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11-year-old girl rescued as sole survivor of shipwreck off Italian coast
John M Lund Photography, Inc./ Getty (ITALY) — An 11-year-old girl was miraculously rescued after three days of being stranded at sea when a shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa island is believed to have killed the [Read More…]
Syria live updates: Iran’s Khamenei says rebels, US won’t achieve goals
Delil Souleiman via Getty Images (DAMASCUS, SYRIA) — Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country. Meanwhile, the ceasefire in [Read More…]
Police raid South Korean presidential office, arrest former defense minister following martial law declaration
Jung Yeon-Je – Pool/Getty Images (SEOUL) — South Korean police raided South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office as a part of the ongoing investigation into the martial law declaration on Dec. 3, Yonhap, South [Read More…]
US asked Syrian rebels to look for Austin Tice as they empty Assad’s prisons
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (LONDON) — The U.S. is communicating with rebel groups inside Syria amid the search for missing American journalist Austin Tice, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said Tuesday, [Read More…]
Climate and environment updates: The US just experienced its warmest autumn on record
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 [Read More…]
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment vote after imposing martial law
Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images (SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will face an impeachment vote Saturday, days after briefly imposing martial law. The country’s dominant opposition party moved on Wednesday [Read More…]
Climate and environment updates: America will soon need a ‘shocking’ amount of power
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 [Read More…]
Climate and environment updates: UN plastic treaty talks fail to reach an agreement
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 [Read More…]
Syrian army withdraws from key city of Hama amid rebel surge, state news reports
Zana Halil/ dia images via Getty Images (LONDON) — Syrian state media said Thursday that government forces were withdrawing from the city of Hama in the face of a rebel advance, marking another major setback for [Read More…]
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges West to sanction Georgia as anti-Russia protests rage
Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday announced sanctions on 19 members of the Georgian government, who he accused of “surrendering” the country to Russian control. Zelenskyy’s [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Amnesty accuses Israel of Palestinian ‘genocide’
Eyad Baba / AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses to ceasefire violations by the Iranian-backed militant [Read More…]
Putin’s Ukraine drone barrages are increasingly backfiring on his closest ally
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 5, 2023. (Photo by PAVEL BYRKIN/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — “Europe’s last dictator” — as Belarusian President [Read More…]
Chinese espionage campaign scooped up data on thousands of US mobile phone users, sources say
Anna Barclay/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials suspect that a recently discovered Chinese hacking and espionage campaign scooped up data on hundreds of thousands of American mobile phone users, likely stealing information about more than [Read More…]
Russia sees ‘no grounds for negotiations’ with Ukraine, Putin spokesperson says
Anton Petrus via Getty Images (LONDON) — Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the Izvestia newspaper in an interview published Wednesday that Russia sees “no grounds for negotiations yet” to end Moscow’s war on Ukraine. President-elect [Read More…]
South Korean opposition moves to impeach president after his declaration of martial law
South Korean Presidential Office via Getty Images (SEOUL and LONDON) — South Korea’s dominant opposition party moved on Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, submitting a motion a day after his declaration of martial [Read More…]
South Korean state council passes resolution lifting martial law
Patrick van Katwijk/WireImage (LONDON) — The South Korean State Council passed a resolution to officially lift martial law, according to the South Korean Prime Minister’s office. Shortly before the vote, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol [Read More…]
South Korean parliament votes to lift martial law following president’s declaration
Patrick van Katwijk/WireImage (LONDON) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law” in a televised speech on Tuesday, the Yonhap news agency reported. Yoon said the measure was necessary due to the [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: IDF says it’s hitting targets in Lebanon
Eyad Baba / AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses to ceasefire violations by the Iranian-backed militant [Read More…]
American-Israeli soldier believed to be hostage died during Oct. 7 attack, Israel says
Orna and Ronen Neutra, parents of Omer Neutra; Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LONDON) — Omer Maxim Neutra, an American-Israeli soldier, was among those killed on Oct. 7, 2023, as Hamas terrorists poured into southern Israel, [Read More…]
Georgia at ‘tipping point’ as pro-West protesters clash with security forces
Giorgi Arjevanidze/ AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The ancient streets of Georgia’s capital city were again choked with smoke on Sunday night, as a fourth consecutive night of anti-government protests descended into running street [Read More…]