Top stories
Europe's record heatwave scorches east, pushes toward war-battered Ukraine

Europe's record heatwave scorches east, pushes toward war-battered Ukraine

Europe's worst heatwave on record has killed over 1,300 people and is spreading east toward Ukraine, where the war-damaged power grid faces a new test

Asia
Sheikh Hasina vows to return to Bangladesh 'this year' despite death sentence

Sheikh Hasina vows to return to Bangladesh 'this year' despite death sentence

Exiled ex-PM Sheikh Hasina says she will return to Bangladesh this year, dismissing her death sentence as politically motivated in an NDTV interview.

Europe
Skydiving plane crash in France kills all 11 on board near Nancy

Skydiving plane crash in France kills all 11 on board near Nancy

A skydiving plane crashed in Tomblaine, eastern France on Sunday, killing 11 people including five student nurses on their first jump.

Middle East
Saudi Aramco helicopter crash kills 14 in Ras Tanura, investigation under way

Saudi Aramco helicopter crash kills 14 in Ras Tanura, investigation under way

A Saudi Aramco helicopter crashed in Ras Tanura on Sunday, killing all 14 Saudi nationals on board. An investigation is under way into the cause.

North America
Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after new exchange of attacks

Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after new exchange of attacks

Trump warned Iran would "no longer exist" if the U.S. resumes war, as fresh strikes and Strait of Hormuz tensions strain a Pakistan-brokered ceasefire