Yulia Svyrydenko resigned as prime minister of Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered a shift in the war-torn country's political strategy.

Former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the ruler of Qatar from 1995 until abdicating in favor of his son in 2013, has died, the emir's office said. He was 74. Hamad died Sunday morning, Qatar's Amiri Diwan said in a statement.

Many say communication was chaotic and even nonexistent as flames tore through the area, taking 12 lives in one of the deadliest wildfires on record in Spain.

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Monday that it had ​struck infrastructure used for the Ukrainian armed forces' ‌military cargo, causing damage at Ukraine's port of Chornomorsk, close to Odesa.

Ever since the Baha’i faith was founded in Persia — now Iran — in the 19th century, its followers there have been persecuted

Syria's newly elected parliament held its first session since the ouster of former President Bashar Assad on Sunday, hoping to restart the legislative process in the country after years of conflict and autocratic rule.

Norway had a potential go-ahead goal disallowed after a VAR review in the World Cup quarterfinal against England. The match was tied 1-1 at halftime after goals from Norway's Andreas Schjelderup and England's Jude Bellingham.

For half a century, workers in northern China have been using a technique called "straw checkerboards" to combat desertification.