Former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the ruler of Qatar from 1995 until abdicating in favor of his son in 2013, has died, the emir's office said. He was 74. Hamad died Sunday morning, Qatar's Amiri Diwan said in a statement.

Many say communication was chaotic and even nonexistent as flames tore through the area, taking 12 lives in one of the deadliest wildfires on record in Spain.

The death toll ​from the two ‌earthquakes that struck Venezuela on ​June 24 ​has risen to ⁠4,490, National ​Assembly President Jorge ​Rodriguez said on Sunday on his ​Telegram account.

Syria's newly elected parliament held its first session since the ouster of former President Bashar Assad on Sunday, hoping to restart the legislative process in the country after years of conflict and autocratic rule.

Argentina, Spain, France and England went into the tournament as the top four in FIFA's rankings and are two wins away from being crowned champions again.

For half a century, workers in northern China have been using a technique called "straw checkerboards" to combat desertification.

Facing threats from Russia and China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is breaking with World War II-era limits on security.

The comments come as Trump continues to express hope that Putin can ultimately be persuaded to end the conflict, despite more than four years of war and repeated Russian attacks o