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Buckingham Palace releases new image of Royals future
Sylvain Sonnet/Getty Images (LONDON) — Buckingham Palace released a new official photo of the king, the queen consort and the prince and princess of Wales following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. King Charles III [Read More…]
Notre Dame restoration on track to be completed by 5th anniversary of tragic fire
Anna Rabemanantsoa/ABC News (PARIS) — The restoration work inside Notre Dame cathedral is ramping up. Less than two years before the grand reopening, Notre Dame’s exceptional stained glass windows and paintings, which were spared by [Read More…]
US military medical teams try new approach in Central America
Tech. Sgt. Joshua Smoot/U.S. Air Force (CENTRAL AMERICA) — U.S. military medical teams have carried out medical missions in Central America for decades, but a recently completed mission to Honduras and Guatemala may set a new [Read More…]
Biden slaps new sanctions on Russia after Putin annexes parts of Ukraine
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — For months, the U.S. has warned that the Kremlin would move to annex occupied areas of Ukraine. But now that Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday has certified the annexation of [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin formally annexes occupied Ukrainian regions
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Image (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of [Read More…]
Queen Elizabeth II’s cause of death revealed on her death certificate
Eddie Mulholland – WPA Pool/Getty Images (LONDON) — The cause of death for Queen Elizabeth II has been made public on her death certificate. The queen’s cause of death was old age, according to the [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: State Department tells Americans to leave Russia
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Image (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of [Read More…]
Here’s how climate change intensifies hurricanes
NASA (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida’s west coast as a powerful Category 4 storm, with near record-breaking winds of up to 155 mph. Officials said the storm has wrecked havoc and [Read More…]
Cuba working to restore power after Hurricane Ian causes national blackout
John Elk III/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Work is underway to restore power to Cuba, after Hurricane Ian knocked out electricity to the entire island. Ian made landfall as a Category 3 storm on [Read More…]
North Korea launches two ballistic missiles as Seoul says nuclear test is imminent
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, just one day before U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in South Korea and amid speculation [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia increases penalty for soldiers after mobilization
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of [Read More…]
At least 15 killed in Russian school shooting
ThinkStock/Getty Images (IZHEVSK, Russia) — At least 15 people, including 11 children, were killed after a man opened fire at a school in central Russia on Monday, officials said. Local authorities said at least 21 [Read More…]
NASA’s DART spacecraft expected to collide with an asteroid. Here’s what to know and how to watch
NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben (NEW YORK) — An asteroid hurtles toward Earth, threatening to end all human life. It’s a plot Hollywood has obsessed over for years. NASA wants to make sure it never actually [Read More…]
Ukrainian first lady’s message to American people
ABC News (NEW YORK) — In July, three months after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, first lady Olena Zelenska told ABC News that she hoped an end to the war was near. Four [Read More…]
Controversy erupts over former Japanese prime minister’s funeral
YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images (TOKYO) — Thousands of people are expected to gather at Tokyo’s famed Budokan arena on Tuesday to pay their respects to slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Japan’s government [Read More…]
Italy expected to elect its first female prime minister, a conservative firebrand
ABC News (ROME) — Giorgia Meloni, leader of Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), could become the first female prime minister in the history of Italy in an anticipated right-wing surge to the polls on Sunday. [Read More…]
Fiona updates: Much of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island without power as Fiona hits Canada
NOAA via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly 80% of Nova Scotia and the entirety of Prince Edward Island are currently without power as Fiona, now a post-tropical cyclone, continues to lash the east coast [Read More…]
Hurricane Fiona pummels Bermuda, 70% of island without power
NOAA via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A hurricane warning is in effect in Bermuda as Fiona, now a Category 3 hurricane, pummels the island with intense winds Friday morning. About 70% of Bermuda is [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: US privately warns Russia against using nuclear weapons
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the east. Ukrainian [Read More…]
What to know about ‘referendums’ announced in Ukraine ‘republics’ to join Russia
ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — A so-called “referendum” to join Russia announced by pro-Russian authorities of the Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine has raised alarm bells globally [Read More…]