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US says it’s preparing for ‘significant’ Iran attack on Israel as early as ‘this week’
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise, March 6, 2012. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Jerine Lee/U.S. Navy, FILE) (WASHINGTON) — The White House is warning that the [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: US is ‘strengthening’ military force in Middle East
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the U.S. military announced it is moving more forces to the Middle East. Here’s how the news is developing: CIA director, Biden aide [Read More…]
Ukrainian troops have captured 28 settlements amid Kursk incursion, Russia says
fhm/Getty Images (KURSK, Ukraine) — Ukrainian troops have captured more than two dozen settlements in Russia’s western Kursk region since launching its incursion nearly a week ago, as thousands of residents have been ordered to [Read More…]
Wildfire spreads near Athens amid scorching heat, prompting evacuations
A house burns during a wildfire in Varnavas, north of Athens, on August 11, 2024. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Hundreds of firefighters were battling fast-moving wildfires Monday near Athens amid scorching temperatures [Read More…]
Child and woman stabbed in London, man arrested, police say
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (LONDON) — An 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman were stabbed in Leicester Square in central London on Monday, police said. A man has been arrested and investigators “don’t believe there are [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: US is ‘strengthening’ military force in Middle East
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the U.S. military announced it is moving more forces to the Middle East. Here’s how the news is developing: Israeli Air Force bans [Read More…]
Wildfire spreads near Athens amid scorching heat, prompting evacuations orders
A house burns during a wildfire in Varnavas, north of Athens, on August 11, 2024. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Wildfires were burning Monday morning near Athens amid scorching temperatures throughout Greece, emergency [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: US is ‘strengthening’ military force in Middle East
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the U.S. military announced it is moving more forces to the Middle East. Here’s how the news is developing: US is ‘strengthening’ military [Read More…]
Kate Middleton congratulates Team Great Britain on Olympics performance in new video
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, host a drive-in cinema screening for Scottish NHS workers at The Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 26, 2021. (Max Mumby/indigo/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza updates: IDF expands evacuation orders in Khan Younis
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, tensions are escalating after the assassinations of two Hamas and Hezbollah leaders this week. Here’s how the news is developing: Hamas leaders decline ‘new conditions’ [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF expands evacuation orders in Khan Younis
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, tensions are escalating after the assassinations of two Hamas and Hezbollah leaders this week. Here’s how the news is developing: Hamas leaders decline ‘new conditions’ [Read More…]
Zelenskyy acknowledges push into Russia to put ‘pressure on the aggressor’
Russian Ministry of Defense/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged for the first time that his country’s military is conducting a cross-border offensive inside Russia. The Ukrainian military was progressing in [Read More…]
No survivors after plane carrying 62 people crashes in Brazil, authorities say
Aline Salvi (CASCAVEL, Brazil) — There are no survivors after a Voepass flight carrying 62 people crashed in Brazil on Friday, according to authorities. The passenger plane was traveling from Cascavel, Brazil, and was bound [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF soldiers accused of abusing Palestinians denied release
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, tensions are escalating after the assassinations of two Hamas and Hezbollah leaders this week. Here’s how the news is developing: Palestinian death toll climbs to [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: 59% of Gaza buildings destroyed, analysis shows
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, tensions are escalating after the assassinations of two Hamas and Hezbollah leaders this week. Here’s how the news is developing: IDF soldiers accused of abusing [Read More…]
Ukraine continues major incursion into Russia, with reports of advances amid heavy fighting
Russian Defence Ministry/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — Ukrainian forces are continuing to advance deeper into Russia’s Kursk region, expanding their area of control on the third day of their major incursion, with the situation [Read More…]
2024 on track to become Earth’s warmest year on record despite slight global temperature drop: Copernicus
NurPhoto/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the first time in more than a year, the planet did not set a new monthly global temperature record. However, Earth did experience its two warmest days on record [Read More…]
Taylor Swift concert terror plot suspect sought to kill self and ‘as many people as possible,’ officials say
Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images (VIENNA, Austria) — Bomb-making materials were found in the home of one of two people suspected of planning a terror attack on upcoming Taylor Swift concerts in Austria, authorities said, adding that [Read More…]
7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes coast of Japan
Getty Images – STOCK/chrispecoraro (LONDON) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has rocked the coast of southern Japan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the earthquake is just [Read More…]
Taylor Swift concert terror plot suspect had chemical substances, technical devices at his home: Officials
Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images (VIENNA, Austria) — Chemical substances and technical devices were found at the house of a 19-year-old Austrian suspected of planning an attack on upcoming Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna, Austria, the public [Read More…]