Von der Leyen in Greenland for EU partnership deal

10 min agoPyrotechnic material exploded during a patron saint festival next to Nuestra Señora de la Luz church in Temascalcingo on Saturday night, collapsing a wall. At least 10 people were killed and 64 injured in the blast. The municipality, which has 66,000 residents and lies about 160 kilometers northwest of Mexico City, was preparing for a fireworks display when the explosion occurred.

26 min agoExit polls showed the Alternative for Germany scored its strongest result yet in Sunday's state election in Saxony-Anhalt, achieving a milestone for an extremist party at state level since World War Two. The AfD took 44% of the vote, striking at Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives, though it remained unclear whether the party had secured enough seats to form a government.

41 min agoA Boeing 767 operated by Amazon Prime Air departed the runway at Miami International Airport, striking several vehicles and igniting. The crash shut down all runways at the airport.

1 h agoIran's parliament speaker warned that Tehran would respond to future US attacks in a faster, heavier and more painful manner, a day after the United States struck Iranian oil tankers. The warning came as Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed they had fired ballistic missiles at US military vessels in retaliation for the strikes.

1 h agoA cargo plane operated by Amazon overshot its runway during landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday and struck several vehicles. The crash, which occurred around 2 p.m. after the aircraft arrived from San Juan, Puerto Rico, killed at least five people and closed all airport runways and taxiways.

2 h agoEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Greenland on Sunday for a two-day visit to sign a new EU-Greenland declaration on Monday, with investment pledges expected to run into the hundreds of millions. The visit comes as the US has pressed claims on the Arctic island, citing security interests and seeking to force a sale to the United States.

2 h agoAfD leaders celebrated as exit polls projected a big lead in the Saxony-Anhalt vote. Ulrich Siegmund, polling in pole position to become state leader, said "everything is possible" and described the moment as seminal for the country.

4 h agoIsraeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people Sunday despite a June framework agreement. President Joseph Aoun called on the US and international community to stop the attacks. Israel said the strikes targeted Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure in response to a Hezbollah drone attack on Israeli troops.

4 h agoThe bus was carrying 32 passengers, according to the head of civil protection for Sao Filipe city, Jose Canuto. Several others were injured in Saturday's accident, some of them seriously.

4 h agoThe Alternative for Germany party has become the largest party in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, marking the first far-right electoral victory in a German state since World War II. The party's path to forming a government in the state remains uncertain.