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A soccer federation chief kissed the Spanish forward Jennifer Hermoso fully on the lips during the medals ceremony, an unpleasant reminder to many of the sexism that has plagued women’s soccer.

In France, Spain and Italy, residents and tourists did their best to avoid scorching temperatures — again.

Several military officials who took power from the president in Niger last week met with the leaders of Mali, where the Kremlin-backed Wagner mercenary group has deployed about 1,500 troops.

City officials in Bologna have closed a city-center square as they study what to do about the Garisenda Tower. A solution could take years.

While Lebanese are united against Israel’s onslaught, some in southern towns where Hezbollah does not hold sway say they feel caught between Israel’s firepower and Hezbollah’s fighters.

On whatever side they stand, many voters say they yearn for a more united nation. But after a brutal campaign, divisions — between left and right, urban and rural, young and old — remain stark.

The country’s new leaders are trying to undo changes, like abortion restrictions and politicized courts, made by their hard-right predecessors. It “takes longer than you expect,” one minister said.

The nine candidates vying to become prime minister have been differentiated by their stances on a law requiring married couples to share a family name.

In a deal with Islamist parties, Pakistan is abandoning a requirement that religious seminaries, long seen by Western officials as a potential threat, register with the government.

An Australian researcher found that many areas that supposedly produce lots of centenarians also produce shoddy record-keeping.