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A major international animal rescue effort has now been approved, clearing the way for 30 beluga whales stranded at a shuttered Canadian marine park to be moved out. US authorities have signed off on an emergency import plan for the…
The last message from the pilot of a K2 Airways cargo flight that went down after losing contact with air traffic control on Tuesday has now emerged. Pakistan Airports Authority said the privately operated cargo aircraft was nearing Karachi after…
South Africa is mourning the loss of one of its midfielders, who has died only weeks after representing the nation at the World Cup. Jayden Adams, 25, featured in each of South Africa’s three group-stage matches before his death was…
The European Union escalated its regulatory crackdown on social media on Friday, levying preliminary findings that accuse Meta of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive in violation of the bloc’s strict digital rulebook. The preliminary findings, announced by…
A massive great white shark being tracked in the Atlantic may now be moving toward one of the region’s busiest summer destinations. Known as Contender, the shark measures nearly 14 feet long and is regarded as the largest male great…
If Norway get past England in this weekend’s World Cup quarter-final, one supporter still won’t be taking part in one of the team’s most talked-about traditions. Norway have been one of the standout sides of the 2026 FIFA World Cup…
African countries have secured $900 million in new financial commitments to expand access to clean cooking technologies, with the pledge announced during a virtual meeting convened by the International Energy Agency and Kenya on Thursday. The new funding builds on…
Wally Funk, the pioneering aviator who broke barriers in aviation for decades before finally reaching space at age 82, has died at 87. Funk died Wednesday at her home in Grapevine, Texas, according to Grapevine City Councilwoman Duff O’Dell, who…
An intensifying El Niño warming the equatorial Pacific Ocean is heading to historically strong levels, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In its latest forecast update, NOAA said the current El Niño has an 81 percent chance of…
While the United States is expected to welcome huge numbers of visitors this summer thanks to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, plenty of Americans are also planning their own European getaway. The tournament began on June 11 and runs through…
The heartbreak of elimination has struck quickly and harshly at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament’s three co-host nations—Canada, Mexico, and the United States—have all fallen in the Round of 16, leaving millions of fans without their primary rooting…
China’s test launch of a submarine-launched ballistic missile into the South Pacific on Monday was the first publicly announced demonstration of Beijing’s sea-based nuclear deterrent reaching far into the Pacific, sending what analysts describe as a strategic message aimed primarily…
What should have been a familiar sail-past near a tiny Italian island ended in one of the worst cruise ship disasters of the modern era. The Costa Concordia departed Civitavecchia at 19:18 local time on 13 January 2012, beginning a…
Drone strikes on civilian vehicles in Sudan have killed over 20 people in recent days, according to rights groups documenting escalating attacks in the country’s fourth year of conflict. The strikes targeted civilians heading to social gatherings in multiple incidents…
Russian athletes may have a path back to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles after the International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, but any return is still expected to come with strict conditions.…
The United States’ World Cup dream ended in disappointment Monday night, but the television audience tuning in to watch the team’s loss will go down in history. Fox announced Tuesday that 30 million people watched the U.S. fall to Belgium…