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River Seine reopens to public swimming for first time in a century
For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists are getting ready to take a refreshing dip in the Seine
July 04, 2025Tensions are rising between Russia and Azerbaijan. Why is this happening now?
A rift has developed between Russia and Azerbaijan, which have had long political, economic and cultural ties
July 02, 202511 injured as Russia attacks Ukraine with hundreds of drones
Eleven people were injured near Kharkiv, officials said.
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Controversial right-wing singer Marko Perkovic draws tens of thousands to Zagreb concert
A concert by Croatian singer Marko Perkovic, known as Thompson, has drawn tens of thousands to Zagreb
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11 injured as Russia attacks Ukraine with hundreds of drones
Eleven people were injured near Kharkiv, officials said.
July 05
July 05
Death toll rises to 16 in Pakistan building collapse as rescuers search for survivors
The death toll from a collapsed multistory residential building in southern Pakistan has risen to 16 as search operations to find eight survivors trapped under the rubble continued for the second day
July 05
July 05
Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new child protection board
Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse
July 05
July 05
Turkey sends firefighting aircraft to Syria as wildfires rage on both sides of the border
Turkey has sent firefighting aircraft and vehicles to Syria to help combat wildfires in the Latakia region
July 05
July 05
Joyful Parisians take a historic plunge into the Seine after 100 years
Parisians have legally swum in the Seine River for the first time in more than 100 years
July 05
July 05
Ukraine says it struck Russian airbase as Russia sent hundreds of drones into Ukraine
Ukraine said Saturday it struck a Russian airbase in the Voronezh region
July 05
July 05
The Dalai Lama says he hopes to live more than 130 years ahead of 90th birthday
The Dalai Lama says he hopes to live until he is over 130 years old, a remark he made during a ceremony organized by his followers to offer prayers for his long life as he prepares to celebrate his 90th birthday
July 05
July 05
3 mayors arrested in southern Turkey as part of crackdown on opposition
Turkish state-run media says the mayors of three major cities in southern Turkey have been arrested, joining a growing list of opposition figures detained since the mayor of Istanbul was imprisoned in March
July 05
July 05
Congregation flees after arsonist sets fire to an Australian synagogue door
An arsonist has set fire to the door of a Melbourne synagogue and forced the congregation to flee, seven months after criminals destroyed a synagogue in the same Australian city with an accelerant-fueled blaze that left a worshipper injured
July 05
July 05
World's largest Legoland opens to tourists in Shanghai
A massive Lego man named Dada has welcomed visitors to the new Legoland resort in Shanghai
July 05
July 05
Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of homework
Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome
July 05
July 04
Protests against surging mass-tourism in Mexico City end in vandalism, harassment of tourists
Hundreds of protesters in Mexico City have destroyed businesses and harassed tourists in the city’s touristic hub in a march railing against mass-tourism and gentrification
July 04
July 04
Brazilian hiker buried after fatal fall from Indonesian volcano
A Brazilian hiker has been buried in Rio de Janeiro after falling from Mount Rinjani in Indonesia
July 04
July 04
Hamas says it 'responded positively' to temporary ceasefire deal proposal with Israel
Trump said Qatar and Egypt would deliver the final proposal to Hamas
July 04
July 04
Russia hits Kyiv with massive air attack, biggest of war so far
The attack began shortly after Trump spoke with Putin by phone.
July 04
July 04
India's leader promises trade and investment in a visit to Trinidad and Tobago
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised continued trade and investment in Trinidad and Tobago in an address to the nation’s parliament
July 04
July 04
Dutch intelligence services say Russia has stepped up use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine
Two Dutch intelligence agencies say that Russia is increasing its use of prohibited chemical weapons in Ukraine including the World War I-era poison gas chloropicrin
July 04
July 04
Russia hits Kyiv with massive air attack, biggest of war so far
Russia overnight hit Ukraine with the biggest missile and drone attack of the war, launching a record number of drones at Kyiv.
July 04
July 04
River Seine reopens to public swimming for first time in a century
For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists are getting ready to take a refreshing dip in the Seine
July 04
July 04
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
July 04
July 04
El Salvador court sentences 3 ex-military officers over killings of Dutch journalists
A court in El Salvador has sentenced three former military officers for the 1982 killings of four Dutch journalists during the civil war
July 04
July 04
Power outage hits the Czech Republic and disrupts Prague public transport
A temporary power outage has disrupted parts of Prague and other areas in the Czech Republic, halting public transport and trains
July 04
July 04
Top EU officials head to Moldova for summit ahead of pivotal parliamentary election
The European Union’s top officials will travel to Moldova’s capital for a bilateral summit to strengthen ties, months before the EU candidate member holds a pivotal parliamentary election
July 04
July 04
American bombs in Iran also reverberate in China and North Korea
President Donald Trump campaigned on keeping the United States out of foreign wars, but it didn’t take long to convince him to come to the direct aid of Israel
July 04
July 04
New wildfire in Greece prompts evacuation while Turkey continues to battle deadly blaze
A new wildfire has erupted in Greece prompting evacuations, while firefighters in Turkey pressed ahead with efforts to contain a deadly blaze west of the country
July 04
July 04
A multistory building collapse in Pakistan's port city of Karachi kills at least 6 people
Officials say a multistory building has collapsed in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, killing at least six people and injuring several others
July 04
July 04
More than 20 injured when bus flips over in northeastern Germany
Police say a bus traveling from Denmark to Austria has crashed in northern Germany, injuring more than 20 people
July 04
July 04
Gas station explodes in Rome, injuring at least 9 first responders
A gas station explosion in southeastern Rome has injured at least 25 people including nine first responders who rushed to the scene
July 04
July 04
After decades of service, Taiwan retires its last F-5 fighter jets
After decades in service, Taiwan’s Vietnam-era F-5 fighter jets are being retired as part of the island democracy’s transition to more advanced hardware
July 04
July 04
A bill setting new limits on asylum-seekers passes in the Dutch parliament
A pair of bills cracking down on asylum-seekers wishing to settle in the Netherlands has passed in the Dutch parliament after soul-searching by some lawmakers who feared the law would criminalize offering compassionate help to undocumented migrants
July 04
July 04
Russia hammers Kyiv in largest missile and drone barrage since war in Ukraine began
Russia launched 550 drones and missiles across Ukraine overnight in the largest aerial assault since the war began
July 04
July 04
A strike by air traffic controllers is disrupting travel to, from and over France
A strike by French air traffic controllers is disrupting travel
July 04
July 04
Pakistan’s top brewery is betting on soft drinks
Pakistan's top brewery has healthy financials despite an alcohol ban for Muslims in the Islamic country
July 04
July 03
Indonesian rescuers intensify search for 30 people missing after ferry sinks
Indonesian authorities have deployed navy ships and helicopters in the intensified search for 30 people still missing almost two days after a ferry sank near the tourist island of Bali
July 03
July 03
Zimbabwe's scrap metal hunters are quietly fighting climate change one piece at a time
In Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, thousands of informal workers collect scrap metal from illegal dumpsites to survive
July 03
July 03
North Korean crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea
South Korea’s military says an unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in custody
July 03
July 03
Deadly strikes continue in Gaza as Hamas reviews proposal for potential ceasefire
President Donald Trump says Israel has agreed to a 60-day cease-fire in Gaza and urges Hamas to accept the deal.
July 03
July 03
Nobel laureate warns Iran is increasingly repressing its own citizens
Human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi warns that the Iranian government is using the aftermath of its war with Israel to escalate repression against its own citizens.
July 03
July 03
Russia becomes first country to formally recognize Taliban's latest Afghanistan rule
Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list of outlawed organizations
July 03
July 03
Elephant kills 2 female tourists from the UK. New Zealand in Zambian national park
Two elderly female tourists from the U.K. and New Zealand have been killed by an elephant while on a walking safari in a national park in Zambia
July 03
July 03
Stabbing that wounded 4 people at mall in Finland not terror or racist attack: Police
Finnish police say a stabbing attack that wounded four people outside a mall in Finland isn't believed to be a terror or racist attack
July 03
July 03
Myanmar military fighter jet disappears as resistance group claims to have downed it
An anti-military resistance organization says that it shot down a Myanmar military fighter jet in a combat zone in the country’s east
July 03
July 03
Flossie weakens to tropical storm off Mexico's Pacific coast
Flossie has weakened to a tropical storm off Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph
July 03
July 03
Deadly strikes continue in Gaza
The Hamas-run Gaza Media Office says at least 300 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in a series of attacks in the past 48 hours. ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports.
July 03
July 03
How a tear or two spooked markets and dominated UK's political narrative
The weekly session in which the British prime minister is questioned by lawmakers in Parliament can be an ordeal for the government leader
July 03
July 03
Police say a man injured 4 with an axe on German train before he was detained
German police say a man attacked and slightly injured four people with an axe on a long-distance train in Bavaria before he was detained by police
July 03
July 03
Elderly man dies as wildfires rage in Turkey, forcing evacuations and road closures
Firefighters in western Turkey have discovered the body of an elderly man after extinguishing a wildfire near a village
July 03
July 03
Croatian court sentences gunman to 50 years for nursing home shooting that killed 6 people
A court in Croatia has convicted a gunman in a mass shooting at a nursing home nearly a year ago and sentenced him to 50 years in prison for killing six people including his own mother
July 03
July 03
French foreign minister denounces spy charges against couple imprisoned in Iran
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has denounced spy charges against two French nationals imprisoned in Iran for more than three years
July 03