After a fire killed 30 people, the scrutiny has turned to whether the venue used flammable foam on its ceilings and had blocked exits.

In a show of collective strength, President Emmanuel Macron of France hosted European allies at the annual Bastille Day parade in Paris. Yet Europe is still a hostage to America’s foreign policy.

Ma Xingrui is the third member of the Politburo to be purged since 2022. He once led the Xinjiang region and was previously head of China’s space program.

India is driving out Bangladeshi immigrants it says are in the country illegally. Bangladesh is pushing back, leaving people stranded along the border amid increasing tensions between the countries.

The British government on Monday laid out steps enabling the deportation to Pakistan of Shabir Ahmed, the leader of a gang that raped dozens of girls in Northern England.

Senior Iranian officials called for revenge against the United States and Israel for killing the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as a new exchange of attacks pushed the region into deeper uncertainty.

Entire towns in southern Lebanon have been hollowed out by the war between Israel and Hezbollah. Some residents have stayed, fearing permanent displacement.

Ukrainians, already drone innovators, are turning their focus to psychological operations aimed at undercutting Russian support for the war.

They began as supply mules. Now ground robots evacuate the wounded, hold trenches and even do the killing.

Facing threats from Russia and China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is breaking with World War II-era limits on security.