Officials said they had contained the spread of vast fires in both countries, but warned that rising temperatures and high winds meant the situation was still fluid.

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia said they had carried out joint airstrikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq. The Iranian military said it had targeted American military assets in Jordan.

The continent is experiencing some of its biggest fires and highest temperatures ever. Residents are fleeing, leaders are struggling to respond and “it will get worse,” one climate expert said.

War. Cease-fire. Somewhere in between. The United States and Iran can’t stop cycling between conflict and negotiation.

David González has suddenly become the host of Havana’s hottest parties amid its energy crisis. Can he turn them into a movement?

Amid the energy crisis caused by the Trump administration’s oil blockade of Cuba, our correspondent Jack Nicas visits a children’s movie night in a Havana neighborhood made possible by one family’s modified generator.

Qantas plans to launch the world’s longest commercial flight next year from Sydney to London, using specially manufactured Airbus jets.

Rescue personnel rushed to save people trapped in collapsed buildings on Wednesday after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest Japan.

Abderrahim Fakir died after police officers pinned him to the ground. His death has evolved into a broader standoff over the treatment and role of immigrants in Italy.

Hundreds of political, legal and other figures signed a public letter warning that Jordan’s close alliance with the United States poses a risk.