aaron Cox of Mabank, Texas, died Thursday near Camp Croft, Hungary.
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Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka to win first French Open women's title
Coco Gauff is the first American to win the French Open since Serena Williams in 2015.
3 dead, 21 injured in Russian drone and missile attacks on Kharkiv
Ukraine says that a large Russian drone-and-missile attack has targeted the city of Kharkiv, killing at least three people and injuring 21.
Wagner Group says it is leaving Mali, but Africa Corps will remain
Wagner is a group of entities that operate as a private military company.
Salvage crew headed to site of cargo ship fire off Alaska coast
The Coast Guard has said it received a distress alert Tuesday about a fire aboard the Morning Midas.
Body of Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza is retrieved, Israel says
Nattapong Pinta worked in agriculture before he was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023.
Afghanistan's foremost OB-GYN says the country is in a maternal health crisis
Dr. Najmussama Shefajo's clinic was flooded with new patients after the Taliban banned women from nursing and midwife training courses back in December.
Cocaine smuggling ring used shipwreck to refuel "narco boats," police say
The ring is suspected of using 11 speedboats to pick up drugs from larger "mother ships" in different points and then bring them to the Canary Islands, police said.
Netanyahu acknowledges Israel arming gangs in Gaza to help fight Hamas
Israel's leader says arming "clans in Gaza" to help fight Hamas will save lives. Opposition leaders say the weapons "will eventually be turned against" Israelis.
U.S. man arrested, put in psychiatric hospital, reportedly leaves Russia
Joseph Tater, a U.S. national arrested in 2024 and accused of assaulting a police officer, has left Russia after being admitted for psychiatric treatment, Russia's state media say.
Men convicted of supplying bomb that killed journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
Two men have been convicted in Malta of supplying the explosives that killed journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in the Mediterranean island state in 2017.
"Narco subs" trafficking cocaine targeted in latest U.S. sanction
Four Guyanese nationals and two Colombians were sanctioned for trafficking cocaine through "narco subs," airstrips and various individuals, U.S. officials said.
U.S. sanctions 4 International Criminal Court judges
The judges are being sanctioned over arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and for U.S. personnel in Afghanistan.
Nintendo Switch 2 draws hordes of fans to stores for global release
Fans around the world lined up outside electronics stores hours in advance to collect their pre-ordered video game consoles.
Trump and Musk trade insults and accusations as public feud intensifies
"Elon and I had a great relationship," President Trump said Thursday. "I don't know if we will anymore."
Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals path to rate cuts at Jackson Hole
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been under pressure from President Trump to lower the central bank's benchmark interest rate.
FBI searches John Bolton's house
The FBI confirmed it that it searched former national security adviser John Bolton's house early Friday morning.
Canada to remove retaliatory tariffs on many U.S. goods
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada is dropping 25% tariffs on a long list of U.S. products to ease trade tensions.
National Guard on D.C. streets will soon be armed, Pentagon says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Trump's law enforcement crackdown will be armed, the Pentagon said.
Food crisis group declares first-ever famine in Gaza
The IPC, a global body that monitors hunger crises, says 22 months of war in Gaza have left half a million people facing "starvation, destitution and death." Israel calls it "lies."
Trump says he's raising $2 billion from Congress to have D.C. "beautified"
President Trump on Friday said his administration will be launching a $2 billion project to renovate the streets of Washington, D.C.
Texas Senate expected to vote Friday on GOP redistricting plan
Once approved by the Republican majority, the bill will head to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for his signature.
Photos show 2,000-year-old artifacts pulled from waters off Egypt's coast
Ancient statues, Roman coins and other artifacts from a sunken city were pulled from the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt Thursday.
Lyle Menendez appears for parole board hearing day after brother was denied
A panel denied Erik Menendez, Lyle's brother, parole after a 10-hour hearing on Thursday.