Trump says Saudi king agrees to raise oil output by 2m barrels

Saudi state media confirms phone call between two leaders but gives no mention of the tweeted by US president.

Mbappe's double helps France knock out Argentina

Nineteen-year-old Mbappe scores two goals as 1998 winners seal progress to quarter-finals of the World Cup.

Moorland fire in north England spreads, major incident declared

LONDON (Reuters) - Fires on moorland outside the northern English city of Manchester intensified on Saturday, prompting authorities to declare a major incident.

New Temperature Record in Oman? No Sweat

A dangerous heat wave is expected to envelop much of the US over the next few days, but residents in Quriyat, Oman, probably won't have much sympathy. That's because it's so hot there that a new world record was set Tuesday: Per Weather Underground , the city registered a 24-hour low...

Cops Called on 12-Year-Old for Mistakenly Cutting Someone's Lawn

Mr. Reggie’s Lawn Cutting Service is booming—and it's all because of a viral video made after the cops were called on the company's namesake. That would be 12-year-old Reginald Fields, who WEWS explains runs a summer landscaping business in Maple Heights, Ohio, that cuts people's lawns and cleans up...

Why I'm coming back home to Ethiopia after 16 years in exile

I want to witness firsthand how my country is undergoing massive change which was unthinkable just a few months ago.

Married at 14: Syria's refugee child brides

Child marriage among Syrian refugee children is on the rise. Two girls tell us about their lives as wives and mothers.

Oil Prices Are Rising. Trump Claims He Made a Saudi Deal

After a couple of early morning tweets that defended ICE, President Trump followed that up Saturday with an unrelated announcement: that he'd received assurances from Saudi Arabia's King Salman that the kingdom will increase oil production, "maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels," in response to turmoil in Iran and...

Iran's leaders seek ways to defend economy from US sanctions

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran is studying ways to keep exporting oil and other measures to counter U.S. economic sanctions, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

Tweet About MAGA Hat Costs Reporter His Job

While many people were left seeing red over yet another mass shooting following the massacre in the Capital Gazette newsroom , one journalist reported on a different kind of red favored by supporters of President Trump—and now he's resigned because of it. Fox News reports that after the Annapolis shooting...

Iraq to begin manual recount of national election votes on Tuesday

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will begin a manual recount of votes on Tuesday from a May parliamentary election clouded by allegations of fraud, a step towards the formation of a new parliament and government.

Egypt's Sisi, facing online backlash, says country is on the 'right track'

CAIRO (Reuters) - President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday Egypt was on the "right track" to rebuild its economy after years of instability that had nearly brought the country to its knees.

Syrian rebels lose string of southwest towns

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - A string of Syrian rebel-held towns and villages accepted government rule on Saturday as insurgent lines collapsed in parts of the southwest under an intense bombardment that the United Nations says has forced 160,000 people to flee.

Argentina women's football team fighting for equality

While the 2018 World Cup is focusing all of Argentina on Russia, the women's football team struggles for the same level of support domestically, both from fans and the national football association.

US Officials: N. Korea 'Trying to Deceive the US'

Just a little over two weeks ago, President Trump tweeted , "There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea," touting a vague agreement between the US and North Korea to work toward denuclearization. Many noted his post-summit declaration was unlikely, and recent satellite images lent credence to their doubt,...

Video Shows Sole Survivor of Crash Roll Out of Plane

A truly harrowing video captures footage of a single-engine plane on fire. Then, many seconds later, a figure rolls out and runs away from the wreckage. The 17-year-old caught on video is the son of Greg and Julie Boaz, who were killed Sunday night when their Cessna 210 went down...

Parents pray for Thailand youth football team trapped in cave

The families of the youth football team trapped in a cave flood have found support in one another as water continues to drain from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system and search efforts continue.

Mexico's elections and the problem with fake news

Fake news, fake polls and fake voting instructions - misinformation abounds in Mexico's upcoming election and verification programmes are struggling to keep up.

Cairo court delays verdict in mass trial over Rabaa protest

Some of the defendants, including award-winning photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, could face death penalty if convicted.

South Sudan ceasefire violated hours after taking effect

South Sudan's government and armed opposition trade blame as 'permanent' ceasefire is violated within hours.

Families Belong Together: Thousands to protest Trump policies

More than 700 events are planned nationwide against Trump's 'zero-tolerance' approach towards immigration.

Calls for protests across US against immigration policies

Hundreds of people have been arrested in the US capital during a protest against the president's policy of separating migrant families.

Uganda's government shuttering illegal orphanages

Uganda is shutting down hundreds of orphanages that don't meet legal standards.

Australia to use drones to help rescue stranded swimmers

Later this year, drones will be used to help rescue stranded swimmers and to spot sharks that might be getting a little too close for comfort.

Indigenous Mexicans spurn presidential vote with blockades, bulldozers

NAHUATZEN, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican voters will stream to the polls this Sunday in a pivotal presidential contest, but leaders representing tens of thousands of indigenous people have vowed to block voting in their communities to protest a system they say has failed them.

U.S. sanctions aim to turn Iranians against government: Khamenei

DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. economic pressure on Iran is intended to turn Iranians against their government, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying on Saturday by his website.

Iraq to begin manual recount of May election votes on Tuesday

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will begin a manual recount of May national election votes on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Independent High Electoral Commission said in a statement on Saturday.

Turkish airstrikes kill four Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish military carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq's Avasin Basyan region on Saturday, killing four Kurdish militants, it said on its official Twitter account.

Syrian army gains in southwest, rebels talk peace terms

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army seized more towns in the southwest on Saturday, as air strikes pounded others that still held out against the rapid offensive and rebels said they had begun negotiating peace terms through the government's ally Russia.

Egyptian court delays verdict in mass trial over Rabaa sit-in

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court on Saturday delayed a final ruling in a case against 739 people involved in a 2013 sit-in protest that was broken up by security forces, saying defendants could not be transferred to the court due to "security concerns".