The United States carried out a "heavy wave" of airstrikes on Iran on Wednesday, and Iran retaliated by hitting a building in Kuwait and firing missiles that Jordan shot down, as the Revolutionary Guard vowed to "punish the aggressor" and warned that countries aiding the U.S. would face a harsh response.
President Trump said the newly formed "Board of Peace" had reached a detailed road map for Hamas to begin disarming and for Israel to withdraw from Gaza, though Israel has yet to acknowledge the plans publicly and a Hamas official said no disarmament would happen before an Israeli withdrawal.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on Japan's southern island of Kyushu on Tuesday, and rescuers spent the week searching a collapsed AEON Mall in Kashima that was damaged by an explosion following the quake.
At least 50 migrants died trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after thousands of people breached the frontier with Morocco and poured in, in a crisis that boiled over on Thursday and overnight.
The Federal Reserve voted 9-3 to hold its benchmark rate steady at 3.5%-3.75%, with three regional presidents dissenting in favor of a hike as inflation has stayed above target, amid elevated uncertainty tied in part to the conflict in the Middle East.
Ukraine kept up its long-range drone campaign against Russian oil-export and refining infrastructure, with strikes reportedly forcing Kazakhstan to more than halve its daily oil output after closing its main Black Sea export terminal, while Putin signed a decree raising the authorized strength of Russia's armed forces to about 2.43 million personnel.
An AP News investigation published firsthand accounts from six former child soldiers who say they were abducted and forced to fight for Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, alleging that Colombian mercenaries helped train some of them.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met U.S. officials and lawmakers in Washington as authorities investigated whether export-controlled Nvidia chips were used in Thailand to train Moonshot AI's models, underscoring rising scrutiny over China's access to advanced processors.
A severe summer heatwave gripped Europe, prompting the German city of Cologne to launch a "Cooling Cologne" initiative that disperses chilled groundwater through fine-mist sprays connected to fire hoses.
Global energy markets stayed on edge as the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi attacks on shipping pushed oil back toward $100 a barrel, keeping average U.S. gas prices well over $4 a gallon.