Authorities say a 29-year-old man has been arrested over the Pacific Palisades fire, pointing to digital evidence that included an AI-generated image of a burning city.
The Supreme Court’s extradition approval and a separate payment scandal around ally José Luis Espert have sharpened pressure on President Javier Milei.
Residents of the Dutch Caribbean island say the government has failed to protect them from worsening heat, drought and sea-level rise as a landmark climate case reaches a Hague courtroom.
Investigators said they found no sign of a political motive after the newly elected German mayor was discovered with life-threatening injuries at her home.
A deadly shootout near the Abyei Box region has put fresh strain on South Sudan’s fragile security picture, even as officials say the clash was not politically motivated.
A dozen companies and eight managers were targeted over allegations that they helped a Sinaloa faction buy precursor chemicals for fentanyl production.
Judge Karin Immergut again stopped the troop deployment after saying the government had no evidence that Portland needed federalized National Guard forces.
Sébastien Lecornu has resigned as French prime minister after 27 days in office, creating one of the shortest-lived governments in modern French politics.
Louisiana authorities said one deputy was killed, another wounded and the suspect died after a shooting during an arrest attempt at the Iberville Parish Courthouse.
Myanmar civil society groups are preparing legal action against Telenor, alleging the telecom company handed customer data to the military after the 2021 coup and helped expose activists.
Syria’s first parliamentary election since Bashar al-Assad’s fall produced only seven female lawmakers, underscoring how limited the new legislature’s representation remains.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled a new cabinet and put Bruno Le Maire in charge of defense, but the government faces an immediate survival test in parliament.
A court in Mexico has formally indicted former footballer Omar Bravo on aggravated child sexual abuse allegations involving a teenage girl after his arrest in Zapopan, Jalisco.
Georgia’s municipal election day ended in clashes outside the presidential palace, with police using water cannon and tear gas after protesters tried to force their way inside.
Sanae Takaichi defeated Shinjiro Koizumi in a runoff to lead Japan’s governing party, moving her into position to become the country’s first female prime minister.