The Independent

The Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest is marking the United States’ 250th birthday with chomp and circumstance

Small business owners in U.S. tourist destinations say they’re seeing more Americans sticking closer to home this summer

A man convicted of kidnapping his own daughter in a ‘planned, professional, and controlled’ operation has been living freely in India for over a decade with the child. Insiya’s mother speaks to Shweta Sharma about the renewed diplomatic push to secure her return

Iran has begun a dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war

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Iran has warned the US and Israel that any attacks during the former supreme leader’s funeral would be met with a ‘harsh retaliation’

Three people died and seven others were rescued after a boat capsized on a Wisconsin lake during a strong storm

Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde (A.E.T.): The tiny African island nation hit back against the holders twice to threaten one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history before an extra-time own goal proved the difference