7 killed and dozens injured following series of weekend shootings in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) – A spate of shootings in Chicago has led to at least 38 injuries and seven deaths since Friday evening, police say, prompting President Donald Trump to renew his call for a military intervention in the nation’s third-largest city.

Colombians vote in a presidential runoff that pits an outsider against a progressive

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – Deeply divided voters in Colombia are choosing their next president in a runoff Sunday that pits a progressive against a conservative outsider, with both candidates tapping into fears of a renewed internal conflict. The options before voters are business owner and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and Iván Cepeda.

U.S. VP Vance speaks at opening of U.S.-Iran talks to end the war

U.S. VP Vance speaks at opening of U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland on deal to end the war

Pope Leo XIV visits Pavia and Sant'Angelo Lodigiano during day trip to northern Italy

Pope Leo XIV visits Pavia and Sant’Angelo Lodigiano during day trip to northern Italy

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Yoga enthusiasts perform in a mass gathering across India and other parts of Asia on Sunday to mark the International Yoga Day.

China hits back at US sanctions on tech giants

BEIJING (AP) – China on Monday announced sanctions on 10 American defense companies in response to a recent U.S. move that bars some leading Chinese tech companies from defense contracts.

US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military has conduced another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, immediately killing two people and leaving six survivors amid an ongoing campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.

Economic woes fuel discontent with Brexit in UK, decade after vote to leave EU

Economic woes fuel discontent with Brexit in UK, decade after vote to leave EU

Australian police uncover 3 tons of cocaine

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Police found 2.7 metric tons (3 tons) of cocaine on a property on Sydney’s outskirts in Australia’s largest ever seizure of the drug, officials said on Monday.