Vance Claims Progress in First Day of Iran Talks
Vice President JD Vance, the lead U.S. negotiator, said the two sides had agreed on technical issues and at least one substantive one, inter…
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At Least 14 People Killed in Fire in North India Educational Center
A blaze in a commercial building that housed a study center in a north Indian city killed at least a dozen people, most aged 16 to 18.
Suspect Is Among Three Killed in Montreal Shootout
A police officer and a civilian also died in a gun battle that prompted a citywide shelter-in-place alert.
Taliban Officials to Head to Brussels for Talks on Afghan Deportees
The delegation received visas from Belgium to attend talks with the European Union about the deportation of Afghans. Officials in Afghanista…
Keir Starmer Resigns as U.K. Prime Minister, Yielding to a Party Mutiny
His departure in the coming weeks clears a path for Andy Burnham, a popular Labour Party mayor, to become the country’s seventh prime mini…
Vance Says Iran Will Allow Nuclear Watchdog to Restart Inspections
Vice President JD Vance said Iran had agreed to invite experts from the U.N. agency to resume operations in the country. Tehran and the nucl…
Trump Wants to Wage War on Drug Groups. He Just Got an Ally in Colombia.
Abelardo De La Espriella, who has vowed to destroy traffickers with military power, appears set to be the country’s next president.
Jeffrey Donaldson, Longtime Northern Irish Political Leader, Is Convicted of Child Sex Abuse
Mr. Donaldson, 63, was found guilty after a weekslong jury trial in Northern Ireland.
U.K. Live Updates: Starmer Announces Resignation; Burnham Wins Key Endorsement
Prime Minister Keir Starmer stepped down as leader of the governing Labour Party. Andy Burnham, the party’s most popular politician, said …
Spanish Leader’s Former Ally Is Sentenced to Prison for 24 Years
José Luis Ábalos, once a minister in the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, was convicted of bribery. The decision compounds a c…
Mideast Live Updates: U.S. Eases Sanctions as Vance Says Iran Agrees to Resume Nuclear Inspections
If confirmed, the provisions would be in line with an Obama-era deal President Trump tore up in 2018. Vice President JD Vance hailed the lat…
Israel Holds to Lebanon Truce, With Troops Kept on Defense
Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group, appeared to maintain a tense cease-fire for a second day. Israel’s military…