As the US marks 250 years since independence, the BBC asked people in Brazil, Egypt, India, Australia, Canada and the UK what they think of America today, revealing a mix of admiration, criticism and reflection of its place in the world.
Video by Eloise Alanna, Paulo Koba, Kellie Highet, Mahmoud elNaggar, Mohamed Kamel, Vinnie O'Dowd, and Kapil Joshi.
Meet the two men who are getting paid $50,000 (£37,800) to watch every single World Cup match from a glass enclosed living room in the middle of Times Square.
The BBC asked citizens across the United States about their identity ahead of the country's 250th anniversary.
President Trump says the pool is probably going to be drained again, two weeks after a multi-million dollar renovation was completed.
Savannah Guthrie spoke on NBC's Today show about a note sent to the media in February regarding her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, which claimed she had died.
The US president was once considered to have a close friendship with Keir Starmer, but that quickly fell apart with the war in Iran.
The US President criticised the UK’s approach to energy and immigration arguing that the prime minister's decisions had hurt him politically.
The warehouse fire is producing smoke and impacting air quality throughout the region, prompting officials to declare a state of emergency.
The former US president urged unity at a star-studded dedication ceremony in Chicago.
Thousands of fans flooded the streets of New York to celebrate the basketball team's first championship title in more than 50 years.
The UK is enforcing a social media ban for children under the age of 16. The BBC asked Americans of different ages if they thought it was a good idea.
The historic pool has turned green with algae just days after it was refilled with water following renovations.
The BBC spoke to tourists and locals as the pool undergoes cleaning to remove the algae, just days after it was refilled with water.
BBC reporter Max Matza is in Seattle, Washington, where 400 drones lit up the night sky on Monday to display the score of the Egypt v Belgium match.
The fires in Riverside County cover over 2,000 acres, say authorities.
Viral conspiracy posts claim there is a secret effort to spread ticks on US farms to trigger an allergy to red meat.
Video filmed by the BBC showed dozens of people walking out, some carrying signs expressing concern about the company's controversial work with the US government.
New York's basketball team won the NBA championship for the first time in over 50 years after beating the Spurs in Texas.
Football fans gathered at a FIFA World Cup watch party at Niagara Falls for the Canadian and USA teams' opening matches.
Severe weather has torn through the midwest, destroying homes, disrupting flights, and knocking out power for thousands across the region.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he gave the company "less than a 10% chance of succeeding at all" when it first started, and it is now going public "with the largest IPO ever".
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