Photos: China's rover shows dusty, rocky surface of Mars

The dusty, rocky Martian surface and a Chinese rover and lander bearing small national flags were seen in photos the rover took on the red planet. China's space agency said the Zhurong rover placed a remote camera a short distance away to take a group portrait.

G-7 Summit: Biden, world leaders pledge 1B donated COVID-19 vaccines

The Group of Seven, which includes the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, Italy and Japan, will meet from Friday to Sunday in the southwest of England.

Jill Biden, Kate Middleton meet at UK preschool ahead of G-7 Summit

First lady Jill Biden and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, met for the first time on Friday during President Biden's first trip abroad since taking office.

UN: World must tackle climate change, extinction crisis together

A new United Nations report says the world needs to tackle the climate change and extinction crises together, not separately.

Biden, Johnson meet for 1st time to reaffirm ties, manage differences

President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Thursday to reaffirm ties between the countries amid their own political differences.

Israel becomes first nation to ban sale of fur for fashion purposes

On Wednesday, Israel’s environmental protection minister signed a new regulation into law making the nation the first in the world to ban the sale of fur for the purposes of fashion.

Man who slapped French President Macron gets 4 months in prison

Damien Tarel, 28, was sentenced to four months in prison for slapping President Emmanuel Macron in the face earlier this week.

Florida man launches effort to reopen Canadian border

"President Biden, Prime Minister Trudeau, my fiancé and I are separated by your closed border; it’s just policy to you but it's prison to us," says one television ad, paid for by a Citrus County, Florida man.

Biden delivers remarks to troops ahead of G-7 summit

President Joe Biden is making his first overseas as president to repair relationships with European allies and meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

UT professor Philip Chase Bobbitt awarded honorary knighthood

Philip Bobbitt has been made honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his public service to UK/US relations.

French President Macron slapped in face during small town visit

French President Emmanuel Macron denounced “violence” and “stupidity” after he was slapped in the face Tuesday by a man during a visit to a small town in southeastern France.

Hero rat retires after sniffing out land mines for 5 years

Magawa the rat has cleared more than 1.5 million square feet of land, the equivalent of some 20 soccer fields, sniffing out 71 land mines and 38 items of unexploded ordnance.

Sarah Everard: UK police officer pleads guilty to woman's kidnap, rape

British police officer Wayne Couzens pleaded guilty to the kidnap and rape of 33-year-old Sarah Everard as she walked home in south London.

Mexico elections: President's party appears to hold key majority

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s party and its allies appeared poised to maintain their majority in Mexico’s lower chamber of the congress.

Kamala Harris to Guatemalan migrants weighing trek to US: 'Do not come'

Vice President Kamala Harris has offered an optimistic outlook for improved cooperation with Guatemala on addressing the spike in migration to the U.S.

Baby Lilibet Diana 'joins' Prince Harry and Meghan at Madam Tussauds

Prince Harry and Meghan’s new baby girl, Lilibet “Lili” Diana, is now part of the couple’s wax figure display at Madame Tussauds in Sydney.

Last surviving Soviet soldier who liberated Auschwitz dies at 98

After the war, David Dushman visited schools to tell students about the war and the horrors of the Holocaust. He also regularly dusted off his military medals to participate in veterans gatherings.