There are reports of at least one fatality after the 7.1-magnitude quake on the island of Kyushu. Nearly 50,000 homes were left without power.

Bystanders watch the smoke and flames from a wildfire on July 21, 2026 in Cotignac, France.FBM Media— Firefighters in France and Spain are racing to contain wildfires inching closer to Bordeaux and Madrid.

Conservative leader Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s president on Tuesday after winning the June presidential runoff by a margin of fewer than 50,000 votes, a victory that confirmed a regional shift in South America toward the conservative wing.

The Kenya Wildlife Service said 10 of the elephants showed signs of partial paralysis before dying within two days.

Two young men were publicly hanged in Isfahan's Shahid Alikhani Square, prompting onlookers to protest before Iranian security forces fired tear gas.

The number of vessels passing through Bab el-Mandeb rose to 28 on Monday, a four-day high, while traffic through the Strait ​of Hormuz remained low, according to Kpler shipping data, amid ‌optimism about a potential resolution to the U.

The government in Moscow is coming under increasing pressure over Ukraine's relentless drone strikes. Ukraine's president is due to meet in Washington with President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

Hong's candidacy could become the most significant test yet for Democratic socialists in a critical battleground state.