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'This is tough': Baseball mourns death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs

The Angels pitcher, who was pronounced dead in a Texas hotel room, had been expected to overcome injuries to blossom into a big-time star.

United Kingdom

Body found in London garden is a stowaway who fell from plane

A bag, water and food were discovered in the plane's landing-gear compartment after it landed.

USA

Black man in hospital gown with IV arrested outside Illinois hospital

"This is truly one of the most racist cities in America," the man wrote on Facebook.

USA

Iran uranium stockpile breaches 2015 nuclear deal, state media report

Iran has warned it would soon breach the terms of the 2015 pact if European signatories did not act to prevent tough sanctions being imposed by the U.S.

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USA

Japan resumes commercial whaling after three decades

The country withdrew from the International Whaling Commission last year in a move that sparked global condemnation.

USA

Hong Kong protesters clash with police on anniversary of Chinese rule

The clashes flared outside a flag-raising ceremony marking 22 years since the then British colony was given back to Beijing.

USA

Jailed British-Iranian aid worker ends hunger strike, husband says

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ended a hunger strike in Tehran, with her husband saying it served the purpose of raising awareness of her plight.

USA

Palestinians release businessman who attended U.S. peace conference

The Palestinian Authority boycotted last week's Bahrain conference, saying the U.S. is unfairly biased toward Israel.

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."

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.