King Harald V of Norway, Europe’s oldest monarch, died Friday at the age of 89. His son, the newly-proclaimed King Haakon VIII, has inherited the Norwegian throne. Here's what to know about the new monarch,

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Aug. 27 renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America in a move that he said takes effect immediately. The change is a presidential snub to Canada amid an escalating trade war with the United States' northern neighbor and second-largest trading partner;

Russia threatened to strike British military targets inside and outside Ukraine after Moscow accused Kyiv of using Storm Shadow missiles against Donetsk.

Police said the two men did not wear masks, paid to enter the museum and were clearly seen on surveillance cameras.

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic has accused a U.N. court of “uncivilized behavior” for denying early release to former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic

Oyo Nyimba, a Ugandan king, who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch when he took the crown in 1995, has died aged 34, the prime minister of his kingdom announced.

The U.S. deported 57 people to Haiti, as police there faced criticism for providing few details about efforts to rescue more than 50 kidnapped people.

The Iran war has become a major feature of Trump's second term, buffeting his standing with voters at home and eroding the U.S. position in the Middle East.