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Russia launches no strike drones into Ukraine for first time since December
Hnat Holyk/Gwara Media/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (LONDON) — Russia launched no long-range strike drones into Ukraine on Monday night and into Tuesday morning, Ukraine’s air force said, marking the first night since December [Read More…]

US pledges $2 million for Myanmar quake, but China already filled the void
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command military personnel continue to work alongside Thai military and first responders near the collapsed State Audit Office building in Bangkok, Thailand, which fell after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, March 28, 2025. (U.S. [Read More…]

Scientists discover ‘legless, headless wonder’ that predated the dinosaurs
A 444 million-year-old specimen of a primitive marine anthropod was fossilized “inside-out,” with its muscles and guts preseserved in ancient sediment, scientists say. (University of Leicester) (LEICESTER, UK) — Paleontologists are marveling over the unique [Read More…]

3 missing US soldiers found dead in Lithuania, search continues for 4th soldier
US Army (PABRADĖ, Lithuania) — Three of the four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing during a training mission near Pabradė, Lithuania, last week were found dead on Monday, but the search is ongoing for [Read More…]

Desperate search for survivors continues in Bangkok high-rise collapse from 7.7 quake
Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images (BANGKOK) — A desperate search for survivors continued Sunday — from a collapsed high-rise building that was under construction in Bangkok, Thailand, to the rubble of ancient buildings in neighboring Myanmar — [Read More…]

Zelenskyy urges ‘tough’ Russia measures after Trump shows frustration with Putin
Danylo Antoniuk/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for further “tough measures” against Russia to push President Vladimir Putin into a ceasefire agreement, suggesting after another round of drone strikes that [Read More…]

Iran rejects Trump’s request for direct nuclear negotiations, state media reports
(LONDON) — Tehran has rejected direct negotiations with the United States in regarding its nuclear program, responding to a letter from President Donald Trump, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday, according to the Islamic Republic [Read More…]

Ukraine accuses Russia of war crime for ‘deliberate’ strike on hospital
Sofiia Bobok/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukraine has accused Russia of committing a war crime after a Russian drone struck a military hospital in Kharkiv overnight. Ukraine’s General Staff said the strikes were a [Read More…]

US embassy in Syria tells Americans to leave, warns of ‘potential imminent attacks’
Aleppo, Halab, Syria. ( Holger Leue/Getty Images) (LONDON) — The American embassy in Syria has warned all U.S. citizens to leave the country due to “the increased possibility of attacks” during the Eid al-Fitr holiday [Read More…]

Denmark doesn’t ‘appreciate the tone’ of US Greenland remarks, minister says
(Alexander Spatari/Getty Images) (LONDON) — Denmark is open to discussions with the U.S. on how to “fix” the status quo in Greenland, the country’s foreign minister said, after Vice President JD Vance accused Copenhagen of [Read More…]

After months of cuts, State Department says it’s officially shuttering USAID
Ezra Acayan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The State Department said Friday it was officially shuttering the U.S. Agency for International Development, in what could deal a final blow to the beleaguered foreign aid agency. In a [Read More…]

Army bringing in more assets to reach missing US soldiers’ vehicle in muddy bog in Lithuania
U.S. Army (WASHINGTON) — The search for four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing in their vehicle during a scheduled training exercise near Pabradė, Lithuania, is ongoing Friday, with officials bringing in more assets to [Read More…]

Dozens missing as massive 7.7 quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand
Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images (LONDON) — An earthquake with a 7.7 magnitude has rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. USGS is reporting the epicenter of the quake was in Mandalay, [Read More…]

5 injured, including 2 Americans, in ‘serious’ stabbing attack in Amsterdam: Police
ANP/Inter Visual Studio via AFP via Getty Images (AMSTERDAM) — Five people were injured, including two Americans, in a “serious” stabbing attack that occurred in broad daylight in Amsterdam’s city center on Thursday, police said. [Read More…]

Search for 4 missing US soldiers now a recovery mission: Lithuanian minister of defense
U.S. Army (WASHINGTON) — The search for four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing during a scheduled training exercise near Pabradė, Lithuania, has shifted from rescue to recovery mission, according to Lithuania’s minister of defense. [Read More…]

At least 6 tourists dead in submarine accident in Egypt: Officials
alxpin/Getty Images (LONDON) — Multiple people are dead and nearly two dozen injured after a tourism submarine crashed in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, officials said. The crash occurred Thursday morning, less [Read More…]

Russian strikes hit gas pipeline, cut electricity in Ukraine, officials say
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Ihor Kuznietsov/Novyny LIVE/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (LONDON) — Russian strikes injured five people, damaged homes and a gas pipeline in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson overnight on Wednesday, [Read More…]

4 US Army soldiers go missing during training exercise in Lithuania, vehicle recovered
(PABRADĖ, Lithuania) — Search and recovery efforts are underway for four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing during a scheduled training exercise near Pabradė, Lithuania, according to the Army and the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius. [Read More…]

Gaza protesters demand ‘Hamas out’ as Israel presses military campaign
Ramez Habboub/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets of northern Gaza on Tuesday in a rare protest against Hamas, with marchers calling for the terror group to reach a ceasefire [Read More…]

3 skiers killed, including American, in large avalanche in Canada
Three people were killed when a large avalanche swept away a group of skiers in Canada, officials said. The avalanche struck just before 1 p.m. on Monday when two groups of skiers had just finished [Read More…]