Thirty-six children survived the blaze which swept through the infant care unit of a hospital in central India. An inquiry will be started into the cause of the fatal fire.

About 3,000 people gathered in New Zealand's capital to protest against coronavirus vaccination requirements and restrictions, forcing a lockdown of Parliament.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, responded to questions after arriving to the COP26 United Nations climate summit in Glasgow with nearly two dozen House Democrats.

Gaige Grosskreutz, the only person who survived being shot by Kyle Rittenhouse during protests in Kenosha, Wis., in August 2020, took the witness stand. Mr. Grosskreutz, who was armed, was shot while responding to an earlier shooting.

The first lady, Jill Biden, and the surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, visited an elementary school in McLean, Va., that is running a coronavirus vaccine clinic for its students.

Vaccinated visitors from Mexico lined up to enter the U.S. after the pandemic travel ban was lifted. For the past 18 months, only U.S. citizens and permanent residents have been able to cross the border.

Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, the president of the Bishops' Conference of France, announced that the Roman Catholic Church in the country would sell some of its assets to compensate victims who were sexually abused by clergy members.

Former President Barack Obama addressed young people directly at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, urging them to engage in political action and activism to push world leaders into action on the climate crisis.

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic celebrated the re-opening of the United States border for fully vaccinated international travelers, by taking off simultaneously from Heathrow Airport in London.

Four astronauts from the NASA Crew-2 mission are scheduled to undock from the International Space Station in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and head back to Earth after about half a year in space.