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Kim Jong Un hosts Chinese, Russian guests at North Korea's 75th anniversary celebration

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

North Korea invited visiting Chinese delegates and Russian artists to a paramilitary parade featuring rocket launchers pulled by trucks and tractors, state media said Saturday, in leader Kim Jong Un’s latest effort to display his ties with Moscow and Beijing.

IAEA warns of nuclear safety threat as combat spikes near Ukraine power plant

By Samya Kullab, Associated Press

The United Nations atomic watchdog warned of a potential threat to nuclear safety from a spike in fighting near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine, whose forces continued pressing their counteroffensive on Saturday.

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Zulu minister and controversial South African leader, dies at 95

By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press

Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi founded the Inkatha Freedom Party, the third largest political party in South Africa when the country transitioned from the racist apartheid system to a democratic one in 1994.

What is the G20, who's in it and what happens at its summits?

By James McBride, Anshu Siripurapu, Noah Berman, Council on Foreign Relations

The Group of Twenty, an informal gathering of many of the world’s largest economies, is the premier global forum for discussing economic issues. But it has faced divisions over trade, climate change, and the war in Ukraine.

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people, damages historic sites

By Sam Metz, Associated Press

A rare, monstrous earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force.

Indonesia says China has pledged $21 billion in new investment to strengthen ties

By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press

Visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday to attend the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and meet with Indonesian leaders.

What Biden hopes to accomplish at G20 summit in India and visit to Vietnam

By Laura Barrón-López, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi

Facing abysmal poll numbers at home, President Biden set off for a two-day gathering of the G20 in India. The meeting between leaders of the world’s largest economies comes at a time of increasing geopolitical divisions. For Biden, the trip…

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Mexico becomes latest country in Latin America to loosen restrictions on abortion

By Geoff Bennett, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Ali Rogin

In a sweeping decision this week, Mexico's Supreme Court broadened abortion rights in the country. Ali Rogin reports on the trend across Latin America and Geoff Bennett discusses the Mexico ruling with Maria Antonieta Alcalde of Ipas Latin America and…

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Queen Elizabeth II remembered a year after her death as gun salutes ring out for King Charles III

By Danica Kirka, Associated Press

The United Kingdom has marked the anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the ascension of King Charles III with gun salutes and tolling bells.

Biden and Modi look to tighten U.S.-India relations as concerns over China rise

By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press

Less than three months after honoring Modi with a state visit to the United States, Biden held a 52-minute talk with the leader of the world's most populous nation in New Delhi on Friday.