Dam completion targeted within about 8 years, sources say

France last year recorded fewer babies born than people dying in the country

Shipping costs stay elevated amid security concerns

Toll rises to nearly 2,000

Training was linked to war in Ukraine, Reuters reporting showed

At least 1,028 people died of heat-related issues during the heatwave, the public Carlos III Health Institute said

More than a million people gathered in the streets of Mexico City, mainly around the Angel of Independence monument, according to estimates by the city government

Both the US and Iran had said they would send officials for meetings in Qatar

There have been 100,114 conflict-related fatalities since the coup, according to the latest data from monitoring group Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), which tallies media reports of violence

US President Donald Trump said yesterday that Republicans will hold a national convention in September, about two months before congressional midterm elections.

Access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 will resume globally

Myanmar’s authorities have denied a request for Asean’s special envoy to meet its deposed and detained democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, an administration spokeswoman said yesterday.

Thailand’s main opposition leader and nine other MPs were among dozens on trial yesterday, accused of ethics breaches over attempts to reform the kingdom’s strict royal insult law.

Russia yesterday said it shot down 419 Ukrainian drones over the country overnight, including in the Moscow region, where authorities said a six-month-old baby was killed.

The powerful twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week damaged or destroyed more than 58,000 buildings, according to a preliminary assessment of satellite data published by US space agency Nasa.

The US Supreme Court yesterday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict birthright citizenship in a blow to one of his signature anti-immigration initiatives.

Top US envoys who have arrived in Doha will not hold a high-level meeting with Iran, a Qatari official said yesterday, casting doubt on the progress of efforts to bring a lasting halt to the Iran war and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

More than one million undocumented migrants in Spain have sought legal status under a scheme that has defied a wider European crackdown on irregular immigration, the government said yesterday, the final day for submissions.

Trump signed executive order on first day back in office

Qatar says no high-level meetings between the longtime adversaries scheduled in Doha