Conservative leader Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s president on Tuesday after winning the June presidential runoff by a margin of fewer than 50,000 votes, a victory that confirmed a regional shift in South America toward the conservative wing.

Bystanders watch the smoke and flames from a wildfire on July 21, 2026 in Cotignac, France.FBM Media— Firefighters in France and Spain are racing to contain wildfires inching closer to Bordeaux and Madrid.

Oil prices have plunged this week, tumbling on fresh hopes that the US and Iran could soon renew talks to end the war.

Officials in Pakistan administered Kashmir are accusing an outlawed political group of trying to sabotage elections for the region’s constitutional assembly. They also allege that Pakistani

Iran has proposed to Oman a temporary ​arrangement to reopen the ‌Strait of Hormuz under which one direction of traffic would ​pass through Iranian waters ​and part of the opposite ⁠route would also be in ​Iranian waters,

The deaths of 15 elephants over the past month in Kenya 's Amboseli National Park have sparked an investigation, wildlife authorities said Tuesday. The Kenya Wildlife Service said 10 of the pachyderms showed signs of partial paralysis before dying within two days,

The government in Moscow is coming under increasing pressure over Ukraine's relentless drone strikes. Ukraine's president is due to meet in Washington with President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

U.S. diplomats walked out of a United Nations Security Council meeting Monday over a spat with the French delegation over U.S. human rights.