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US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that it would pay "many times over" for every American soldier killed as a top Iranian leader said the conflict has escalated into a "full-scale war."

Wall Street stocks retreated Monday with early gains fading as the escalating US-Iran conflict lifted oil prices while markets awaited key earnings reports.

New World Cup champions Spain enjoyed a vibrant celebration parade on an open-top bus through the streets of Madrid on Monday evening, with a jubilant crowd of an estimated two million people out to celebrate, according to local authorities.

The Apollo Gallery of Paris's Louvre Museum, where French crown jewels worth 88 million euros were stolen in 2025 in a brazen heist, will reopen to the public on Wednesday.

Four dancers from the Business of Dance mentorship program joined Enola Bedard, Eseniia Mikheeva, the Ghetto Kids and Shakira for the FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show in New York.

New World Cup champions Spain began their celebration parade on an open-top bus through the streets of Madrid on Monday early evening, with a jubilant crowd of over a million people out to celebrate, local authorities told AFP.

Lionel Messi said on Monday that after Argentina's World Cup final loss "the pain is immense and it's going to take a long time for this wound to heal."

With nearly 1,000 active fires and an area as large as Belgium already burned, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country is facing one of the "most intense" wildfire seasons in its history.

A federal judge in California on Monday ordered Paramount Skydance and Warner Brothers Discovery to temporarily pause their merger while a case brought by multiple states challenging the deal moves forward.

New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham took power Monday, purging the cabinet of his predecessor's loyalists as he promised a 10-year plan to ease cost-of-living pressures and signalled a tilt to the left.

Mexican drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, one of the world's most powerful and wealthy crime bosses, was sentenced Monday to life in US prison for co-leading the notorious Sinaloa cartel.

Former Liverpool and England star Kevin Keegan has died aged 75 after battling cancer, his family announced on Monday.

Chess legend Judit Polgar on Monday turned down Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar's offer to help turn the page on the Viktor Orban era as the country's president.

Spain's World Cup winners were hailed by the country's king on Monday in Madrid after returning from the United States with the game's most desired trophy in tow.

Aleksander Ceferin, the head of UEFA, boycotted the World Cup final to show unhappiness with FIFA, British media reported Monday.

Mexican drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada was sentenced Monday to life in prison by a US court for co-founding and leading the powerful Sinaloa cartel.

A French judge approved the night-time Tour de France anti-doping tests of star riders Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, the public prosecutor's office confirmed to AFP on Monday.

Leasing firm SMBC Aviation Capital ordered 200 new medium-sized aircraft from Boeing and Airbus at the start of the landmark Farnborough Air Show on Monday, the companies said.

Heavy rainfall in Chile has killed five people and destroyed or severely damaged over 1,000 homes, pushing the government to declare a state of emergency on Monday.

As protestors gathered across Ukraine for another demonstration against the ousting of a reformist defence minister, President Volodymyr Zelensky was facing one of the most urgent political crises of the Russian invasion.

Kevin Keegan earned Messiah status at Newcastle and conquered Europe with Liverpool in a remarkable career that took him from rejection by Doncaster to global stardom.

Former Liverpool and England star Kevin Keegan has died aged 75 after battling cancer, his family announced on Monday.

"Not another one," Claire Walker sighed, as Britain welcomed Andy Burnham as its seventh prime minister since early 2016 on Monday, with voters voicing their frustration after years of political churn.

Former Liverpool and England star Kevin Keegan has died aged 75 after battling cancer, his family announced on Monday.

Bryson DeChambeau reportedly threatened to call US president Donald Trump in a bid to resolve his rules row at the British Open.

Mercedes may appear to be the runaway Formula One leaders, but closer examination suggests rivals Ferrari have found the consistency and reliability to fight for both championships after the summer break.

US gasoline prices jumped back to an average of $4 per gallon Monday, according to the AAA motor club, as Iran said it was fighting a "full-scale war" with the United States while both sides intensified attacks.

After their 1-0 World Cup final loss to Spain, Argentina's return home was expected to be subdued Monday, with local media reporting that some players, including Messi, would not be on the flight.

The United States on Monday accused Cuban spies of infiltrating the highest levels of government in Washington, as President Donald Trump pushes to end communist rule of the island while reviving anti-leftist rhetoric at home.

Rudi Garcia has left his role as Belgium coach after his side were knocked out of the World Cup quarter-finals, the Belgian football federation (RBFA) said on Monday.

Indian police fired tear gas on Monday to stop thousands of protesters demanding the education minister's resignation and wider examinations reforms from marching on parliament.

Near the base of a column atop which Saint Simeon Stylites once perched, scattered stones lay bare the damage inflicted on the surrounding Byzantine monastery in northern Syria by war, looting and rampant illegal excavations.