Plane missing in Nepal with 22 onboard

The aircraft lost contact with the airport tower close to landing in an area of deep river gorges and mountaintops.

Japan, US conduct fighter jet flight after China drill, North Korea missile firing

Japan’s military says Japanese and U.S. forces conducted a joint fighter jet flight over the Sea of Japan, in an apparent response to a Russia-China joint bomber flight while U.S. President Joe Biden was in Tokyo.

Powerful earthquake shakes southern Peru

The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook southern Peru on Thursday, though there were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

S. Korea says N. Korea launched suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, 2 other missiles

South Korea's government says one of the three weapons North Korea launched Wednesday was a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile. South Korea's government says the launches are "a grave provocation" that threaten international peace. It says North Korea will only face international isolation if it continues its provocation.

Massacre in Mexico:  11 people killed in attack on two bars

At least 11 people, eight of them women, reportedly died after an attack Monday night at two bars, including one inside a hotel, in Mexico. Five others were injured.

WHO chief Tedros to be confirmed for 2nd term after no opposition

No other candidate challenged WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for the post amid the ongoing difficulties of responding to the pandemic.

Biden: US would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan

The U.S. traditionally has avoided making such an explicit security guarantee to Taiwan. It was one of the most forceful presidential statements in support of self-governing in decades.

Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison in Ukraine's 1st war crimes trial

Russian Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin pleaded guilty to shooting a 62-year-old man in the head in a village in northeastern Ukraine in the early days of the war.

Biden launches Indo-Pacific trade deal with 12 nations, warns over inflation

Biden launched the new Indo-Pacific trade deal aimed at strengthening economies as he warned Americans worried about inflation that it is “going to be a haul” before they feel relief.

World has 10-week supply of wheat, expert tells UN Security Council: ‘This is seismic’

“Without aggressive global actions, we stand the risk of an extraordinary amount of human suffering and economic damage," a food insecurity expert told the UN Security Council this week.

Biden: South Korean computer chip plant a model for deeper ties to Asia

President Joe Biden opened a trip to Asia on Friday by touring a South Korean computer chip factory that will be the model for a semiconductor factory in Texas.

Men's World Cup will have female referees for the 1st time ever

Female referees will make World Cup history this year by working games at a major men’s tournament for the first time in Qatar.

Ukrainian soldiers feed pets left behind in Kharkiv after neighborhood evacuated

The Ukrainian defense volunteers were seen in Kharkiv feeding several cats, described as pets left behind by their owners who were forced to evacuate amid Russia’s war.

Turkey's president opposes Sweden and Finland joining NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Turkey and Sweden of being “a focus of terror and home to terror.” He also claims the countries' alleged links to terror organizations meant they should not join NATO.

Cats to stay indoors in German town during rare bird's breeding season

Authorities in the southwest German town of Walldorf have ordered some cat owners to keep their pets indoors until the end of August, to protect a rare bird during its breeding season.