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The deaths of 15 elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park spark investigation
The Associated Press | Updated July 28 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
The deaths of 15 elephants over the past month in Kenya 's Amboseli National Park have sparked an investigation, wildlife authorities said Tuesday.
India's capital part of aggressive electric vehicle targets in bid to curb air pollution
Sibi Arasu and Piyush Nagpal, Associated Press | Posted July 28 - 8:00 p.m. | Save Story
Delhi adopted a new policy on July 1 that aims to make the vast majority of newly registered vehicles electric by 2027. While existing gas-powered vehicles won't be banned, their numbers are expected to dwindle in the coming years.
A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan's southern Kyushu island and dozens are injured or missing
Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press | Posted July 28 - 2:54 p.m. | Save Story
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Japan's southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, leaving dozens of people injured or missing.
Netanyahu praises first meeting with Trump since launching the Iran war
Erin Cunningham and Michelle L. Price, Associated Press | Updated July 28 - 1:36 p.m. | Save Story
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump met at the White House for the first time since launching the Iran war, a meeting that was called "positive and productive."
Zelenskyy has 'good meeting' with Trump as he seeks more cooperation with US
Seung Min Kim, Associated Press | Updated July 28 - 11:37 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed Ukraine producing its own weapons in its war with Russia, with Zelenskyy calling it a "good meeting."
Oman presents Iran with Gulf-backed plan for voluntary fees to use Hormuz
Timour Azhari and Parisa Hafezi, Reuters | Posted July 28 - 7:45 a.m. | Save Story
Oman has presented Iran with a plan backed by Gulf states to manage the Strait of Hormuz, including collecting voluntary fees for using it, sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
Zelenskyy to meet US senators, Russia sanctions vote expected
Reuters | Updated July 27 - 7:06 p.m. | Save Story
All 100 members of the Senate have been invited to a meeting on Tuesday evening with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy when he is in Washington for the funeral of late Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham.
Study documents a precipitous decline in the number of languages
Will Dunham, Reuters | Posted July 27 - 10:58 a.m. | Save Story
Globally, people currently use roughly 7,500 languages, with English, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, Arabic and French the most common, counting native and nonnative speakers. That is a lot of languages. But it is a far cry from the peak number historically.
Days disrupted: Across the world, the Iran war is reshaping everyday life
Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press | Posted July 27 - 7:58 a.m. | Save Story
The war in Iran has rippled across the globe, raising fuel costs and squeezing livelihoods from Manila to Rome as families and businesses struggle with higher prices and economic uncertainty.
Ukraine sees highest civilian casualties since 2022
Tim Lister, Svitlana Vlasova and Kosta Gak, CNN | Updated July 26 - 10:02 p.m. | Save Story
Ukraine has seen the highest number of civilian casualties in the war with Russia this month for more than four years, according to government figures.
For years, the US went after Mexico's drug lords. Now it's looking at the politicians
Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN | Updated July 26 - 8:05 p.m. | Save Story
For decades, drug lords with names like "El Chapo" and "El Mencho" have been the poster boys of the U.S. fight against Mexican drug trafficking. Now the Trump administration has adopted a new target: well-heeled politicians who allegedly accept dirty money to help the criminals.
Utah-made wheels help power Tadej Pogačar's Tour de France dominance
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted July 26 - 7:33 p.m. | Save Story
Utah-based ENVE Composites has gained international attention by supplying wheels and components to Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar and UAE Team Emirates.
Iran will halt attacks as long as US maintains pause, Iranian source says after Trump calls off strikes
Parisa Hafezi and Raphael Satter, Reuters | Updated July 26 - 2:15 p.m. | Save Story
Iran will halt its own attacks as long as the United States maintains its latest pause on air strikes, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday, after President Donald Trump abruptly called off his two-week-old bombing campaign.
Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in confrontation with police, officials say
Geir Moulson, Kirsten Grieshaber and Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press | Updated July 26 - 11:59 a.m. | Save Story
German authorities say the suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation in a suburb of the city.
Israel kills senior Hamas-led police official in Gaza, medics say
Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters | Updated July 25 - 7:46 p.m. | Save Story
An Israeli airstrike on Saturday killed the head of the Hamas-led police force in the northern Gaza Strip, Brigadier-General Abdel-Nasser Al-Maqadma, the Hamas-run interior ministry and medics said.
More than 250,000 people flee their homes in France and Spain as wildfires burn
Mark Carlson, Emma Da Silva and John Leicester, Associated Press | Posted July 25 - 2:48 p.m. | Save Story
France is using a massive cargo aircraft to dump flame retardants on a wildfire near the wine country city of Bordeaux. The fire has forced tens of thousands to evacuate, with winds threatening to push it closer to the city.
How arsonists used cats to spread Italy's wildfires
Max Saltman, Sharon Braithwaite, CNN | Posted July 25 - 11:34 a.m. | Save Story
As wildfires blazed in southern Italy this week, authorities probing for arson found a grisly clue: cats "with flammable-soaked rags tied to their tails."
This wave of Trump tariffs is likely here to stay; more are coming
David Lawder and Andrea Shalal, Reuters | Posted July 25 - 9:28 a.m. | Save Story
After a court setback, President Donald Trump is rebuilding his tariff agenda through more established trade laws, imposing new duties and launching investigations aimed at strengthening long-term U.S. trade protections.
