The European Union on Sunday expanded the scope of its Artificial Intelligence Act, bringing into force new transparency requirements and rules governing providers of general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) models.

At least two fire services personnel were killed and three others injured early Tuesday after a wall and an iron beam collapsed during a firefighting operation at an electronic chip manufacturing unit on the outskirts of the Indian capital city of New Delhi, police said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Olha Stefanishyna, according to a decree published by the presidential office on Monday.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that talks with Iran are "going on right now," calling it Tehran's "last chance" for a deal to end the five-month war.

A wave of extreme weather events is sweeping across Europe and parts of the United States, with devastating wildfires, record-breaking drought and soaring temperatures disrupting lives, ecosystems and transportation.

Five people were killed and six others were injured after Ukrainian drones attacked Russia's Moscow region, regional Governor Andrei Vorobyov said in a Telegram post on Tuesday.

US authorities arrested a man Monday on suspicion of arson in connection with the biggest of three fires burning around the northwestern city of Spokane, as firefighters raced to contain flames that have displaced tens of thousands.

Europe is grappling with prolonged heat and widespread drought, which are placing increasing strain on drinking water supplies, power generation, agriculture and inland transport, and disrupting daily life and economic activity across the continent.Governments are scrambling to introduce emergency

South Korea's summer heat has killed 16 people so far this year, the interior ministry said Tuesday, as the nation swelters in a wave of searing weather.

England and Wales both experienced the "driest July on record", the UK Met Office weather agency said Monday, based on provisional figures.

Wales on Monday became the first nation to publicly withdraw support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino's re-election bid over his failed plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup.

Japan's Defense Ministry released Tuesday its "Defense of Japan 2026," which continued to portray an "increasingly severe" regional security environment, in an effort to pave the way for revising the country's three key security documents by the end of this year and accelerating its military

In Fiji, coconut husks are often treated as waste. After coming to China, Koroi Dionisia Puleiwai Lewanavanua Marama discovered another possibility for them.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday certified Boeing's 737 MAX-7 and authorized its production following almost a decade of extensive review.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that talks were underway with Iran, calling it the "last chance" for Tehran to end the five-month-old war, but Iran denied ‌that any negotiations were being held or planned.

The United States has imposed additional tariffs on 60 economies, including China, in the name of combating so-called "forced labor.