Residents flee flooded homes in China's Chongqing
Floods triggered by heavy rain inundated parts of the southwestern Chinese municipality of Chongqing on Thursday (July 11), state broadcaster CCTV reported. Aerial video showed residential buildings and trees in Chang village submerged in flood waters.
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NATO allies back Ukraine, slam China to counter Russia
The United States will start deploying longer range missiles in Germany in 2026, the two countries announced at the NATO summit in Washington, as the alliance issued a declaration on Wednesday (July 10) that involved moves to bolster Ukraine and counter Russia, while labeling China as an "enabler" of Moscow's war efforts. Diane To reports.
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'Still talking to the Dutch PM?' Biden jokes with Starmer about Euros
U.S. President Joe Biden and Britain's newly elected prime minister, Keir Starmer shared a joke about England beating the Netherlands to reach the Euro 2024 final on Wednesday (July 10).
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Man charged with murder for Sydney house fire
A 28-year-old man has been charged with murder following a house fire in Sydney's west that killed three children, including a five-month-old girl, Australian police said on Thursday (July 11), in what it described as “one of the worst cases of filicide”. Ryan Chang has more.
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Flash floods sweep New Mexico streets
Videos show rushing waters on the streets of the south-central New Mexico village of Ruidoso on Wednesday (July 10), after monsoon thunderstorms a day earlier dumped several inches of rain in just a few hours.
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Biden welcomes NATO 'neighbors' to White House
U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill welcomed NATO leaders and partners to a dinner at the White House on Wednesday (July 10) , on the sidelines of the military alliance's annual summit.
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NASA astronauts 'confident' Boeing Starliner will bring them home
The first two astronauts to fly Boeing's Starliner capsule said they were confident in the spacecraft's ability to return them home whenever the company and NASA fix an array of thruster issues that have kept them in space far longer than expected. They spoke from the International Space Station on Wednesday (July 10). Olivia Zollino reports.
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Unhoused people in Chile's capital struggle with cold
Unhoused Chileans and people working outdoors in Santiago suffered with the low temperatures on Wednesday (July 10) caused by a polar wave in the South American nation.
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England, Netherlands captains recount semi-final
England players were enjoying a victory lap on Wednesday (July 10) after pipping the Netherlands to the post in the last minutes of the semi-finals. But it was heartbreak for the Dutch, who have now lost four semi-finals since winning the title in 1988 and were hoping to make the final despite finishing third in their group.
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Biden: NATO will defend every inch of member territory
U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders of other NATO member states are set to announce new aid and stress a membership pledge for Ukraine at a summit in Washington after Biden promised to defend Kyiv against the Russian invasion.
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UK PM Starmer says ties with US 'stronger than ever'
Britain's recently elected prime minister, Keir Starmer, said the special relationship between Britain and the United States is stronger than ever as he met President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday (July 10).
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Well-preserved Stegosaurus fossil heading to auction
A towering Stegosaurus dinosaur fossil, standing 11-feet tall and spanning 20 feet in length is heading to auction at Sotheby's in New York on July 17. Cassandra Hatton, the auction house's global head of science and popular culture, said the dinosaur, named Apex, "is the largest, most complete Stegosaurus ever found."
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Britain's Gen Z lawmakers are sworn into parliament
The UK Parliament welcomed an influx of Generation Z lawmakers this week, a cohort comprising individuals born between approximately 1995 and 2012. Nine of ten of the new MPs represent the Labour Party.
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England fans ecstatic after Euros semi-final win
Substitute Ollie Watkins scored in the 91st minute to send England through to their second successive European Championship final on Wednesday (July 10) as they finally turned on the style to beat Netherlands 2-1 on a memorable night in Dortmund.
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Samsung bets on foldable phones, health monitoring
Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest foldable smartphones Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 on Wednesday (July 10), making its priciest flagship model lighter and slimmer and bolstering AI functions as it challenges Apple's dominance in the premium market. Olivia Zollino has more.
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Analysis shines new light on weight loss drug use
Only one in four U.S. patients prescribed Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy or Ozempic for weight loss were still taking the popular medications two years later, according to an analysis of U.S. pharmacy claims provided to Reuters that also showed a steady decline in use over time. Jillian Kitchener reports.
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Mexico navy warns 'dual use' chemicals may fuel meth trade
Mexican navy officials running the country's biggest port are increasingly concerned about the rising flows of unregulated "dual use" chemicals used to produce synthetic drugs such as methamphetamine and fentanyl, Navy officials told Reuters. Zachary Goelman produced this report.
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Remnants of Beryl spawn tornado in Indiana
A tornado, spawned by the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl, touched down on Tuesday (July 9) in Mount Vernon, Indiana, causing damage and power outages.
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Legislative vote was a 'deferred victory' - Le Pen
Newly elected lawmakers from the far-right National Rally (RN) party visited the National Assembly on Wednesday (July 10) for the first time since France's run-off election, with leader Marine Le Pen calling the result a "deferred victory."
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Video shows rescue of dozens of migrants at sea
About 87 migrants were rescued by Doctors without borders (MSF) on Wednesday (July 10). Video released by MSF showed dozens of migrants jumping into the sea from an overcrowded migrant boat.
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Kyiv doctor saved infant mid-surgery in Russian attack
Ihor Kolodka was in the middle of surgery on a five-month-old infant at Okhmatdyt children's hospital in central Kyiv on Monday (July 10) when an explosion sent medics flying across the room. With shards of glass in his face, he and his team saved the baby first before helping others at the hospital. Sean Hogan has more.
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'All allies agree' Ukraine will join NATO -Stoltenberg
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday (July 10) that members of the defense alliance agreed Ukraine would join, but that it was "too early to say exactly when that will happen."
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Drone video shows scale of deadly Indonesia landslide
Drone video filmed on Monday (July 8) showed the scale of devastation from a landslide at an illegal gold mine on Indonesia's island of Sulawesi which killed at least 23 people, the search and rescue agency said.
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Zelenskiy says 'wants to kill Putin' when children die
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday (July 9) that children dying in Russian attacks on his country made him want to kill Putin.
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'There is no more life' - Gazan on Khan Younis strike
Eye witnesses described on Wednesday (July 10) a deadly Israeli airstrike which hit the tents of displaced families in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, killing at least 29 people, according to Palestinian medical officials.
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