People view Geely vehicles in Paris, France on April 28, 2026.

Tourists visit the Taltsy Architectural and Ethnographic Museum in Irkutsk, Russia, on April 28, 2026.

Europe suffered record or near-record climate extremes in 2025, with heatwaves, wildfires, marine heat and ice loss intensifying across the continent, the EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report on Wednesday.

Six people were killed after being trapped in a snow avalanche at a mining site in Russia's Republic of Buryatia, Russian emergency services said Tuesday.

Recent adjustments of US tariffs could add 1.1 trillion US dollars to the federal budget deficit over a period of 10 years, according to Phillip Swagel, director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C. announced Tuesday that it is investigating two separate shooting incidents in the US capital.

Iran says it needs a few days to consult with Supreme Leader before presenting revised proposal -- report

Donald Trump's picture will soon appear in some US passports, officials said Tuesday, shattering another norm as the president aggressively puts his personal stamp on government institutions.

Trump assesses that resume bombing or walk away from the conflict carries more risk than maintaining blockade: media

Trump says Iran's latest offer to reopen Strait of Hormuz proved Tehran wasn't negotiating in good faith

The German government plans to introduce a sugar tax as part of measures to address its growing budget deficit in the coming years, according to a draft bill seen by AFP on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump has instructed his administration to prepare for an extended blockade of Iran as the ceasefire amid stalled talks is continuing, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing US officials.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday signed a decree enacting a free trade agreement between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU), marking a key step toward creating one of the world's largest trading areas.

Western countries are losing their leadership positions and are being replaced by new centers of growth, such as countries of the Global South, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.

Five people were injured in a series of shooting incidents in the Greek capital of Athens on Tuesday, with an 89-year-old male suspect at large, Greek national broadcaster ERT has reported.

Britain's population health is deteriorating and falling behind comparable countries, a health expert has warned, as the latest research shows a decline in the number of years people can expect to live in good health in the country.