Today’s Lead News Stories

After a nerve-wracking penalty shootout, the U.S. men's national team are through to the Concacaf Gold Cup semifinals after defeating Costa Rica.

The Independent was on Capitol Hill overnight as senators voted on an unlimited series of amendments to the president’s tax and spending megabill

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed that Democratic Mayoral candidate for New York City, Zohran Mamdani, has only been in the United States for six years, when in reality he has lived in New York for over two decades.

Chilean Communist Jeannette Jara, the country’s former labor minister, has won the primary election for left-wing parties with surprising ease, beating out a more moderate rival to clinch over 60% of the vote

Thousands of people streamed into central Sao Paulo for a demonstration Sunday called by Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, who is seeking "justice" as he faces decades in prison for allegedly attempting a coup after losing the 2022 election.

Wess Roley, 20, deliberately ignited a blaze to lure firefighters into ‘an ambush,’ officials say

France, Germany and Britain on Monday condemned "threats" against the head of the UN nuclear watchdog after Iran rejected its request to visit nuclear facilities bombed by Israel and the United States.

A Catholic priest refused communion to an MP after voting for assisted dying, igniting discussions on church teachings and political independence.

Algerian authorities have sentenced a prominent French sports journalist to seven years in prison for "glorifying terrorism", media rights campaigners RSF have said, denouncing the verdict as "nonsensical". Christophe Gleizes, who contributes to the So Foot magazine, will file an appeal on Monday.

Jurors are set to start deliberating in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking case

A teen surfer was seriously injured in a shark attack at Cabarita Beach, raising concerns over rising shark activity and prompting renewed calls for safety measures.