US

He demands that the Prime Minister of that country, Ariel Henry, does not resign, the BBC reports.
Chrizier issued the public threat as members of his gang attempt to seize control of the city's main airport to prevent Henry's return from abroad.
It was reported that the riots had spread to other cities, while a prison riot took place in the city of Jacmel.

"Zelensky's trip turned out to be in vain. He failed to convince them that Ukraine is more important than the security of the United States of America. Everyone is tired of the beggars from Kyiv," said the Russian diplomat, reports Sputnik.
Antonov assessed that nothing can help Zelensky anymore, neither further Western sanctions against Russia, nor new arms deliveries to Ukraine.

The Israeli army has begun filling Hamas tunnels in the Gaza Strip with seawater, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed US officials.

The Wall Street Journal says the process is likely to last for weeks.

The Israeli army did not comment on the information, Reuters reported.

As reported by Sky News, the attack destroyed weapons stored in two targets - a training facility and a safe house, the Pentagon and U.S. officials announced.

Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias met with visiting US Senators Jerry Moran and John Hoeven on Friday.

Posting on X, Dendias noted that they "exchanged views on the situation in Israel after Hamas' terrorist attack, and recent developments in Ukraine and Eastern Mediterranean."

NEW YORK - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic is through to the US Open quarter-finals after beating Croatian Borna Gojo 6-2, 7-5, 6-4.

Djokovic, who won after 146 minutes of play, has reached his 13th career US Open quarter-final and will next face American Taylor Fritz, who defeated Switzerland's Dominic Stricker 7-6 (7-2), 6-4.

States across the typically arid US southwest were racing Saturday to prepare for life-threatening flooding forecast as Hurricane Hilary approaches from Mexico, where damage and one death were reported.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev sent a letter of condolence to US President Joe Biden on the occasion of the devastating forest fires that caused the loss of many human lives and significant damage on the island of Maui, Hawaii. This was announced by the press office of the head of state.

The heatwave scorching much of Northern Hemisphere is putting human lives on the line and threatening power grids. Climate change is exacerbating weather extremes, making heatwaves more frequent and more severe worldwide. Recently, scientists have associated persistent heatwaves in the Northern Hemisphere with a northward displacement of the jet stream.

SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras met with visiting former US president Barack Obama on Thursday, with whom he discussed political developments.