The US president and the mayor of New York both spoke on the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, but their messages could not contrast more.

The coffin of Iran’s late supreme leader has gone on display in Tehran at the start of several days of official ceremonies and public mourning events.

The past three decades have delivered faster growth in Poland than in most other countries except China.

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It is another realm. In the world’s sex capital – the scene of a shocking crime – a rampant industry funded by anonymous male tourists comes into sharp focus.

Rebels claim the pilot’s aircraft violated the West Papua Liberation Army’s ban on civilian flights in areas the separatist group considers its operational zones.

Throughout its epic history, the United States have been anything but. The republic’s semiquincentennial will be marked not by unity, but by entrenched division.

Meanwhile, Democrats released a report accusing Trump of taking over America’s 250th anniversary celebrations for his own gain and creating a “blueprint for corruption”.

Europol said the operation had led to the arrest of 57 people, the exposure of four groups of conspirators and had identified 158 alleged victims.

The stage fell apart on a rehearsal stage in the National Mall in Washington ahead of Donald Trump's Freedom250 celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of America.

At least 25 people have died after Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles against Kyiv.

A man has survived for eight days buried under rubble in the Venezuela earthquakes disaster.

The southern Florida city of Miami is emerging as a new epicentre of politics, culture and commerce in the US.

Security guard Hernán Alberto Gil Flores had been trapped in the basement of a collapsed shopping centre in La Guaira since June 24.

Russia said the attack – the second-deadliest on Kyiv so far this year – was in retaliation for recent strikes on its civil infrastructure.

Beijing authorities have identified the pilot as a 66-year-old man who suffered anxiety and chronic insomnia.

Australians have experienced the heat Europeans are starting to discover. Sadly, the lesson is that the best way to survive the heat is to stay well out of it.

Two Russian daredevils have been arrested after climbing to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City.

The significance of gold to Donald Trump leads beyond the precious metal itself. He acquires it and bathes in its glow at every opportunity, just as he covets territory and imposes tariffs in a way no other American leader has in a century.