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France

'No justification, at this stage' for a new Brexit delay, France says

'No justification, at this stage' for a new Brexit extension, says France's foreign minister.

USA

'Americans deserted us': Kurdish despair laid bare as Syria cease-fire nears end

"We fought for the whole world, we fought terrorism and ISIS. We fought ISIS but at the end Americans deserted us," said an elderly Kurdish refugee.

Norway

Twin babies in hospital after being hit by stolen ambulance

Oslo police shot the suspect 15 minutes after the vehicle was taken.

USA

Armed man steals ambulance in Oslo, Norway

Police captured the vehicle after firing shots to stop the perpetrator.

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USA

Danes try to move 120-year-old lighthouse from eroding coast

When the 76-feet-tall lighthouse in Denmark was first lit in 1900, it was roughly 656 feet from the North Sea; now it is only about 20 feet away.

USA

'Baby Shark' soothes toddler caught in Lebanon unrest

The episode was a short reprieve from days of unrest that has seen hundreds of thousands of people flooding the streets across the country.

USA

Diplomat's wife to be interviewed by detectives over fatal car crash

The parents of Harry Dunn met President Trump at the White House last week, where they refused the president's offer to meet with Sacoolas.

USA

'Banzai!' Naruhito ascends Chrysanthemum Throne as Japan's 126th emperor

Naruhito is a historian, a viola player and an expert on water transport who studied at Oxford University.

USA

Trudeau projected to win re-election as Canada's prime minister

Late in the campaign, Justin Trudeau's campaign was rocked when images of him in brownface and blackface as a young man resurfaced.

USA

Seized North Korean cargo ship awarded to United States

A judge awarded Washington ownership of the Wise Honest after two families with claims against North Korea agreed to cooperate with the action.

Israel

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form government

The prime minister has given up trying to form a governing coalition.

USA

Netanyahu says he can't form a government after election deadlock

Netanyahu's announcement leaves the country's political future — and his — uncertain.

USA

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears confused at extradition hearing

Assange faces 18 counts in the U.S., including conspiring to hack government computers and violating an espionage law.

USA

Canada set to elect Parliament in vote seen as threat to Trudeau

Marred by corruption and blackface scandals, Trudeau's Liberal Party could lose to the Conservatives, or win but fail to get a majority in Parliament.

USA

Flamboyant speaker of Parliament may scupper Boris Johnson's Brexit plan

Speaker Bercow is known for his efforts to impose calm on the tumultuous chamber with bellows of "Order! Order!"

USA

Pentagon is considering leaving some U.S. forces in northeast Syria

The plan, if approved, would be the second time in less than a year that President Trump has reversed course on the conflict.

USA

U.S. troops cross into Iraq from Syria

About 30 trailers and Hummers carrying heavier duty equipment crossed, with troops in cars coming through, a source told Reuters.

USA

U.S. still experiencing nearly record-high-number of anti-Semitic incidents

The Anti-Defamation League said this year's numbers nearly matched the first six months of 2018.

USA

4 Lebanese officials resign amid growing anti-corruption protests

Ending rampant corruption is a central demand of the protestors, who say the country's leaders have used their positions to enrich themselves for decades.

USA

Riots in Chile leave at least three dead, state of emergency declared

Santiago and other Chilean cities have been engulfed by several days of rioting as protests continue over an increase in public transportation costs.