Filmmaker Panahi cheered on return to Iran after Cannes triumph
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Pahani was given a hero's welcome on his return to Tehran Monday by supporters after winning the top prize at the Cannes film festival, footage posted on social media showed.
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Ex-Man Utd coach Erik ten Hag takes over at Leverkusen
Former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag was appointed the new head coach of Bayer Leverkusen on Monday.
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India races to contain oil spill after container ship sinks
India's coastguard raced on Monday to contain an oil spill from a container ship with hazardous cargo that sank off the southern coast a day earlier, Kerala's state government said.
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Sumo set to name new grand champion in record time
Sumo is set to crown a new grand champion in record time after Onosato was recommended for promotion to the ancient Japanese sport's highest rank of yokozuna on Monday.
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Pro-EU centrist Nicusor Dan sworn in as Romania president
Pro-European centrist Nicusor Dan was on Monday sworn in as Romania's president, having pledged to stand against "isolationism and Russian influence".
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Venezuela elects representatives for Guyana-administered Essequibo
Venezuela elected officials on Sunday for the first time for Essequibo region, an oil-rich territory that Caracas claims from neighboring Guyana as part of a centuries-old dispute.
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India's monsoon lashes Mumbai as rains arrive early
Lashing rains swamped India's financial capital Mumbai on Monday as the annual monsoon arrived some two weeks earlier than usual, according to weather forecasters.
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Trump delays EU tariffs until July 9
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would pause his threatened 50-percent tariffs on the European Union until July 9, after a "very nice call" with European Commision president Ursula von der Leyen.
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Gaza rescuers say 52 killed in Israeli strikes, including 33 in a school
Rescuers said devastating Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 52 people on Monday, 33 of them in a school turned shelter.
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Head of US-backed Gaza aid group resigns, says mandate 'not possible' to fulfil
The head of a US-backed aid group for Gaza announced his resignation, saying it was impossible to do his job in line with principles of neutrality and independence, as the organization vowed to start delivering assistance on Monday.
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