Ukraine and the U.S. said on Wednesday they were ready to sign a minerals deal imminently after months of sometimes fraught negotiations, but an eleventh-hour snag injected uncertainty into the timing.

Iran executed a man on Wednesday that it said worked for Israel's foreign intelligence agency and played a role in the 2022 killing of a Revolutionary Guard colonel in Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported.

A former TV production assistant told a jury on Wednesday that Harvey Weinstein held her down and sexually assaulted her in 2006. She is the first of the former studio boss's accusers to testify at his rape retrial.

A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship.

China has created a listof U.S.-made products that would be exempted from its 125 per cent tariffs and is quietly notifying companies about the policy, twopeople familiar with the matter said.

About 600 North Korean troops have been killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine out of a total deployment of 15,000, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday, citing the country's intelligence agency.

A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope to search for his cellphone and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities said Monday.

Ireland's Kneecap apologized after footage emerged of one of the trio appearing to say 'Kill your local MP' during a performance in 2023. The group has caused a firestorm this month, beginning with a Coachella set that included provocative statements about the war in Gaza.

Electricity was restored to almost all of Spain and Portugal on Tuesday morning following a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian Peninsula, but the cause of the blackouts remained a mystery.

Amazon's first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit on Monday might, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX's thousands of Starlinks.

Angelo Becciu, the Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new pope that will be held in the Sistine Chapel next week following the death of Pope Francis.

Adam Johnson played for the Nottingham Panthers and died shortly after his neck had been sliced in a collision with Sheffield Steelers defenceman Matt Petgrave during a game on Oct. 28, 2023.

Ancient texts and modern movies alike depict the Roman Empire as a society that pitted men against animals for bloodsport. But remains unearthed in England are the first physical evidence of human-animal combat in ancient Rome.

The main cause of Gene Hackman's death was heart disease, but the 95-year-old actor was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, according to a new autopsy report.

Iran finally extinguished a fire Monday at a southern port that was rocked by an explosion over the weekend as the death toll rose to at least 70 people killed, authorities said. Local news reports raised more questions about the cause of Saturday;s blast at the Shahid Rajaei port near Bandar Abbas.

Israel's army is flattening the remaining ruins of the city of Rafah on the southern edge of theGazaStrip, residents say, in what they fear is a part of a plan to herd the population into confinement in a giant camp on the barren ground.

First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into theRock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes pop star Cyndi Lauper, hip-hop pioneers Outkast, rock duo The White Stripes and grunge masters Soundgarden.

A trial has started in Paris over the 2016 heist in which armed robbers tied up Kim Kardashian in her bedroom and stole millions of dollars' worth of jewelry during Fashion Week.

60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley paid tribute Sunday to Bill Owens, the show's executive producer who resigned last week, saying on the air that "none of us is happy" about the extra supervision that corporate leaders are imposing.

UNand Palestinian representatives at the International Court of Justice accused Israel of breaking international law by refusing to let aid intoGaza, on the first day of hearings about Israel's obligations to facilitate aid deliveries.

A major power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, including their capitals, knocking out subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATM machines.

The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the full cessation of hostilities in the Ukraine war on "humanitarian grounds" as Russia celebrates the Victory Day over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.

Yemen's Houthi rebels said on Monday that a U.S. airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants, killing at least 68 people and wounding 47 others.

North Korea confirmed for the first time on Monday that it has sent troops to fight for Russia in the war with Ukraine under the order of leader Kim Jong-un and made an important contribution to the liberation of Russian territory occupied by Ukraine.