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A firefighting helicopter drops water on a wildfire near Marmaris, a town in Mugla province, Turkey, June 22, 2022.

Turkey Re-evaluating Death Penalty After Erdogan's Wildfires Comment - Minister

Turkey will reconsider a 2004 decision to abolish capital punishment, the justice minister said on Saturday, after President Tayyip Erdogan raised the death penalty in connection with the cause of this week's wildfires.

A column of smoke rises from burning fuel tanks that locals said were hit by five rockets at the Vasylkiv Air Base, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, March 12, 2022.

Russian Strikes Hit Kyiv As G7 Meets

Russian strikes hit Kyiv as G7 meets

Deputy National Security Advisor for international economics Daleep Singh gives an update on sanctions during a daily press briefing on the U.S. response after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, at the White House in Washington,

U.S.'s Russia Sanctions Architect Singh Departs As Ukraine War Drags On

U.S. President Joe Biden will have a new "sherpa" on his trip to Germany next week - a former BlackRock strategist named Mike Pyle, who replaces Washington's former point person on sanctions, Daleep Singh.

Abortion rights protesters hold signs as they demonstrate after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Womenâs Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 24, 2022.

In Post-Roe U.S., Abortion Providers Seek Licenses Across State Lines

Jennifer Kerns, a California physician, will soon also practice 1,800 miles away at an abortion clinic in Kansas, where women from nearby states in the Midwest with bans on the procedure are expected to seek care.

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (R) greets Joseph Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (L), in Tehran

Iran Nuclear Talks To Resume In Days: EU's Borrell

Iran nuclear talks to resume in days: EU's Borrell

On current trends, pollution and overfishing could see as much plastic in the oceans as fish by mid-century

Oceans Saved Us, Now We Can Return The Favour

Oceans saved us, now we can return the favour

EU Top Diplomat Visits Iran In Bid To Revive Nuclear Talks

EU top diplomat visits Iran in bid to revive nuclear talks

Sara Ellis, 37, wearing a Handmaid's Tale costume, attends a protest in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 24, 2022.

Protesters Stand Against Abortion Ban In Texas, First To Enact Laws

More than 200 people gathered in front of a federal courthouse in Houston, Texas on Friday, to voice their anger after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v.

A villager searches for valuables in the ruins of his home at Wuchkai, just 10 kilometres (6 miles) from the epicentre of the deadly Afghan quake

Quake-hit Afghan Village Struggles Back To Life As Aid Trickles In

Quake-hit Afghan village struggles back to life as aid trickles in

Airports and airlines are buckling under the pressure of demand pent up during the pandemic

Summer Travel Misery Ahead As Industry Workers In Revolt

Summer travel misery ahead as industry workers in revolt

Bombardments killed around a third of the animals at the farm south of Ukraine's second city Kharkiv

Ukraine Farm Animals Burned Alive In Russian Bombing

Ukraine farm animals burned alive in Russian bombing

KyivPride stickers are kept on a table in preperation to be handed out during the KyivParade and Warsaw Equality Parade 2022 that will take place on June 25, in Warsaw, Poland June 24, 2022. Picture taken June 24, 2022.

Thousands Unite In Polish, Ukrainian LGBT+ Parades In Warsaw

Thousands of Poles and Ukrainians are walking for peace and demanding an end to discrimination against the LGBT+ community on Saturday, in a joint Pride march in Warsaw that organisers say aims to defend freedom and equality as war casts a shadow over eastern Europe.

Polish, Ukrainian LGBT+ Parades Unite In Warsaw

Poles and Ukrainians will walk for peace and demand an end to discrimination against the LGBT+ community on Saturday, in a joint Pride march in Warsaw that organisers say aims to defend freedom and equality as war casts a shadow over eastern Europe.

Ukrainian service members rest among trees, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, outside the city of Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine June 19, 2022. Picture taken June 19, 2022.

Sievierodonetsk Falls To Russia After One Of War's Bloodiest Fights

Russian forces fully occupied the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Saturday, both sides said, confirming Kyiv's biggest battlefield setback for more than a month following weeks of some of the war's bloodiest fighting.

Ukraine Confirms Fall Of Sievierodonetsk After Weeks-long Fight

Russian forces have fully occupied Sievierodonetsk, the mayor of the eastern Ukrainian city said on Saturday, confirming Ukraine's biggest battlefield setback for more than a month, after weeks of some of the bloodiest fighting of the war.

Ukraine Troops 'Almost Left' Sievierodonetsk As Russian Missiles Pound North, West

Ukrainian troops have "almost left" Sievierodonetsk after weeks of intense fighting against Russian forces, the mayor of the eastern city said on Saturday, signalling the biggest reversal for Ukraine since losing the port of Mariupol in May.

Russian Missiles Strike Across Ukraine, Says Kyiv

Russian missiles rained down across Ukraine on Saturday, hitting military facilities in the west and the north as well as a southern city as the biggest land conflict in Europe since World War Two entered its fifth month.

Russian Shelling Hits Chemical Plant Where Civilians Trapped, Says Ukraine

Russia launched artillery and air strikes on the twin cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk on Saturday, hitting a chemical plant where hundreds of civilians were trapped, a Ukrainian official said.

Ukraine Forces Ordered To Withdraw From Key Battleground City

Ukrainian forces have been ordered to withdraw from the key battleground city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of fierce street fighting, in order to limit more casualties and regroup, but the move will be seen by Russia as a significant victory.

Police secure the area following a shooting in central Oslo that killed two people

'Islamist Terror' Suspect Arrested In Deadly Oslo Attack

'Islamist terror' suspect arrested in deadly Oslo attack

Parts of southern China have been hit by the heaviest rain in decades

What Is Causing Record Floods And Heatwaves In China?

What is causing record floods and heatwaves in China?

Security forces stand at the site where several people were injured during a shooting outside the London pub in central Oslo, Norway June 25, 2022. Javad Parsa/NTB/via REUTERS

Horror On Oslo Pride Day As Gunman Goes On Deadly Rampage At Gay Bar

Terrified revellers at a gay bar in Oslo hid in a basement and desperately called loved ones as a gunman went on the rampage, killing two people and injuring 21 on the day the city was due to celebrate its annual Pride parade.

Death And Despair As Gunman Opens Fire At Oslo Gay Bar On Pride Parade Day

Terrified revellers at a gay bar in Oslo hid in a basement and desperately called loved ones as a gunman went on the rampage, killing two people and injuring more than 20 on the day the city was due to celebrate its annual Pride parade.

Gunman Opens Fire At Oslo Gay Bar, Killing Two On Pride Parade Day

A gunman went on a terrifying rampage in a gay bar and the surrounding streets in Oslo on Saturday, killing two people and injuring more than 20 on the day the city's LGBTQ community was due to celebrate its annual Pride parade.

Two Dead, 14 Wounded In Norway Nightclub Shooting, Police Say

Two people were killed and 14 wounded on Saturday in a shooting at a nightclub and in nearby streets in Norway's capital Oslo, police said.

Asylum seekers rescued from Libyan prisons and sent to Rwanda for processing, play at the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM) Gashora transit centre, in Bugesera, eastern Rwanda June 10, 2022. Picture taken June 10, 2022.

Hostel In Rwanda For UK Asylum Seekers Prepares To Take Children

The hostel in Rwanda where Britain plans to send migrants under its controversial asylum-seeker deportation policy is preparing to house children, its manager said, with the prospect of youngsters being sent there with their parents.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on "the State of the International Financial System,â on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 6, 2022.

Yellen To Visit South Korea, Discuss Sanctions On North -sources

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will visit South Korea next month for talks on rising inflation, sanctions against Russia, and possible further sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear program, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.

A demonstrator is detained by police officers during an anti-government protest amid a stalemate between the government of President Guillermo Lasso and largely indigenous demonstrators who demand an end to emergency measures, in Quito, Ecuador June 24, 2

Ecuador Opposition Lawmakers Push To Remove President After Protests

A group of opposition lawmakers in Ecuador are pushing for the removal of conservative President Guillermo Lasso after nearly two weeks of mass protests led by indigenous groups demanding lower fuel and food prices, though other legislators say they will not back his ouster.