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Mom of rescued Israeli hostage Almog Meir Jan speaks out: ‘I never lost hope’
Relatives and supporters hold placards bearing portraits of Israeli hostages (L to R) Almog Meir Jan, Edan Alexander, and Matan Angrest, held in Gaza since the Oct. 7 attacks by the Palestinian Hamas group in [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: US calls for Security Council vote on Gaza cease-fire, hostage deal resolution
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip are pictured on June 4, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Gantz rejects Netanyahu’s request, resigns
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah on May 27, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel says it rescued 4 hostages
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah on May 27, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by [Read More…]

World Ocean Day: Indigenous communities are increasingly teaming up with scientists to conserve marine ecosystems
Getty Images – STOCK (BELIZE) –Scientists are increasingly turning to Indigenous communities for marine conservation, leaning toward generational practices to reach environmental goals. Indigenous and Native communities, historically pushed to the side by colonizers and [Read More…]

Permission to win: Ukraine needs more from Biden than weapons to defeat Russia, according to experts
Getty Images – STOCK (UKRAINE) — Soon after President Joe Biden announced a new $225 million package of desperately-needed weapons and ammunition for Ukraine during an in-person meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris Friday, [Read More…]

Trial begins for dozens accused of attempted ‘coup’ in Congo
Emma Ogao and Aicha El Hammar Castano, ABC News (LONDON and BRUSSELS) — Dozens of Congolese and foreign nationals — including 3 Americans — were brought to trial on Friday in the Democratic Republic of [Read More…]

US military pier to deliver humanitarian aid repaired, reconnected to Gaza beach
U.S. Central Command via Getty Images (TEL AVIV, Israel) — After being out of commission for almost two weeks, the U.S. military’s temporary pier has been repaired and was reattached to a beach in Gaza [Read More…]

Seabird populations at risk amid increased hurricanes and extreme weather: Study
Getty Images – STOCK (AUSTRALIA) — Several seabird populations have an increasingly dangerous predator as the effects of climate change worsen: Hurricanes. As the frequency and intensity of hurricanes — referred to as tropical cyclones [Read More…]

Biden marks 80th D-Day anniversary in Normandy
Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day by honoring the bravery of the American World War II veterans who stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, alongside U.S. [Read More…]

Scores feared dead after RSF militants attack village in Sudan’s Al Jazirah State
Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — Scores of civilians are feared dead in Sudan’s Al Jazirah state following attacks by the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group around the village of Wad Al-Noora on Wednesday. “Up [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Dozens killed in IDF strike on UNRWA school, agency says
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah on May 27, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by [Read More…]

At least four dead, dozens injured in Czech Republic train collision: Police
At least four people are killed and 20 injured in a train crash in Pardubice, Czech Republic, on June 06, 2024. (Fire Rescue Service of Czech Rep./Anadolu via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — At least [Read More…]

Russian-Ukrainian man arrested following explosion near Paris in suspected terrorism conspiracy: Officials
Photography taken by Mario Gutiérrez./Getty Images (RUSSIA) — A Russian-Ukrainian national suspected of being involved in a terrorist conspiracy was taken into custody after being injured in an explosion in France earlier this week, officials [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: 18 arrests in Jerusalem Day chaos
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah on May 27, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by [Read More…]

Russian cosmonaut becomes 1st person to spend 1,000 cumulative days in space
Dawam Syah / 500px/Getty Images (RUSSIA) — A Russian cosmonaut became the first person to spend a cumulative 1,000 days in space, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos announced Wednesday. Oleg Kononenko, 59, reached the record while [Read More…]

6 arrested in connection with shooting near US Embassy in Beirut: Lebanese Army Command
Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — Six people, including the alleged gunman, have been arrested in connection with a shooting Wednesday morning near the entrance to the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, that injured a [Read More…]

Climate officials mark World Environment Day by announcing 12 months of record high temperatures
the_burtons/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — This year’s World Environment Day comes with a sobering reminder about the severity of global warming, according to climate experts. New climate warnings were announced Wednesday, including that the planet [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Four hostages confirmed dead
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah on May 27, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Netanyahu releases 1st public statement since Biden speech
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah on May 27, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by [Read More…]