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How climate change could hinder reforestation efforts, according to experts
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Scientists are researching how to promote global diversity amid warming temperatures, but some of the methods that could prove effective may be further hindered by climate change, according to [Read More…]

Kazakhstan’s president says order restored after crackdown on protests
-/AFP via Getty Images (ALMATY, Kazakhstan) — Kazakhstan’s president said Monday “constitutional order” has been restored in the country and that his government is in control following assistance from Russian-led troops to quell the mass [Read More…]

US, Russia talks end with ‘no progress’: Here’s what you need to know
DENIS BALIBOUSE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (GENEVA) — U.S. and Russian officials held over seven hours of talks Monday, but the two sides did not negotiate or appear any closer to a resolution over heightened fears [Read More…]

US open to talking with Russia about missiles, troop exercises: Secretary of State Antony Blinken
ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the United States was open to discussing limits on missile deployments and troop exercises in Europe during talks with Russia [Read More…]

Ten dead after cliff collapses on tourist boats in Brazil
Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (CAPITOLIO, Brazil) — At least 10 people are dead and two remain hospitalized after a slab of a cliff broke off Saturday afternoon and crashed down onto four tourist boats [Read More…]

5 dead, 20 missing after cliff collapses on tourist boats in Brazil
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (LAKE FURNAS, Brazil) — At least five people are dead and as many as 20 are missing after a slab of a cliff broke off Saturday afternoon and crashed down onto three [Read More…]

Signs Kazakhstan president regaining control after crackdown on protests
Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images (ALMATY, Kazakhstan) — There are signs Kazakhstan’s president is slowly regaining control in the country, following a bloody clampdown by security forces to end days of mass protests and after [Read More…]

Duchess Kate turns 40: What’s ahead for the royal
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images (LONDON) — Duchess Kate is starting 2022 with a milestone birthday. The Duchess of Cambridge turns 40 on Jan. 9, a birthday she is expected to celebrate privately with her family. Kate, [Read More…]

Russian paratroopers arrive in Kazakhstan to help end protests
ABDUAZIZ MADYAROV/AFP via Getty Images (MOSCOW) — Russian paratroopers have arrived in Kazakhstan to help its government end mass protests that are gripping the former Soviet country. The Russian troops are deploying to Kazakhstan as [Read More…]

US, Europe warn Sudan’s military as democratic transition unravels
Julien Behal/PA Images via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With Sudan’s fragile transition to democracy derailed, the United States and Europe have issued a stark warning to the Sudanese military against appointing a new government “without [Read More…]

Kazakhstan president appeals to Russia’s military alliance for help as unrest escalates
GTW/Getty Images (LONDON) — Kazakhstan’s president has appealed to a Russian-led military alliance for help in quelling the mass protests gripping the Central Asian country, promising to use force to put down the unrest. President [Read More…]

One child dead, eight others injured after bouncy castle accident in Spain
MediaProduction/Getty Images (LONDON) — One child died and eight others were injured after a bouncy castle overturned near the Spanish port city of Valencia on Tuesday evening, authorities said. The accident occurred at a fairground [Read More…]

Mass protests break out in Kazakhstan over fuel price hike
GTW/Getty Images (LONDON) — Mass protests have broken out in Kazakhstan, triggered by a sharp rise in fuel prices in the Central Asian country. Videos posted on social media show thousands of people gathering in [Read More…]

Prince Andrew’s attorneys appear in front of New York federal judge
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for Prince Andrew appeared virtually in front of a federal judge in New York on Tuesday, arguing that a lawsuit against the prince made by an alleged victim [Read More…]

COVID outbreak in Belgian research station in Antarctica
Philippe SIUBERSKI/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A research station in Antarctica is battling a COVID-19 outbreak despite being located in one of the most remote corners of the world. Since mid-December, 11 of [Read More…]

Prince Andrew moves to dismiss lawsuit filed by Jeffrey Epstein victim
iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — A document Prince Andrew claims should prevent him from being sued by an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein was unsealed Monday by a federal judge in New York. The document, a [Read More…]

21 people rescued after trapped overnight on New Mexico tramway
GETTY/ George Pachantouris (NEW MEXICO) — Twenty-one people have been rescued after becoming trapped overnight in tram cars on the Sandia Peak Tramway in Albuquerque, New Mexico, authorities said. The tramway cars had been stuck since [Read More…]

Biden, Putin hold call amid heightened tensions over Ukraine
SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday — their second conversation this month amid heightened fears of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The call, [Read More…]

European countries tighten COVID-19 restrictions as omicron spreads
Chesnot/Getty Images (LONDON) — France this week became the latest European country to tighten its coronavirus restrictions, with nations across the continent posting record numbers of COVID-19 infections in an omicron-fueled surge. On Dec. 21, [Read More…]

Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News to close after police raid
Anthony Kwan/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — Hong Kong’s national security police arrested six people linked to Stand News, an independent online media outlet, in another sign that the city’s once-thriving press freedom is taking a [Read More…]