As US President Donald Trump welcomed the leaders of Ukraine and Israel to the White House, Iran launched a fresh wave of attacks.

A young US lifeguard has pulled off a heroic rescue in California, dragging a 10-year-old boy to shore in a monster swell.

There are fears of multiple deaths after a major earthquake struck Japan.

At least 13 people are now confirmed dead as search-and-rescue teams continue combing through a shopping mall torn apart by an explosion triggered by the powerful earthquake.

Immigration agents in plain clothes have whisked away targets at check-in counters and arrival gates, with enforcement actions in at least 15 airports in recent weeks.

As fires burn out of control and temperatures threaten to hit 39 degrees, thousands have sought shelter as part of the biggest evacuation of its kind in France since World War II.

The “surprise attack” came as Iran rejected Oman’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and hours after Trump hosted Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.

Donald Trump had trouble keeping his eyes open at the funeral for friend and ally Lindsey Graham.

A deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Kyushu, leaving dozens of people injured or missing after part of a shopping mall and a chimney at a paper factory collapsed.

Donald Trump’s progeny are not missing the opportunity to leverage their father’s role as president to enrich themselves, with his favourite even sparking a revolution in Albania.

The devastating wildfires ripping through Europe are so massive they're generating their own weather and an impending heatwave is set to worsen an already unprecedented situation.

The Kremlin is accusing New Zealand of hiring a Russian citizen as a spy. New Zealand is questioning the accuracy of the Russian media reporting.

Anthony Fauci, the physician and scientist who led America’s medical response to COVID-19 is due to appear at a Senate hearing on the pandemic at the behest of the man who accuses him of covering up the virus’ true origins.

Bryan Kohberger, currently serving four life sentences for the 2022 murders, now says a plea deal he accepted to avoid the death penalty “hinged on false promises” and “disinformation”.

The war in Iran turns five months old on the day the two leaders reunite at the White House. The US president is signalling fresh interest in a peace deal after two weeks of renewed bombing.

Camera mounted on a roof captures incredible spread of wildfires in Spain

Firefighters encountered a dangerous phenomenon never before recorded in France – a “fire cloud” that is more commonly seen in Australia during the most extreme bushfires.

The latest acts of violence come as Canadian police probe an alleged “guns for hire” operation similar to Iran-orchestrated attacks in Australia last year.

US TV show host Savannah Guthrie has issued a new emotional plea to the kidnappers of her mother, Nancy, begging them to "do the right thing" and give more information on what may have happened to her.

Police believe one suspect died at the scene and another remains on the loose after the deadly shooting near Seattle’s Space Needle.