New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern announces resignation
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is leaving office after nearly six years in which she was praised globally for her empathetic handling of the nation’s worst mass-shooting and health-driven response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ukraine's interior minister, child among several killed in helicopter crash
Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, who oversaw Ukraine's police and emergency services, is the most senior official to die since Russia invaded.
Church of England refuses to preside over same-sex marriages
"Blessings" from the Church of England for same-sex marriage are allowed, but same-sex couples are still not allowed to marry in its churches.
Miss Universe Organization slams 'false rigging allegations' after Miss USA crowned winner: 'Absurd'
R'Bonney Gabriel became the first Filipino American to be crowned Miss Universe and the first American to win since Olivia Culpo's victory in 2012.
World’s oldest known person, French nun Sister André, dies at 118
Lucile Randon, known as Sister André, was also one of the world’s oldest survivors of COVID-19. She died just a few weeks before her 119th birthday.
10 dismembered bodies found buried in central Mexico, authorities say
Nine men connected to a drug cartel were arrested after the men kidnapped a woman and began cutting off her fingers, prosecutors said.
LA to London drug bust: 9 charged in $6.7M cannabis smuggling operation
Nearly 750 pounds of herbal cannabis was confiscated among the 9 suspects en route from LAX to London's Heathrow Airport.
Argentinian girl, 12, dies after attempting TikTok choking challenge, reports say
'I believe someone encouraged her to do it,' the victim's aunt tells a media outlet.
Airline passenger's video captures last moments before Nepal crash
Everything looked normal as Sonu Jaiswal’s livestream on Facebook shifted from the picturesque views seen from the plane’s window to fellow passengers. Then chaos. Then a wall of flame.
Greta Thunberg carried away by police at German coal mine protest
Swedish climate activist Great Thunberg was among hundreds of people on Tuesday who resumed anti-mining protests in western German after weekend demonstrations.
Madonna reveals 2023 concert dates for North America, Europe
The 35-city Live Nation-backed "Madonna: The Celebration Tour" will kick off July 15 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
China records 1st population decline in decades as births drop
China has long been the world's most populous nation but is expected to soon be overtaken by India — if it has not already.
University of Florida's Ben Shelton makes Australian Open debut
Ben Shelton, the 20-year-old NCAA champion from the University of Florida, is about to make his Australian Open debut.
Kevin Spacey receives lifetime award in Italy ahead of sex assault trial
Spacey received a lifetime achievement award from the museum, discussed key roles during a master class and then introduced the 1999 film “American Beauty,” for which he won his second acting Oscar, to a sold-out crowd.
Greta Thunberg removed by German police from site of mass-climate change protest at coal mine
German police reportedly removed 20-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg from the site of a mass protest over the demolition of an abandoned village for the expansion of a coal mine.
Boy who lost father fulfills wish to lead police patrol on toy bike
The video showed Harry Farrell taking four officers on special patrol through his street.
Co-pilot killed during Nepal flight lost pilot husband in 2006 plane crash
Anju Khatiwada, 44, had already logged thousands of flight hours and had actually flown the 27-minute flight from Nepal’s capital to Pokhara before.
Italy's No. 1 wanted Mafia boss arrested after 30 years on the run
A young man when he went into hiding, Matteo Messina Denaro is now 60. He was convicted of dozens of murders and faces multiple life sentences.
Ukraine strike deaths rise to 40; Russia seen preparing long war
The attack on the apartment building came amid a barrage of Russian cruise missiles across Ukraine. Rescue crews are working to find victims and survivors.
Nepal plane crash: Flight data, voice recorders retrieved from site
Officials say at least 69 of the 72 people aboard were killed, and they believe the three missing individuals are also dead. Rescuers are still searching the debris Monday for them.