WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Fast-moving storms with strong winds, large hail and apparent tornadoes swept Oklahoma and Kansas, blowing roofs off homes and blocking roads with toppled trees and downed power lines. Meanwhile, Houston made progress in recovering from last week's deadly storms. Read More

ROME (AP) -- Pope Francis has added a stop in Luxembourg to a trip to Belgium in September, a three-day visit that will come as he is recovering from a much longer and challenging trip to Asia. Read More

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Former South African President Jacob Zuma was barred Monday from running for Parliament in next week's national election over a previous criminal conviction, the latest twist in his return to politics. Read More

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The Philippines blamed Chinese fishermen on Monday for a massive loss of giant clams in a disputed shoal controlled by China's coast guard in the South China Sea and urged an international inquiry into the amount of environmental damage in the area. Read More

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) -- A Russian court on Monday opened the trial of a theater director and a playwright accused of advocating terrorism in a play, the latest step in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent in Russia that has reached new heights since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine. Read More

CAIRO (AP) -- Human rights experts working for the United Nations on Monday urged Yemen's Houthi rebels to release five people from the country's Baha'i religious minority who have been in detention for a year. Read More

LONDON (AP) -- British authorities and the country's public health service committed a "catalogue of failures" and knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products, an inquiry into the U.K.'s infected blood scandal found Monday. Read More

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) -- Slovak populist Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition is improving following an assassination attempt last week that shocked the European Union nation deeply polarized over his policies. Read More

As we enter another wildfire season, Environment and Climate Change Canada is advising people to pay attention to air pollution levels and check the Air Quality Health Index -- especially on smoky days. Read More

CHARLOTTETOWN -- Federal scientists in Atlantic Canada are trying to develop a new breed of potato that is better adapted to growing conditions brought on by climate change. Read More

Canadian literary legend Alice Munro died this week at the age of 92. In the following excerpt from his 2020 book, "A Life in Paragraphs," longtime National Post columnist Robert Fulford explains how Munro's archetypal female character documented the ambition, ignorance and yearning of a generation. Read More

LONDON (AP) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces a key hearing Monday in his decade-and-a-half-long attempt to avoid extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Read More

BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand on Monday officially began the selection of new senators, a process that has become part of an ongoing war between progressive forces hoping for democratic political reforms and conservatives seeking to keep the status quo. Read More

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- Former South African President Jacob Zuma was disqualified Monday from standing in a national election next week because of a previous criminal conviction, a decision by the country's highest court that's bound to raise political tensions ahead of a pivotal vote. Read More

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Georgia's parliament speaker on Monday vowed to override the presidential veto on divisive legislation that sparked weeks of mass protests by critics who see it as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country's aspirations to join the European Union. Read More

There will be Victoria Day fireworks at Rogers Arena tonight as the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks tangle in Game 7 to determine who becomes "Canada's team" for the remainder of the playoffs. Read More

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash after an hourslong search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country's northwest, state media reported. Read More

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on foreigners in central Afghanistan last week in which three Spanish citizens and three Afghans were killed. Read More

LONDON (AP) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces a hearing Monday in the High Court in London that could end with him being sent to the U.S. to face espionage charges, or provide him another chance to appeal his extradition. Read More

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Leaning into the microphone in Saudi Arabia's capital, Nora let loose a primal scream. Guitars wailed and drums throbbed behind her as part of a set with her bandmates during a recent show. Read More

PARIS (AP) -- With 100 days until the Paralympics begin, Paris organizers are delivering a message from the athletes in a bid to boost ticket sales: I am not missing anything, except you. Read More