President Donald Trump, on the eve of his address to the nation, said if Iran does not "settle" with the U.S., then the military will "just finish it off."

In reversal, Trump says ICE won't halt traffic stops after fatal shootings U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said federal immigration agents will ‌not suspend vehicle stops, one day after officials announced a temporary pause after agents fatally shot two men in Texas and Maineduring traffic stops.

Tensions between the United States and Iran are escalating after four days of strikes. Circle K manager forced to purchase lottery tickets left behind finds a $12M jackpot — then the corporate policy suddenly changed: Court filing Woman is the only passenger on United flight,

In the weeks after Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden in 2020, the people that Trump appointed to run the Department of Justice, cybersecurity agencies and intelligence departments al

After pro-democracy protests roiled the city in 2019, Beijing cracked down on freedom of speech, and restrictions have continued to tighten.

Police in Hong Kong arrested five bookstore workers on suspicion of breaches of the territory's national security laws during raids on two shops.

Local media are reporting that authorities in Hong Kong have raided two bookstores and arrested five people for allegedly selling seditious publications

Hong Kong ’s top security official said Thursday that booksellers should ensure the titles they sell do not harm national security, a day after five people li

Mykhailo Fedorov's dismissal, part of a rebooting of the government announced Sunday, prompted protests in Kyiv.

Mykhailo Fedorov criticized the country’s top general and blamed the military leadership for blocking his attempts to overhaul the armed forces.

Rare protests erupted in Ukraine over the dismissal of defence minister ​Mykhailo Fedorov as a dispute between the reformer and Kyiv's top general spilled into the open during the president's second overhaul of his wartime cabinet in ‌a year.

Mykhailo Fedorov had led technological innovations at the ministry.

Argentina star Lionel Messi didn't hold back his thoughts about his teammates after their epic comeback against England.

Lionel Messi faces England in the World Cup semifinals with the chance to move clear of Kylian Mbappé in the race for the golden boot

Lionel Messi had two assists, deftly helping Argentina's attack pick apart England's defense during a 2-1 World Cup semifinal win in Atlanta on Wednesday.

Argentina pulled off yet another improbable comeback at the 2026 World Cup, led again by Lionel Messi, as they scored twice in the final minutes to beat England 2-1 in an epic World Cup semifinal in Atlanta.

Ukrainian naval drones hit two large Russia-linked oil tankers in the Black Sea as Moscow and Kyiv expand the scope of their mutual maritime strikes.

Video released by Ukraine’s Aerial Systems Forces shows strikes on Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov.July 16, 2026 © 2026 NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Ukraine's military has intensified its attacks near Russian-annexed Crimea, following up strikes on Russia's land corridor to the peninsula by targeting maritime supply routes as well, as it tries to heap pressure on the Kremlin to end the war.

A Ukrainian drone unit commander has warned of a new phase in Kyiv’s maritime campaign against Russia after strikes over the last two weeks reduced shipping traffic in the Sea of Azov to a trickle. Robert Brovdi,

The U.K.’s media watchdog is investigating TikTok over how the company conducts age checks on its users to prevent children from seeing harmful content such as pornography.

It follows a review by the regulator in May that criticised the platform for not being "safe enough" for children.

Britain's media ​regulator ‌on Thursday ​launched ​a probe into ⁠TikTok ​to ​understand whether its ​UK ​unit failed or ‌is ⁠failing to protect ​children ​from ⁠harmful ​content.

The UK’s online safety watchdog, Ofcom, has launched an investigation into TikTok over children’s risk of exposure to harmful content. The inquiry focuses on TikTok’s "age inference" system, which estimates a user's age by analysing activity.