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Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Israel has stepped up its military assault on Rafah, the Biden administration has intensified its efforts to prevent its ally from launching its long-promised major ground invasion into [Read More…]

Transair Boeing 737 skids off runway in Senegal

DuKai photographer/Getty Images (LONDON) — A Boeing 737-300 airplane crashed during takeoff at Senegal’s Blaise Diagne International Airport, local officials said. Air Senegal flight HC301, which was operated by Transair, “overran the runway” at about [Read More…]

Militants have committed crimes against humanity in Sudan, Human Rights Watch report warns

pawel.gaul/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity have been committed in El Geneina, West Darfur, against ethnic Massalit and non-Arab communities, according to a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch. The [Read More…]

Cruise ship employee charged after allegedly stabbing three people with medical scissors

amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man accused of going on a stabbing spree with a pair of medical scissors while aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship was arrested on Tuesday and charged with assault [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Israeli hostage declared dead in Gaza

People walk in a camp for displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip by the border with Egypt on April 28, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group [Read More…]

Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure in sweeping assault in six regions

pop_jop/Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — Ukrainian energy facilities in six regions were bombarded early Wednesday by a Russian air attack, an hourslong strike that included dozens of missiles and drones, Ukrainian officials said. Russia launched [Read More…]

Four children injured in Gaza amid Israel-Hamas war arrive in US for medical treatment

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (NEW YORK) — Four Palestinian children who were injured or fell ill amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war have arrived in the United States to receive medical treatment, according to an aid [Read More…]

Earth experienced its warmest April on record as US prepares for brutal summer heat

Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Earth has just experienced its 11th straight warmest month on record — a preview of the brutal temperatures forecast for the summer, according to scientists. Last month continued [Read More…]

Two Ukrainians detained for allegedly plotting Zelenskyy assassination with Russia, Ukraine says

omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — Two colonels in Ukraine’s State Protection Service were identified as part of a group planning to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. The colonels, who have been detained [Read More…]

Mother of US soldier detained in Russia says he was visiting girlfriend before arrest

Melody Jones (NEW YORK) — The mother of Gordon Black, a 35-year-old United States Army soldier who was detained in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct last week, revealed he was visiting his girlfriend at [Read More…]

American detained in Russia for allegedly ‘violating public order,’ Moscow court says

amphotora/Getty Images (LONDON) — An American visiting Russia was detained for allegedly “violating public order” and remanded in custody for 10 days, a Moscow court said Tuesday. William Russell Nycum had been drinking with friends [Read More…]

American detained in Moscow after allegedly climbing into children’s library, local news reports

amphotora/Getty Images (LONDON) — An American visiting Russia was arrested after allegedly climbing into a children’s library in Moscow, a local television station reported. William Russel Nycum had been living with friends when he was [Read More…]

US soldier detained in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct, Army says

quavondo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A U.S. soldier was detained in Vladivostok, Russia, on Thursday on charges of criminal misconduct, according to the U.S. Army. “The Russian Federation notified the U.S. Department of State of [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Israeli troops, tanks enter Rafah in ‘precise’ operation