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Donald Trump will meet Vladimir Putin on Monday (Jane Barlow/PA)

Trump arrives in Finland for summit with Putin

US President Donald Trump has arrived in Finland for his closely watched summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A protestor is removed from the pitch during the FIFA World Cup Final at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow.

Pussy Riot claim responsibility for World Cup final pitch invasion

Pussy Riot have claimed responsibility for the four pitch invaders who disrupted the World Cup final between France and Croatia in Moscow.

The iceberg is near the village of Innarsuit, on the northwestern Greenlandic coast (Magnus Kristensen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Greenland village watches looming iceberg

Low-lying areas of a village in Greenland remain evacuated as villagers and authorities monitor a vast iceberg for signs it could move closer or break apart, threatening the remote settlement.

Barack Obama is visiting Kenya (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Barack Obama arrives in Kenya to launch sister’s project

Former US president Barack Obama has arrived in Kenya, the country of his father’s birth, his first visit to the country since leaving office.

Former US president Barack Obama (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Barack Obama visits Kenya to launch sister’s project

Former US president Barack Obama has arrived in Kenya, the country of his father’s birth, for a private visit – his first to this country since leaving office.

US President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (Jorge Silva/AP)

Trump sets expectations low for Helsinki summit with Putin

President Donald Trump is keeping expectation low for his high-stakes summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, saying “nothing bad is going to come out of it, and maybe some good will come out”.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (Rahmat Gul/AP)

UN report shows increase in Afghan civilian casualties

The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan in the first half of this year has increased by 1% compared to the same period last year, according to a report released by the United Nations.

The National Assembly meet for their biannual legislative session, in Havana (Ladyrene Perez, Cubadebate/AP)

Cuba to reshape government with new constitution

Cuba has revealed new details about plans to reshape its government, courts and economy with a constitutional reform set to be approved by the national assembly this month.

Smoke raises in the background following an Israeli airstrike hits a governmental building in Gaza City (Khalil Hamra/AP)

Israel exchanges intense fire with Hamas militants in Gaza

The Israeli military carried out its largest airstrike campaign in Gaza since the 2014 war as Hamas militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel throughout the day.

A student embraces a relative, in Managua, Nicaragua (Alfredo Zuniga/AP)

Nicaraguan students reunited with families after church siege

More than 200 Nicaraguan university students have been reunited with their parents after a tense night of armed attacks that left two people dead and dozens injured.

Kirstjen Nielsen said Russia is not planning to target this year’s US midterm elections (Oliver de Ros/AP)

No sign Russia is targeting US midterms with same scope of 2016: Washington

There are no signs that Russia is targeting this year’s US midterm elections with the same “scale or scope” as it targeted the 2016 presidential election, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has said.

Teargas canisters fired by Israeli troops fall over Palestinians during a protest at the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel (Khalil Hamra/AP)

Violence flares as Israel exchanges fire with Hamas militants in Gaza

The Israeli military has carried out its largest daytime air strike campaign in Gaza since the 2014 war, as Hamas militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel throughout the day.

Recently discovered skulls and bones are seen at a mummification workshop (Amr Nabil/AP)

Archaeologists in Egypt discover mummification worskshop

Archaeologists in Egypt have stumbled upon a new discovery dating back to more than 2,500 years ago near Egypt’s famed pyramids at an ancient necropolis south of Cairo.

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is welcomed by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (Mulugeta Ayene/AP)

Eritrean leader visits Ethiopia as dramatic thaw continues

Eritrea’s long-serving president has arrived in Ethiopia for his first visit in 22 years amid a dramatic diplomatic thaw between the once-bitter rivals.

Two police motorcycles crash during a demonstration (Francois Mori/AP)

French police motorcycles crash during Bastille Day parade

Two French police motorcycles have crashed during a demonstration in front of President Emmanuel Macron and other guests at a grandiose Paris parade celebrating Bastille Day.

Injured people in hospital following Friday’s suicide bombing (Arshad Butt/AP)

Sharif in custody as 132 die in Pakistan election violence

Disgraced former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is being held in custody a day after the deadliest attacks in Pakistan’s troubled election campaign killed more than 130 people, including a candidate.

President Emmanuel Macron (Christophe Petit Tesson/AP)

Budget boost for military as French celebrate Bastille Day

France’s military had something extra to celebrate as it showed off its might for Bastille Day celebrations: a budget boost from President Emmanuel Macron.

A video image shows one of the rescued boys (Vincent Thian/AP)

Thailand cave rescue boys send video message from hospital

The 12 boys and their football coach who were trapped in a cave in Thailand are recovering well and have appeared in a video message.

Revellers run next to fighting bulls at the San Fermin Festival (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)

Six people injured in fastest San Fermin bull run of the year

Spanish health officials say the final bull run of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona has left six people injured in the fastest dash this year.

Violence flares as Israel launches Gaza strikes

The Israeli military has attacked several militant sites in Gaza as a response to renewed violence along the border, after which Hamas militants fired more than 30 rockets and mortars toward Israel.

The Diciotti ship of the Italian Coast Guard moored in the Sicilian port of Trapani (Igor Petyx/ANSA via AP)

Italy tells boat with 450 migrants to head for Malta

Italy and Malta squabbled Friday over who was responsible for rescuing 450 migrants crowded aboard a fishing boat in the Mediterranean, as the vessel headed toward a tiny island off Sicily.

An injured supporter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif after a clash with police (K.M. Chaudary/AP)

132 die in Pakistan election violence ahead of Sharif’s return

The deadliest attacks in Pakistan’s troubled election campaign killed at least 132 people, including a candidate, on Friday, just before the arrest of disgraced former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on his return to the country.

Sacha Baron Cohen has been pranking politicians (Yui Mok/PA)

Sacha Baron Cohen threatened with lawsuit over new TV series

Defeated US Senate candidate Roy Moore is threatening a defamation lawsuit over a forthcoming episode of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new television series.

Deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein announces the charges (Evan Vucci/PA)

12 Russians accused of hacking Democrats in 2016 US election

Twelve Russian intelligence officers hacked into the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2016 election, according to a grand jury indictment announced Friday.

Papa John’s plans to pull founder John Schnatter’s image from its marketing materials (Charles Krupa/AP)

Papa John’s to remove founder’s image from marketing after racial slur

Papa John’s, which has featured founder John Schnatter in logos and TV ads, is removing his image from its marketing material after reports he used a racial slur.

Deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein announces the charges (AP)

Russian intelligence officers accused of hacking Democrats in 2016 US election

Twelve Russian intelligence officers have been indicted on charges they hacked into Democratic email accounts during the 2016 US presidential election.

Hospital staff treat people injured in a bomb blast, at a hospital in Quetta (Arshad Butt/AP)

74 people die in election violence ahead of ex-PM Sharif’s return

Two attacks in Pakistan’s troubled election campaign have killed 74 people – with one candidate among 70 people who died in a bomb blast in south-western Baluchistan province.

Deposed PM Nawaz Sharif faces 10 years in jail (AP)

Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif returns to face jail term

A plane carrying disgraced former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz has landed at Allama Iqbal International Airport in the eastern city of Lahore.

Peter Strzok speaks during an ill-tempered affair before US congress (AP)

Shouts and insults as top FBI agent faces angry Republicans

An embattled FBI agent whose anti-Trump text messages exposed the US justice department to claims of institutional bias has vigorously defended himself at an extraordinary congressional hearing that devolved into shouting matches, finger-pointing and veiled...