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After Venezuela President Delcy Rodríguez angrily defended the competence of her government’s relief effort, her main rival, María Corina Machado, issued her own appeal

Residents of a heavily damaged Kyiv apartment building returned on Friday, July 3, to recover what remained of their belongings as emergency crews continued clearing rubble from the site, a day after a Russian missile and drone attack killed at least 30 people in the Ukrainian capital. Among them was 27-year-old Tetiana Pryvalova, who carried bags of belongings, a vacuum cleaner and a pram from the building.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are widely expected to cap their three-year love story with a New York wedding celebration on Friday (July 3), ending months of speculation about the union between the pop megastar and one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history.

The words in the Declaration of Independence ring out in the current moment

Knockout match starts at 1 a.m. in England on a school night, and students’ parents face fines for unauthorized absences

Society of St. Pius X insists they were merely saving souls and were victim of an unjust sanction by the Holy See

Even a ball drop in Times Square akin to New Year’s Eve can’t distract from the safety risks due to soaring temperatures

Aims to cut down prolonged work stoppages that warrant the government’s intervention, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says

Many families have been left scrambling to find missing loved ones, including cats and dogs lost in the rubble

Alliance’s members also set to pledge $80-billion in military assistance to Ukraine for 2026

Canada's threat assessment agency says Iran's intelligence service may be behind acts of violence.

The International Criminal Police Organization named Anastasiia Berezovska, who remains at large, in a Red Notice posted on its website seeking her arrest.

Jeff Landry, the special envoy to Greenland and the sitting governor of Louisiana, said Trump told him the U.S. needs to 'get Greenland' during a phone call last weekend.

The CDC said that 102 passengers and 23 crew members reported becoming ill during the voyage on the Ruby Princess, travelling from San Francisco to Canada and Alaska.

In June, the bellowing and blubbery 5-year-old mammal hauled himself onto land for his twice-yearly tour of beachside towns in southern Tasmania state.

Deaths surged by nearly a third in France during the hottest week of a record heat wave last month, the country’s public health authority said Friday.

The country's theocracy plans to see millions flood the streets of the capital beginning Saturday in scenes reminiscent to the burial of the late Supreme Leader.

Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Vancouver, in the first visit of the country's head of state to Canada in more than a decade.

Arnaldo Dos Santos had been visiting Venezuela on business when the back-to-back earthquakes struck on June 24. He is now stuck in the country.

FIFA says abusive social media posts are 13 times higher during the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup compared to the 2022 tournament.

A parade in Philadelphia, one of the largest in its history, was canceled on Friday, and the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington closed for several hours.

Near 100-degree temperatures were expected to continue as medical workers prepared for more heat-related illnesses during celebrations of the nation’s 250th anniversary.

In her quest to mark the nation’s 250th with a unifying dessert, Grace Pak had to navigate the pitfalls of a polarized Washington.

Sunlight and abuse have taken a toll on the document, encased in bulletproof glass. But the Trump administration “hasn’t put much emphasis on it,” a former archivist notes.

Francesca Hong, a state legislator running for governor of Wisconsin, wants to prove that a democratic socialist can win in a battleground. Some say she would hand the race to Republicans.

Assemblyman Robert Smullen, who lost a Republican primary, will not run on the Conservative Party line in his bid to replace Representative Elise Stefanik.

Foreign dignitaries paid their respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday as days of ceremonies got underway.

Julian Shapiro-Barnum, best known for a social media series called “Recess Therapy,” has started an online-only late-night show.

Nearly 5,000 Guard troops are in the capital, double the number initially deployed. Many have passed the time washing off graffiti and picking up trash.

How are his legions of fans savoring what could be the last World Cup of their idol? I dove into a sea of screaming Messis to find out.

James Patten is the third person who will be sentenced in the stock manipulation scheme related to Hometown International, a company that owned just one deli.

The heat wave threatens to overwhelm U.S. grids and may force some to change their plans on one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.

The SpaceX stock purchases come as Elon Musk’s company deepens its role in federal contracting and remains closely tied to President Donald Trump’s Washington.

CNBC's Arjun Kharpal sits down Amazon's Panay on the latest episode of The Tech Download podcast.

Europe's top bankers and financial regulators are grappling with how to better regulate AI risks.

Companies with federal interests — including Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Oracle — are sponsoring a Trump-aligned effort celebrating America’s 250th birthday.

The European Central Bank's Christine Lagarde has declined to rule out an early end to her term as president, as she mulls a foray into French politics.

The metal was boosted as investors scaled back their bets on a looming rate hike.

Kuaishou shares rose as much as 6.89% at Friday's Hong Kong market open before paring gains to trade around 0.75% higher.

Oman is using strategic ambiguity as talks over possible Strait of Hormuz fees raise legal, diplomatic and oil market concerns.

For the surviving Iranian regime, the funeral offers an opportunity to project power after withstanding months of war with Israel and the United States.

After four years of war, life in Lukianivka, the most frequently hit part of the Ukrainian capital, is a mix of adaptability and endurance, defiance and denial, resignation and resilience.

The sect, the Society of St. Pius X, defied a direct plea from Pope Leo XIV and sought to consecrate four bishops without the Vatican's approval.

Dozens were injured overnight in Kyiv during an attack that caused fires and explosions throughout the city.

To reach a more durable peace agreement with Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz, Trump needs Israel to uphold the terms of a deal with Lebanon that Hezbollah says it will block by "any means necessary."

The disaster has overwhelmed local services, with bodies put outside or in tents for identification.

In an untypically candid interview, the outgoing PM tells the BBC it was "really tough" to accept his political career was over.

England's World Cup last-16 tie with Mexico is set to be moved to 19:00 BST on Sunday.

England's World Cup last-16 tie with Mexico is set to be moved to 19:00 BST on Sunday.

Serena Williams' planned appearance alongside older sister Venus in the Wimbledon doubles is added to Saturday's order of play.

The two men will face 12 and eight years in prison for the knife attack in Wimbledon, London in 2024.

Qualifiers Roman Safiullin and Shintaro Mochizuki set their sights on toppling title challengers Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner after causing huge upsets at Wimbledon.

The woman claims Michael Ward raped her in a car shortly after they met at a nightclub in east London.

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton pips Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli to a stunning pole position for the sprint race at the British Grand Prix.

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton pips Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli to a stunning pole position for the sprint race at the British Grand Prix.

A wife made a chilling remark to police after murdering her husband of 27 years with a vegetable knife in their Greater Manchester home.

Iran has warned the US and Israel that any attacks during the former supreme leader’s funeral would be met with a ‘harsh retaliation’

‘I think there is a growing consensus that our agenda is the agenda of the American people,’ the 84-year-old senator said

Three people were shot and two of them died after a fight between two groups of young people at a shopping mall in the city of Dearborn, Michigan

The victim was swimming at the edge of the designated green-flag zone at Jones Beach

The first lady has largely avoided the public eye during the president’s second term

President Donald Trump set to headline America’s 250th anniversary bash in nation’s capital as US celebrates milestone Fourth of July

A federal court has given President Donald Trump's administration permission to reinstall its interpretive panels at the site of President George Washington's home in Philadelphia

The White House has shot down past reports it was about to pardon the disgraced music mogul

Operational issues with the locomotive left fans waiting in the sun longer than anticipated