International

Western leaders say evidence is growing that an Iranian missile downed the plane near Tehran.

The release of a batch of internal messages raises more questions about the safety of Boeing’s 737 Max.

Authorities warn two big fires are “likely” to merge into a mega blaze on Friday evening.

Mexico’s Popocatépetl spews a cloud of ash and rock that reaches 3,000m (9,800ft) into the sky.

Nationalist PM Viktor Orban wants to reverse population decline through procreation, not migration.

Chris Barton has a spot of blood on the collar of the white shirt he wears underneath his veterinarian’s scrubs. The 70-year-old holds a .22 caliber rifle he’s been forced to turn on critically injured and suffering kangaroos. He wants to cry.

A looming beer crisis has been avoided in a fire-stricken Australian town, thanks to some help from the country’s navy.

Video sent to CNN appears to show a missile being fired and striking an object around the time a Ukrainian airliner crashed in Iran. The Prime Ministers of Canada and the UK said they believe the plane was shot down by an Iranian missile.

A devolved administration in Northern Ireland could reconvene as early as Friday, breaking three years of political deadlock, after the British and Irish governments published a draft power-sharing agreement Thursday.

All 176 people on board were killed when the plane crashed just after take-off from Tehran’s airport.