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USA

Trump must use sanctions to force Kim Jong Un on nukes, former diplomat says

"North Korea is delivering a different image to the world that it is not North Korea begging or demanding a meeting, but it is America that wanted to have that meeting," the former diplomat said

USA

Tourists forced to adapt as Europe waits for relief from record-breaking heat

France saw its hottest day ever reaching 114.4 degrees on Friday while records were broken in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

USA

Migrant aid ship captain detained after trying to forcibly dock at Italian port

Carola Rackete, the 32-year-old ship captain from Germany, had been engaged in a standoff with Italian authorities that reignited a fierce debate over the country's draconian migration laws.

USA

Trump's Iran policy is deepening mistrust in North Korea, experts say

Analysis: One expert said that "from the North Koreans' perspective, the Americans just can't be trusted — full stop."

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USA

Alleged organizer in David Ortiz shooting arrested in Dominican Republic

Authorities said that the man paid for a hit on his cousin but that Ortiz was shot in a case of mistaken identity.

USA

Russia's Putin declares liberalism in Europe 'obsolete'

"The liberal idea... has come into conflict with the interests of the overwhelming majority of the population," Putin said.

World News

Temperatures in France cross 45C threshold for first time ever

France recorded its highest temperature since records began at 45 Celsius on Friday afternoon.

USA

Raging wildfire in Spain's suspected cause is combustion of manure in heat wave

Hundreds of firefighters struggled to contain the blaze that has spread over 13,590 acres and forced the evacuation of 53 residents.

USA

Paris' workers persevere as extreme heat wave hits Europe

Temperatures in the French capital soared to 93 degrees — and felt more like 102 degrees — as the heat intensifies across the continent.

USA

Two crew die in Siberia after plane skids off runway

The An-24 plane, carrying 43 passengers, experienced an engine failure and crash-landed in the town of Nizhneangarsk Thursday morning.

Tunisia

Hospitalised Tunisian president's health begins to improve: advisor

Essebsi, 92, was taken to a military hospital after suffering what the presidency called a "severe health crisis". Essebsi had been briefly hospitalised last week as well.

USA

Germany sees big increase in anti-Semitic acts of violence

A German government agency also found that the number of far-right extremists rose by 100 to 24,100 people last year with more than half of them potentially violent.

USA

Three women accuse Gambia's ex-president of rape or sexual assault

Human rights groups say Jammeh's rule was marked by forced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, sexual violence, torture and arbitrary detention.

Tunisia

Panic in central Tunis as suicide blasts kill police officer

A witness described a huge blast followed by dust and panic after a bomber targeted a police car near the French Embassy in the Tunisian capital.

USA

Germany's Merkel seen shaking for second time this month

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking as she met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday, her second such bout within two weeks.

USA

Trump's high stakes meeting with Chinese leader set to loom over G-20 summit

Analysts warn an escalating U.S.-China trade war could hit the global economy and dent U.S. living standards, particularly among low-income households.

USA

California woman killed in shark attack in Bahamas

The 21-year-old was snorkeling near Rose Island when she was attacked, Bahama police said.

USA

French seek reprieve from sweltering heat wave

Hot air from the Sahara desert has triggered a heat wave across Europe, smashing temperature records with overnight lows of 77 degrees in southern France.

USA

No sign Notre Dame fire was criminal, Paris prosecutor says

In the preliminary investigation, judicial police examined more than 1,200 clues and heard testimony from around 100 people.

France

Notre Dame: Probe examines power fault or cigarette as possible causes

French authorities have no grounds to believe that the fire that wrecked Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral in April was the result of criminal activity, although they are looking into the possibility of negligence, said the Paris prosecutor's office.