- Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: US vetos UN cease-fire resolution
Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Israel Defense Forces continued its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza -- particularly in the north of the strip -- and in Lebanon, with Israeli attacks on targets nationwide […]
- Climate and environment updates: Dangerous hurricanes made worse by climate change
SimpleImages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying our […]
- Russia claims it shot down US-made ATACMS missiles and issues nuclear threat
Russian President Valdimir Putin; Photo credit: Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that it defeated a Ukrainian ATACMS attack in the western Bryansk region, shortly before the Kremlin […]
- Investigation into possible sabotage underway after 2 underwater cables cut in Baltic Sea
Stefan Sauer/picture alliance via Getty Images(LONDON) -- An initial investigation into possible sabotage has been launched by four NATO countries -- Finland, Germany, Sweden and Lithuania -- after two underwater telecommunications cables connecting […]
- Russia says Ukraine's use of Western rockets could prompt nuclear response
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov is pictured on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 24, 2024. (Maxim Shemetov via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists that new changes to Russia's […]
- Injured Gaza teen arrives in US for medical treatment after arm amputations
KATU(PORTLAND, Or.) -- A teenager who was seriously injured in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war has arrived in the United States for treatment.Diaa Al-Haqq, 15, was injured when an alleged Israeli missile attack hit a café in Gaza, the Palestinian […]
- 'Severe' toxic smog blankets Delhi, shuttering schools
Javed Sultan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Residents of Delhi woke up to a thick blanket of toxic smog, prompting the city to cancel in-person classes, halt construction and limit traffic, as the Indian capital city's air-pollution levels […]
- Moscow warns US missile authorization may mark new level of involvement in conflict for Washington
Maxim shipenkov/Pool/Afp via getty images(LONDON) -- Russia would consider the White House's authorization for Ukraine to use U.S.-made longer-range weapons within Russia to be a "qualitatively new round of tensions" between Moscow and Washington, a […]
- Russia launches 'massive' nationwide missile attack targeting Ukraine's energy grid
Tanya Dzafarowa/Suspilne Ukraine/JSC "UA:PBC"/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Russia launched a major missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight into Sunday targeting power plants and energy infrastructure across the country.The […]
- World’s largest coral reef discovered off the Solomon Islands
On Thursday, as a National Geographic expedition was exploring the waters around the Solomon Islands, its members spotted something that looked like a shipwreck underwater. Intrigued, they sent a diver down to investigate. The diver came back to the […]