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Brittney Griner live updates: WNBA star swapped for Russian Viktor Bout in prisoner exchange
EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. has swapped WNBA star Brittney Griner for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a senior U.S. official. The basketball star was taken into [Read More…]
Brittney Griner live updates: WNBA star swapped for Viktor Bout in prisoner exchange
EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. has swapped WNBA star Brittney Griner for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a senior U.S. official. The basketball star was taken into custody [Read More…]
Prince Harry and Meghan’s Netflix docuseries debuts: What to know
Netflix (NEW YORK) — Prince Harry and Meghan’s docuseries is here. The highly-anticipated first three episodes of the six-part series, titled Harry & Meghan, were released Thursday at 3 a.m., EST, on Netflix. The duke [Read More…]
China loosens COVID restrictions after protests rock the country
Richard Sharrocks/Getty Images (BEIJING) — China loosened some key COVID-19 controls on Wednesday after residents began protesting against the strict measures in November. Authorities did not acknowledge the unrest in their decision but the sudden [Read More…]
Lawmaker sanctioned as Russian agent faces new charges over alleged purchase of condos in Beverly Hills
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A sanctioned Ukrainian politician who U.S. authorities said has ties to Russian intelligence services was hit with new criminal charges Wednesday over his alleged purchase of two [Read More…]
Dozens detained in Germany on suspected plot to overthrow government: Prosecutor
Alexander Nolting / EyeEm/Getty Images (LONDON) — Thousands of police officers have carried out a series of raids across much of Germany on Wednesday morning against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the [Read More…]
Passengers on Antarctic cruise ship hit by deadly ‘rogue wave’ speak out
ALEXIS DELELISI/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tom and Pam Trusdale were enjoying a bucket list trip to Antarctica, until their trip of a lifetime turned into a deadly disaster. “It was going real [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukrainian special forces were in Russia during strike
Andrei Pungovschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
Ukraine drone attack hits 2 military bases deep inside Russia
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (MOSCOW) — Explosions that struck two military airbases deep inside Russia on Monday were the result of drone attacks launched by Ukraine, according to Russian and Ukrainian officials, in what appeared to be [Read More…]
Eruption of Mount Semeru, Indonesia’s tallest volcano, prompts evacuations for thousands living downslope
JUNI KRISWANTO/AFP via Getty Images (LUMAJANG REGENCY, Indonesia) — Several villages surrounding Mount Semeru, Indonesia’s tallest volcano, have been blanketed in ash and soot following its latest eruption. Evacuations were announced Sunday as the 12,060-foot [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Missiles rain on Ukraine after purported drone strikes in Russia
Andrei Pungovschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
Iran’s morality police status unclear, but wearing the hijab is still mandatory for Iranian women
Contributor#072019/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Women in Iran will still be required to wear the hijab under Islamic Republic law, even if the country’s government decides to abolish the religious police who were in charge [Read More…]
With candles and flashlights, Ukrainians maintain daily routines despite blackouts caused by Russian attacks
Candles light a classical music concert in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, an event where there were no empty seats. – ABC News (KYIV, Ukraine) — At one school in Kyiv, students and teachers are continuing to [Read More…]
Iran accused of stealing bodies of slain protesters as families rush to reclaim loved ones
Matteo Nardone/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images (TEHRAN, Iran) — Iranian authorities have been accused of stealing the bodies of slain protesters from hospitals and morgues in order to prevent families from holding funerals, which activists say [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukrainian embassies receive packages with bloody eyes
Andrei Pungovschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
‘Rogue wave’ strikes Antarctic cruise ship, leaves one dead and four injured
Courtesy Beverly Spiker (NEW YORK) — A passenger on an Antarctic cruise died and four others were injured after their Viking ship was struck by a “rogue wave,” the cruise line said. The incident happened [Read More…]
Ngozi Fulani speaks out on racism she faced at Buckingham Palace
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The founder of nonprofit organization Sistah Space drew international attention after she detailed racist comments from a British royal aide while attending a Buckingham Palace reception on combatting violence against [Read More…]
Greco-Roman funerary building, mummy portraits discovered in Egypt
Courtesy of The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (FAYOUM, Egypt) — A huge 2,300-year-old funerary building and a number of mummy portraits were discovered in Egypt’s southern province of Fayoum, about 37 miles (60 kilometers) [Read More…]
Scientists discover fossils of new predatory dinosaur species in Mongolia
Archaeologists explore a dig site in the Omnogovi Province in Mongolia, where they discovered a new species of dinosaur, the Natovenator polydontus, in 2008. – Sungjin Lee and Yuong-Nam Lee (NEW YORK) — Scientists have [Read More…]
Hosting thousands of war refugees, Lviv preps for winter without electricity and heating
Yuriy Zalizniak (LVIV, Ukraine) — Officials have warned that the city of Lviv, Ukraine, home to over 150,000 internally displaced people, could face a winter without power as they anticipate another surge in refugee numbers. [Read More…]