The European Parliament (EP) has voted to ban the use of words like “burger” or “steak” to describe their plant-based variants. The 355-247 majority vote is seen as a victory for livestock farmers who say the labels threaten their industry and livelihoods. A full ban, however, is not imminent – or even certain – as...

PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Iran has released a teenage French-German cyclist who disappeared in June while riding across the country, the French foreign minister said Wednesday. “Lennart Monterlos is free!” the minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, posted on X. Monterlos, 19, has since been reunited with his family in France, Barrot’s ministry said in a statement....

A Tesla Model Y is seen on a Tesla car lot in Austin, Texas, on May 31, 2023. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Tesla debuted more affordable versions of its popular Model Y SUV and Model 3 sedan on Tuesday. The Model Y standard variant is priced just below $40,000, according to Tesla’s website, and...

A person was arrested in connection with the deadly Palisades Fire in January that killed a dozen people in California, multiple law enforcement sources told NBC News. The name of the person and the nature of the charges have not been released. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and...

Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent, Istanbul and David Gritten EPA The talks seek to end the devastating war in Gaza which has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians Top US envoys and regional figures are taking part in the third day of indirect talks between Israel and Hamas in Egypt on President Donald Trump’s plan to end...

LONDON — LONDON (AP) — The trial of two British men accused of spying for Beijing collapsed because the U.K. government refused to brand China a threat to national security, the country’s chief prosecutor said. Former parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash and academic Christopher Berry were charged in April 2024 with violating the Official Secrets Act...