AP Top International News at 4:21 a.m. EDT

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage beats Count Binface in widely mocked British electionNew aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS LincolnIran-backed Houthis clash with Yemeni forces and other Mideast developmentsIsrael’s Christians rely on faith and allies as they fear rising harassmentRescuers call for silence around earthquake rubble as window for survival narrows in ColombiaFrance and England battle multiple wildfires as record heat grips EuropeNorth Korea slams US-South Korea military drills and threatens strong responseHeavy rain causes flooding near Tokyo that kills 4 and strands travelersTunnel collapses at an Indian hydropower project, killing at least 7US missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after 9 months in captivity, his organization