Europe may have to brace for even broken records this week as the historic heat wave that has roasted the continent over the several days keeps going.

Iraqi security forces arrested politicians, lawmakers and senior government officials early on Sunday in what security and legal sources described as the start ​of a broader anti-corruption campaign ordered by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi.

Lionel Messi has become the first player to score in seven consecutive World Cup games while extending his all-time scoring record with his 19th goal in Argentina’s group stage finale against Jordan.

Drones and artillery killed civilians on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine border on Saturday, local officials said.

Federal prosecutors are investigating Manuel Adorni for illicit enrichment stemming from alleged excesses of the sort that Milei regularly criticized Argentina’s left-leaning populist opposition.

Two major storms are pounding Japan, causing landslides and floods. The storms, Mekkhala and Higos, have left one person dead and several injured. A man in his 70s died, and three others were

The local authorities acknowledged the plane crash that hit Beijing's tallest building Friday, saying the pilot died and 13 people were injured.

A crown was blown off an ancient column in a UNESCO-listed site in Lebanon's port city of Tyre. A pilgrimage site for Muslims and Christians alike ​was destroyed in another southern town. Israeli strikes pummelled the Mamluk-era market in the city of Nabatieh and troops razed centuries-old Lebanese border towns.