From his years in the energy sector to his close working relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, here's what to know about the new Prime Minister.

Mr. Burnham promised more public control of essential services, a shift of power toward local governments and a push for economic growth.

Japan's Parliament revised the Imperial House Law to cement male-only succession, blocking Princess Aiko from inheriting the throne despite public support.

President Donald Trump roiled relations with Beijing, accusing China of election interference, but stopped short of announcing retaliation.

A landslide Friday in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing killed at least eight people and left 34 missing, burying residential buildings and forcing more than 1,100 people to evacuate, state media reported.

An Israeli strike on a funeral in the Gaza Strip has killed at least seven people and wounded another 22. That's according to a local hospital. There was no immediate comment from the

The military said Friday it used intelligence sources to target militants over the previous 24 hours. The operations were in response to attacks by militants earlier in the week.

The leaders of Germany and France announced on Friday that the German military would participate in a nuclear exercise under a French initiative to deepen European nuclear cooperation. The move by both countries to deepen nuclear cooperation underscores growing European defense self-reliance amid concerns about the future