More than a thousand protesters chanting "ICE out of Houston" marched today near the spot where a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man driving to work,.

The US military said it was launching fresh strikes on Iran aimed at keeping the critical Strait of Hormuz open to traffic.

Super Typhoon Bavi was crossing the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean today.

The United Nations secretary general warned that artificial intelligence is developing faster than anyone can keep up.

A dangerous heatwave has upended Fourth of July celebrations across swathes of the US, forcing officials to cancel or postpone dozens of parades, concerts and fireworks displays.

Rescuers are clearing rubble in Kyiv in a search for survivors, a day after a Russian missile and drone attack killed at least 30 people.

Pop megastar Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce are married, a New York paper claims, citing multiple unnamed sources amid preparations for an expected celebration at Madison Square Garden.

Two Russian daredevils climbed to the top of the Empire State Building's towering spire in what appeared to be an elaborate marriage proposal that ended in their arrests.

Record-breaking temperatures spread to the eastern US from the Midwest on Wednesday, putting tens of millions of people under heat warnings.