Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a tough vote of confidence from the Conservative Party later on Monday after 54 of his Tory MPs sparked a contest following a series of confidence-shattering scandals in his leadership.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Moscow forces now control 20% of Ukrainian territory as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 100th day.
Johnny Depp said on Wednesday that an American jury "gave me my life back" by overwhelmingly siding with him in a bitter libel battle with his ex-wife Amber Heard over mutual allegations of domestic abuse.
Russian troops moved closer to capturing the key city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday..
Moscow's hopes for greater unity among local allies suffered a setback when the South Ossetian leader Alan Gagloev abandoned plans to hold a referendum on July 17 on joining Russia.
Ukraine received substantial US military aid, and lawmakers approved another $40 billion aid package in May.
Taliban authorities said on Tuesday they had dissolved Afghanistan's independent human rights commission because it was "not deemed necessary".
President Joe Biden has ordered the re-establishment of a U.S. military presence in Somalia to help local authorities fight the militant group al-Shabaab
Kim Jong Un has criticized North Korea's response to the pandemic and ordered the military to help distribute medicine, state media reported Monday.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is embroiled in a row when he travels to Northern Ireland to demand a power-sharing executive currently deadlocked by a row over the Brexit.
