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International Monetary Fund director Kristalina Georgieva on Monday hailed Argentina's improved economic standing since ultraliberal President Javier Milei took power in 2023.

Adam Ramsay-Peaty said he "felt off" all week after missing out on gold at a fourth Commonwealth games in Glasgow after securing a second bronze medal in three days in the 50m breaststroke.

The science has never been better, but political will has reached a new low: AIDS experts warned Monday that the fight against HIV was in real danger as funding fell by a fifth last year.

Magaly Vargas sobbed as she stared down at the square of grey ash where her caravan once stood.

Olympic gymnastics champion Rhys McClenaghan dismissed the Commonwealth Games as a "training day" after he failed to win a medal in the men's pommel final on Monday.

LeBron James has signed a contract to play for the Philadelphia 76ers, the team announced Monday, with managing owner Josh Harris "thrilled" about chances for their first NBA title since 1983.

US President Donald Trump on Monday voiced optimism at the prospects for a negotiated peace deal with Iran, as the two sides held their fire for a third consecutive day.

UNESCO on Monday added Brazil's Theatro da Paz and Teatro Amazonas to its World Heritage list.

Renault will face a criminal trial in France on aggravated fraud charges over accusations that devices in its diesel cars were designed to cheat clean air laws, the public prosecutor's office told AFP.

The blaze that has incinerated the French countryside west of Bordeaux is burning alongside the smouldering rage of residents who believe their homes were "sacrificed" to protect the swanky Cap Ferret peninsula nearby instead.

US President Donald Trump voiced optimism Monday that diplomacy with Iran could produce a deal to end the months-long war, but warned that Washington would resume military strikes if negotiations failed.

Heavy snowfall in the Argentine Andes has forced over 100 people to evacuate and stalled almost 1,000 trucks on snow-covered roads, while flights were rerouted Monday.

India's youth-led "cockroach" movement, whose nationwide protests forced the resignation of the education minister, urged authorities on Monday to release all detained demonstrators.

American singer Carly Simon, known for hits like "You're So Vain," revealed on Monday that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

LVMH, the world's top luxury group, said Monday that sales growth accelerated in the second quarter as it beat analyst expectations with stable net profit in the first half of the year.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham held his first meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a UK naval base on Monday, pledging new "Stone Cloak" jamming technology to help safeguard Ukraine's drones on the battlefield.

French and Spanish firefighters on Monday battled to contain raging wildfires that have reduced land and property to ashes and forced hundreds of thousands of residents and tourists to flee for their lives.

Harvey Barnes has committed his future to Newcastle after signing a new "long-term" contract with the Premier League club on Monday.

Deer trapped by walls of flame, lizards unable to escape the heat, habitats reduced to charred wood and ash: wildlife are paying a steep price as France's forests burn.

Iran and the United States held their fire for a third consecutive day on Monday, though American ally Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted a drone attack launched by Tehran-backed groups in Iraq.

The United Nations has fast-tracked a vast antelope migration path in South Sudan onto its list of World Heritage in Danger, in the young nation's first such listing.

Chad became on Monday the latest country to announce plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), complaining its effectiveness was "limited and uneven" and its activities were focused on Africa.

The German government on Monday pledged tougher security laws following a deadly vehicle and machete attack blamed on a known jihadist militant near Berlin's Pride parade.

A British funeral director faced prison Monday over a scandal that saw bodies left "stored on racks" and uncremated while relatives were handed other people's ashes, sparking calls for better regulation of the industry.

Firefighters battling devastating fires in France have had to contend with a new threat: immense fire clouds that create their own wind and even lightning that can spark fresh blazes.

German authorities came in for criticism Monday for failing to prevent a deadly vehicle and machete attack on the weekend near Berlin's Pride parade, with the far-right AfD also demanding tougher action against Islamists.

Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel said he had answered a lot of questions with his impressive Tour de France showing.

Flooding from heavy monsoon rains inundated villages in eastern Pakistan, pushing residents to flee their homes by boat over fields turned into vast swathes of water on Monday.

A French off-duty policeman on Monday detained a man after he allegedly attacked and wounded three women in Paris with two kitchen knives, a minister and police said.

A Polish billionaire is paying for a giant statue of the Virgin Mary that residents of the village of Konotopie hope will put them on the pilgrimage map.

German luxury sports carmaker Porsche, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, said Monday it would cut 5,000 jobs by 2035 as part of a strategic realignment to boost competitiveness.

Spain has two crucial days in front of it to bring wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said Monday, as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called on citizens to "exercise extreme caution" ahead of a new heatwave.