Tennis lovers don costumes, throw Pimm’s parties and camp overnight in line for day-of Wimbledon tickets. Some say waiting in the Queue is more fun than the actual tennis.

They were on opposite sides during Syria’s civil war and now must do lifesaving work together. A makeshift brick wall divides them in their Damascus fire station. The psychological wall is higher.

The outcome of the vote was not a surprise – but the fact it came about at all was not a positive signal for von der Leyen.

At least 15 people were killed on Wednesday after part of a bridge collapsed into a river in India’s Gujarat state.

A South Korean court approved the new arrest of former President Yoon on charges related to his imposition of martial law in December. Yoon’s lawyers had described the arrest request as excessive.

“Without a border protected, you don’t have a nation,” the former secretary of state tells the BBC.

The State Department’s decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, follows an unsuccessful campaign to force her removal.

Bilateral relations between India and China have improved since the 2020 clash – but larger challenges remain.

President Trump defended former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting an attempted coup following his loss in the 2022 election.

As eastern China deals with extreme heat, residents are finding new ways to cool down.

President Trump indicated that he may send an additional Patriot missile system to help Ukraine defend against the continuing barrage of Russian drones and missiles.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is 86 years-old and his political power is weakened following the short war with Israel. Our correspondent explores who, or what, could replace Khamenei upon his death.

The temporary measures come as Crete grapples with a 350% increase in arrivals compared to last year.

After the 12-day war in June, the issue of who will succeed Iran’s longtime supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has become more urgent.

President Trump is hosting 5 African leaders in Washington this week — a mini summit that’s raising eyebrows over who was invited, what’s on the table, and what it signals about U.S. rivalry with China and BRICS in Africa.

Europe recently downgraded the protected status of wolves, sparking concern among conservationists who warn this may undo decades of progress and lead to the species becoming threatened again.

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Party president Jordan Bardella complains of an “unprecedented operation”, as prosecutors investigate alleged fraud.