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South Korea's supreme court on Thursday (July 18) upheld a ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for spousal benefits from state health insurance in a landmark move. Fiona Jones reports.

The victims include three children and their mother, who died early on Thursday (July 18) in what authorities suspect was an arson attack that devastated a crowded apartment in a building in Nice, the largest city on the French Riviera. Hugues Moutouh, the local representative of the interior ministry spoke to TV station BFM.

A Reuters team climbed with guides around the Andes to gather testimony through the eyes of mountaineers about how the world’s longest and most diverse mountain range is undergoing unprecedented changes linked to a warmer global climate. Emma Jehle reports.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer greeted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at Blenheim Palace on Thursday (July 18), as Zelenskiy arrived for talks at the European Political Community (EPC) summit .

TSMC posted a 36% jump in second-quarter net profit on Thursday, but still saw its shares sink after Donald Trump said Taiwan "did take about 100% of our chip business" and should pay the U.S. for its defense. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

A candlelight vigil was held in Sarver, Pennsylvania on Wednesday (July 17) to honor the life of Corey Comperatore, the volunteer fire department chief who was killed in the assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a campaign rally. Local real estate broker Heidi Powell and Dan Ritter, a friend of Comperatore, spoke of his passions in life.

Taiwan is committed to boosting its defenses and working with the United States, the foreign ministry said on Thursday (July 18), days after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was quoted as saying Taiwan should pay to be defended.

Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate, U.S. Senator J.D. Vance, presented himself to the nation on Wednesday night(July 17) as the son of a neglected industrial Ohio town who will fight for the working class if elected in November.

Kai Trump, the teenage granddaughter of former U.S. president Donald Trump, debuted at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday (July 17) to applause and cheers, as she shared a side of her grandfather “that people don't often see”.

Authorities in Paris said they arrested a suspect on Wednesday (July 17), after he allegedly drove his car into the terrace of a cafe in the eastern 20th arrondissement, killing at least one person and injuring six.

U.S. President Joe Biden, under pressure from fellow Democrats to drop his re-election campaign, tested positive for COVID-19 while visiting Las Vegas on Wednesday (July 17) and is self-isolating after experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said. Ryan Chang has more.

At least 16 people were killed in a fire at a department store in China's southwestern Sichuan province on Wednesday evening, state media said on Thursday (July 17).

Fossil bones found in Argentina, of a large armadillo relative with cut marks suggestive of butchering indicate humans were present in southern South America some 21,000 years ago, according to researchers, earlier than previously thought. Arrthy Thayaparan reports.

Drone video from Tuesday (July 16) shows thousands of dead fish on the surface of a river in Sao Pedro, Brazil.

Specialized personnel and a helicopter were used to recover an aircraft that had made an emergency landing on a snowy mountain in Argentina on June 29.

The head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said she was fired by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday after she refused demands from senior editors at the paper to sever ties with the organization and to not advocate for media freedoms. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.

Jay Slater's family placed flowers on Wednesday (July 17) near the site where the body of the 19-year-old British teenager was found in Spain.

Britain's new prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, promised national renewal, following King Charles' speech which marked the 2024 State Opening of Parliament.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was repeatedly heckled and interrupted by opposition lawmakers in the Knesset who criticized his management of the war in Gaza and demanded he do more to negotiate the release of captives held by Hamas. Zachary Goelman produced this report.

An eyewitness recalled the horror of the MH17 crash as people on Wednesday (July 17) laid flowers and brought toys to a memorial in a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 came down near Hrabove in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region of Ukraine.

Israel struck central Gaza's Nuseirat on Wednesday (July 17), destroying a mosque and the residential square surrounding it and injuring dozens, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.

Fourteen high school students in Tokyo were hospitalized on Tuesday (July 16) after eating spicy chips, according to local media reports.

Thousands of job reform protesters in Bangladesh clashed with police on Wednesday (July 17), a day after violent clashes left six people dead and scores injured. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse students like Yasmin Juthi protesting against the public sector job quotas, which include a 30% reservation for family members of fighters from the 1971 War of Independence from Pakistan.

Britain's King Charles set out Prime Minister Keir Starmer's legislative agenda on Wednesday (July 17), promising a government of service focused on reviving the economy and tackling issues from an acute housing shortage to a cost of living crisis.

The Balkans, along with much of Europe, continued to swelter in a prolonged heatwave on Wednesday, triggering forest fires and drying up a Serbian lake for the first time, as a meteorologist warned such heatwaves could become more regular. Fiona Jones reports.