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American XL Bully dogs to be banned in the UK following string of attacks
darrenirwin/Getty Images (LONDON) — American XL Bully dogs could be banned in the U.K. by the end of the year, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Friday. There have been a string of attacks involving [Read More…]
350 migrants found ‘crowded and dehydrated’ in trailer in Mexico, authorities say
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (MEXICO CITY and LONDON) — Hundreds of migrants from Central and South America were found “crowded and dehydrated” in the back of a tractor-trailer in southeastern Mexico on Thursday, authorities said. The discovery [Read More…]
Libya flooding deaths top 11,000 with another 10,000 missing
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (LONDON) — The death toll from devastating floods in eastern Libya has surpassed 11,000, according to the Libyan Red Crescent. The Libyan Red Crescent said Friday that [Read More…]
Most casualties in Libya floods could have been avoided: World Meteorological Organization chief
Hamza Al Ahmar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — Most of the casualties in the devastating Libya floods could have been avoided if the divided country had a functioning meteorological service, the head of the [Read More…]
Inside Ukraine’s efforts to bring an ‘army of drones’ to war against Russia
ABC News (LONDON) — Ukraine is training thousands of drone pilots and ramping up its production of unmanned aircraft to bring an “army of drones” to the front lines of its counteroffensive against Russia, Ukrainian [Read More…]
UN envoy warns Sudan conflict risks turning into ‘full-scale war’ as fighting intensifies
P A Thompson/Getty Images (LONDON) — United Nations special envoy to Sudan, Volker Perthes, has warned the conflict risks “morphing into a full-blown civil war” as fighting intensifies. Announcing his resignation in a final speech [Read More…]
Luxury cruise ship pulled free days after getting stuck off Greenland’s coast, authorities say
FILE photo — Alison Wright/Getty Images (LONDON) — A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 people has been pulled free days after it got stuck off the coast of Greenland, authorities said. The Joint Arctic Command, [Read More…]
Tensions rise on Italy’s Lampedusa island amid migrant influx, posing headache for Meloni’s government
Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (LONDON) — Tensions are rising quickly in Lampedusa — a small Italian island located off the coast of Sicily — after local officials said around 6,700 migrants arrived this week, with many [Read More…]
Morocco earthquake updates: Over 2,900 killed in rare, powerful quake
Said Echarif/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (MARAKECH, Morocco) — The death toll has continued to climb in the wake of the rare and powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco Friday night. More than 2,900 people [Read More…]
American caver Mark Dickey speaks out about rescue from Turkish cave
Piccell/Getty Images (LONDON) — American caver Mark Dickey said he could tell he was “pretty close to fading” after he fell ill while on an expedition to map a 4,186-foot-deep cave system in southern Turkey. [Read More…]
Record-breaking wildfires have occurred all over the Northern Hemisphere during 2023, new report finds
Brais Seara/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Boreal forests in regions all over the world have been experiencing the worst wildfires in recorded history in 2023, according to new research. Record-breaking wildfires have been especially scorching [Read More…]
Rescue efforts underway for luxury cruise ship that ran aground in Greenland
FILE photo — Alison Wright/Getty Images (LONDON) — A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 passengers has run aground off the coast of Greenland. The Ocean Explorer, a 343-foot long and 60-foot wide ship, ran aground [Read More…]
Flood death toll in eastern Libya reaches 5,300 with many more missing, officials say
Abdullah Mohammed Bonja/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images LONDON — The death toll from devastating floods in eastern Libya has reached 5,300, a local health official said Wednesday. The number of deaths is expected to continue rising as search [Read More…]
Pennsylvania fugitive Danelo Cavalcante has eluded authorities in Brazil for years
Mark Makela/Getty Images (FIGUEIROPÓLIS, Brazil) — A convicted murderer who had eluded capture since escaping from a Pennsylvania prison nearly two weeks ago is accused of committing a separate slaying in his home country of Brazil in [Read More…]
North Korea launches possible ballistic missile: Japan’s Ministry of Defense
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — North Korea launched a possible ballistic missile on Wednesday, Japan’s Ministry of Defense said in a tweet. The missile launch comes as North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un arrived in [Read More…]
Luxury cruise ship runs aground with 206 passengers on board as rescue efforts underway
FILE photo — Alison Wright/Getty Images (LONDON) — A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 passengers has run aground off the coast of Greenland. The Ocean Explorer, a 104.4-meter (343-foot) long and 18-meter (60 foot) ship [Read More…]
North Korea and Russia signal united front against Western ‘imperialism’ at summit
belterz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for about five hours on Wednesday, touring a space base in Russia’s Far East and signaling a unified front [Read More…]
Over 5,200 people feared dead, another 10,000 missing after flooding in Libya, officials say
bgwalker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 5,200 people are believed to have died in devastating floods across eastern Libya, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said Tuesday. Another 10,000 people are believed to be [Read More…]
Morocco earthquake live updates: Over 2,900 killed in rare, powerful quake
Said Echarif/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (MARAKECH, Morocco) — The death toll has continued to climb in the wake of the rare and powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco Friday night. More than 2,900 people [Read More…]
Imprisoned Iranian activist hospitalized as hunger strike reaches 13th day, lawyer says
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (LONDON) — Iranian human rights activist Bahareh Hedayat is experiencing dire health issues 13 days into her hunger strike in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, making her family and friends worry about her life. [Read More…]