Boston archbishop, ally of sex abuse victims, retires
US Cardinal Sean O'Malley, known for championing survivors of sexual abuse and pushing the Catholic Church to reform, is stepping down as the Archbishop of Boston, the Vatican announced Monday.
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'Happy, proud' Biles caps Paris campaign with floor silver after beam fall
US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles polished off a redemptive Paris Olympics campaign with a floor exercise silver on Monday, shrugging off a balance beam fall to finish runner-up to Brazilian Rebeca Andrade.
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Australian Olympic champion swimmer Titmus to take 'extended break'
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus said Monday she will take an "extended break" from swimming with the aim of being back to her best for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
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Gaza officials say buried 80 Palestinian corpses handed over by Israel
Gaza's Civil Defence agency said it received the bodies of 80 unidentified Palestinians from Israel on Monday, which it buried in a mass grave.
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Biles caps glittering campaign with floor exercise silver after beam fall
US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles polished off a redemptive Paris Olympics campaign with a floor exercise silver on Monday, shrugging off a balance beam fall to finish runner-up to Brazilian Rebeca Andrade.
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Turkish president slams social media 'fascism' amid Instagram battle
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused social media networks of "fascism" and censorship on Monday as his government blocked Instagram for a fourth day.
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Stock markets plunge on US recession fears
Wall Street stocks deepened their losses Monday and Tokyo had its worst day in 13 years as panic spread across trading floors over fears of recession in the United States.
Read moreBiles fall costs Olympic medal, triathletes plunge into Seine
A dramatic fall off the balance beam Monday cost US gymnastics legend Simone Biles a medal at the Paris Olympics, which also saw triathletes plunge into the River Seine.
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Hurricane Debby hits Florida coast
Hurricane Debby made landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast early Monday, knocking power out for hundreds of thousands of people as the US southeast braced for potentially historic levels of rain and major flooding.
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UK's Starmer vows 'swift criminal sanctions' for rioters
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed "swift criminal sanctions" following an emergency meeting on the far-right riots that broke out across England last week over the murder of three children.
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