World shares mostly retreated Thursday in choppy trading after President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Israeli troops killed a Lebanese municipal worker on Thursday during a raid on a border village in the south, state media reported.

The incident in the town of Blida sparked condemnation by Lebanese officials and a protest by residents.

Ever wondered what war smells like? Or ponder the odor of love, or the stench of medieval Paris, or the sacred fragrance of religion?

A new exhibition in Germany allows visitors to discover unknown worlds of smells by sniffing their way through 81 different fragrances across 37 different galleries.

Arooj Aftab became the first Pakistani Grammy winner when she took home Best Global Music Performance for her song "Mohabbat" in 2022.

A year later, actor and singer Diljit Dosanjh stepped onto the smoke-filled stage of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Southern California, becoming the festival's first artist from the Indian state of Punjab near the border with Pakistan, a region known for its vibrant musical culture.

The mayor of a southern Haitian coastal town told The Associated Press that 25 people died after a river burst its banks and flooded nearby homes.

Dozens of homes in Petit-Goâve collapsed, and people were still trapped under rubble as of Wednesday morning, Mayor Jean Bertrand Subrème said.

Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday that his non-resident visa to enter the United States had been rejected, adding that he believes it may be because he recently criticized U.S. President Donald Trump.

An autumn heat wave accompanied by gusty winds raised the wildfire risk for Southern California starting Tuesday, with forecasters warning that grass and brush are still dangerously dry despite recent rains.

Floodwaters swept through central Vietnam this week after record-breaking rains, leaving at least 10 people dead and five missing, officials said, as cities, farmland and transport networks were battered by the onslaught.

With 100 days to go, northern Italy is gearing up to host the Milan-Cortina Olympics, the most spread-out Winter Games in history.

South Korea this week will host leaders from major Pacific Rim economies, including the United States, China and Japan, for an annual summit that has long championed free trade.