Simon Kent

As much of Europe swelters though a blistering heatwave France has taken an unusual decision with a reactor at the Golfech nuclear power plant near Toulouse and temporarily shut it down due to the heat.

President Donald Trump confirmed Friday he has shaken up federal election commission membership after it dragged its feet on addressing non-citizen voting ahead of the approaching midterms.

Furious Broadway veteran and Disney's Agatha All Along star Patti LuPone has lashed out at Turkey and Egypt as both Muslim-majority countries lined

Missile and drone strikes hit a host of Gulf states near the Strait of Hormuz early Monday morning as Iran again claimed sole and enduring of the essential waterway.

Senegal had a dismal run at the FIFA World Cup and exited early despite high hopes for a better result.

The brother of Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater Alysa Liu has declared himself female and is dominating girls' sports on teams at both Albany High School and El Cerrito High School in California.

The Ebola epidemic racing through the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is spreading faster and proving more virulent than efforts to contain it, medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières warned.

Former President Joe Biden will release his memoir this fall at a date set for two weeks after midterm elections in which Democrats seek to regain control of Congress.

A number of streets in West Hollywood were flooded overnight into Thursday morning following a massive water main break that swamped the area.

Japan's national flag is now protected by the state and anyone who desecrates it can expect to feel the force force of the law, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced Friday as she pushes forward with her conservative agenda.