A view along the Kennet and Avon Canal near Newbury Lock, Newbury, Berkshire, England. Andy Soloman/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andy Soloman/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images MARLBOROUGH, England — After years of illegal polluting by Britain's water industry, an independent report planned for release in the coming days could

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America President Trump's change of tone on Russia and its ongoing war against

Enlarge this image Bushra Ajaj and Hasan Ajam hold the Syrian flag in Gaziantep, Turkey. Rebecca Rosman/NPR hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Rosman/NPR Bushra Ajaj and Hasan Ajam hold the Syrian flag in Gaziantep, Turkey. Rebecca Rosman/NPR Millions of Syrians fled their country during the civil war that lasted more than a decade. Now the

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa at the annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2025. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption toggle caption Eraldo Peres/AP JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended his police minister after explosive allegations of links to organized crime were made against him. Ramaphosa made the announcement in a

President Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP MOSCOW — President Trump on Monday threatened to punish Russia with heavy tariffs on countries that trade with Moscow if the Kremlin fails to reach a

The European Union flag stands inside the atrium at the European Council building in Brussels, June 17, 2024. Omar Havana/AP hide caption toggle caption Omar Havana/AP BRUSSELS — European trade ministers are meeting in Brussels on Monday, following U.S. President Donald Trump's surprise announcement of 30% tariffs on the European Union. Economy Confused about where

Books are kept in hermetically sealed plastic sacks for disinfection, at the Pannonhalma Archabbey's library in Pannonhalma, Hungary on July 3. Bela Szandelszky/AP hide caption toggle caption Bela Szandelszky/AP PANNONHALMA, Hungary — Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to save

South Korean soldiers fire from a K1 tank during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, Australia's largest-ever war fighting drills at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, near Rockhampton, Australia, on Monday. Rick Rycroft/AP hide caption toggle caption Rick Rycroft/AP MELBOURNE, Australia — The largest-ever war fighting drills in Australia, Exercise Talisman Sabre, is underway and expected to attract