The diplomatic outreach was part of an effort to push talks to end the war in Ukraine, though it was not welcome by all European leaders.

A limited cease-fire started Tuesday in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in Ukraine, where people have been trapped without supplies for years.

The US military has ⁠spent ⁠over $47 billion so far to ⁠prosecute the war in Iran, more than 25% higher than the Defense Department's ​estimate in July, according to Pentagon data obtained by Reuters.

Officials say Cyclone Arnab crossed India’s Andhra Pradesh coast in the early hours of Wednesday, a day after tens of thousands of people were forced to evacuate from vulnerable coastal areas in the eastern state.

Soccer star Kylian Mbappé apologized for comments in which he apparently referred to Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China, as a dictator, after facing backlash and losing brand deals with at least three different Chinese companies.

King Charles III has arrived in the Bahamas as part of a nine-day trip to the Caribbean, where he faces calls for an apology and slavery reparations. It’s his first official visit to the Bahamas

Extreme heat is also taking a toll on the global economy, the report found.

The deployment comes after a foreign national was beaten to death by a mob during an anti-immigrant protest last week.