Tunisian parliament speaker Mohamed Ennaceur has been sworn in as the country’s interim president.
The smooth transition of power in the birthplace of the Arab Spring came hours after the death of President Beji Caid Essebsi on Thursday.
Essebsi, who was 92, helped guide the North African country's transition to democracy after the 2011 revolution.
The UAE’s leaders have sent their condolences to Ennaceur on the death of President Essebsi.
Venezuela quake death toll nears 3,000 as rescue effort winds down
The death toll from last week's devastating twin earthquakes in Venezuela has climbed to 2,954, as hopes of finding more survivors continue to fade.
Eight injured in New York shooting
Eight people, including four children, were injured in a shooting in the Coney Island area of Brooklyn, New York City, last night as Independence Day celebrations and fireworks displays were taking place.
Trump appears on National Mall for July 4 speech after storm-related delay
After a storm-related delay, US President Donald Trump took the stage on the National Mall on Saturday to deliver a campaign-style speech to mark the country's 250th anniversary.
Qatar says all maritime activities will resume immediately
Qatar said on Sunday that maritime activities would resume with immediate effect, according to a Transport Ministry statement posted on X.
St. Petersburg region port, oil terminal hit in Ukrainian drone attack
Russia's second city of St. Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region came under a large Ukrainian drone attack overnight on Saturday, with a local port and oil infrastructure struck, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said.
Thousands protest in Germany as far-right AfD sets sights on power
Thousands protested against Germany's far-right AfD and blocked roads to its annual conference in the eastern city of Erfurt on Saturday, where the party re-elected the two leaders who have overseen its rise as a national force.
Trump extols America, rails at communism in US 250th celebration
US President Donald Trump called on Americans to protect the freedoms the nation's founders envisioned 250 years ago against what he has portrayed as the "communist" threat posed by progressive Democrats, speaking on the eve of Independence Day at Mount Rushmore.
Zelenskyy denies Russian capture of key eastern city Kostiantynivka
Ukraine still controls the strategically important eastern city of Kostiantynivka, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the General Staff said on Saturday, rejecting Russian claims that it has been captured.
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