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

Former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the ruler of Qatar from 1995 until abdicating in favor of his son in 2013, has died, the emir's office said. He was 74. Hamad died Sunday morning, Qatar's Amiri Diwan said in a statement.

At least 27 people have been killed in a fire at a pub in Bangkok, Thailand's prime minister and other officials said on Monday, in one of the deadliest such incidents in the tourism hub in recent years.

It’s a World Cup semifinal lineup for the ages. Four previous champions and the four top-ranking teams in the world.

For half a century, workers in northern China have been using a technique called "straw checkerboards" to combat desertification.

Syria's newly elected parliament held its first session since the ouster of former President Bashar Assad on Sunday, hoping to restart the legislative process in the country after years of conflict and autocratic rule.

The death toll ​from the two ‌earthquakes that struck Venezuela on ​June 24 ​has risen to ⁠4,490, National ​Assembly President Jorge ​Rodriguez said on Sunday on his ​Telegram account.

The comments come as Trump continues to express hope that Putin can ultimately be persuaded to end the conflict, despite more than four years of war and repeated Russian attacks o