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Afghans and advocates speak out after Taliban bans women from working with aid groups
Salam Cafe (Afghanistan) — Like many teachers, Salma cares for children that aren’t biologically hers. As co-director of the Salam Cafe in Kabul, Salma was able to provide a refuge for some of Afghanistan’s poorest [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin suspends key US-Russia nuclear treaty
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout eastern and [Read More…]
Could F-16 jets turn the tide for Ukraine?
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the war that has followed approaches its one-year mark, some U.S. officials are pushing the federal government and other allies to bolster Ukrainian [Read More…]
New 6.4 earthquake strikes Turkey as death toll climbs to nearly 47,000
Sameer Al-doumy/AFP via Getty Images (SAMANDAG, Turkey) — Turkey was hit with another earthquake Monday as a 6.4 earthquake rattled Samandag even as the country is still cleaning up from one of the worst natural [Read More…]
Trial date set in Brianna Ghey murder
Brianna Ghey is shown in this undated photo released by the Cheshire Police. — Cheshire Police (LIVERPOOL, England) — Two teens are set to go on trial for the death of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey on [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Biden in Kyiv says Putin was ‘dead wrong’
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout eastern and [Read More…]
‘Nonstop shelling’: Former US marine fighting in Bakhmut says fighting is ‘chaotic’
Courtesy of Troy Offenbecker (KYIV, Ukraine) — The average lifespan on the frontline of the fierce fighting in the city of Bakhmut is “four hours,” according to an American fighting side by side with the [Read More…]
Four US service members wounded in helicopter raid that killed ISIS leader in Syria
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Four U.S. service members were wounded by an explosion during a helicopter raid in northeast Syria on Thursday night. A senior ISIS leader was killed in the mission, officials said. “Last [Read More…]
Passengers in air for 16 hours forced to return to where they started after JFK electrical fire
Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — One of the longest commercial flights in the world did a U-turn over the Pacific Ocean to return to its departure airport over 16 hours later [Read More…]
Turkey earthquake: Two men rescued from rubble 261 hours later, official says
Riza Ozel / dia images via Getty Images (LONDON) — Nearly 11 days after a massive earthquake and powerful aftershocks rocked southeastern Turkey, two men trapped beneath the rubble have been rescued as the odds [Read More…]
First ever images of Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday glacier’ show melting from below
NASA (THWAITES GLACIER, Antarctica) — Scientists studying one of the most crucial glaciers that’s been deteriorating by climate change got a new look at what’s going on underneath the surface. In two studies published in the [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Officials urge Bakhmut civilians to evacuate
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout eastern and [Read More…]
US intercepts Russian bombers off Alaska for two straight days
FILE, photo — aviation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. intercepted Russian aircraft flying off Alaska in international airspace as they approached an identification zone for two straight days this week, according [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian strikes hit infrastructure in Lviv, official says
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout eastern and [Read More…]
New Titanic footage released from 1986 exploration of wreck
Woods Hold Oceanographic Institution (NEW YORK) — Never-before-seen footage from the 1986 exploration of the site of the Titanic shipwreck was released Wednesday. The footage was captured by cameras in a three-person research submersible named [Read More…]
UN secretary-general warns of impact of sea level rise, could cause ‘mass exodus’ of populations
Xie E/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Billions of people are at “unthinkable” risk because of rising sea levels, according to the United Nations. Speaking at the United Nation’s Security Council meeting on Tuesday, [Read More…]
Two teens charged in death of transgender TiKTok personality Brianna Ghey
Cheshire Police (WARRINGTON, U.K) — Two teens have been charged in the death of Brianna Ghey, a transgender girl found dead in the English town of Warrington. Emergency services were called to a local park [Read More…]
Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon, supporter of independence and opponent of Brexit, to resign
Jane Barlow/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, a supporter of independence for Scotland, said on Wednesday she plans to resign. She cited her duty to step back amid the “nature [Read More…]
Queen Camilla to wear controversial Queen Mary’s Crown at coronation
ALASTAIR GRANT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The exact crown Camilla, the queen consort, will wear at the coronation in May has finally been announced. Camilla, who will be crowned alongside her husband King Charles [Read More…]
Turkey-Syria earthquake updates: Death toll climbs to over 41,000
RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 41,000 people are dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria on Feb. 6, according to Turkish and Syrian officials. [Read More…]