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Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s capital overnight into Thursday that killed at least 13 people and injured scores, marking a significant escalation in the relentless bombardment of Kyiv that has intensified in recent weeks. The attack came just…
Nearly a decade after a devastating hurricane destroyed Puerto Rico’s electrical system, a federal audit released Wednesday reveals that the island remains stranded in its recovery effort, with approximately $14 billion in obligated federal funds for power grid reconstruction sitting…
Iran have left a second handwritten message at the World Cup after their group-stage campaign ended in elimination, with the team again using the note to thank their hosts and question the treatment they received during the tournament. The message…
The International Olympic Committee has rejected a formal request from Denmark’s parliament to grant separate Olympic team status to Greenland and the Faroe Islands, maintaining its longstanding policy that only independent states recognized by the international community can compete as…
Ecuador defender Piero Hincapié was sent off in the round-of-32 defeat to Mexico after covering his mouth while speaking to an opponent, with FIFA’s new rule on concealed communication enforced for the second time at the 2026 World Cup. Hincapié…
A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics directly defied Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday by celebrating an ancient Latin Mass to consecrate four bishops without his consent, dismissing the threat of schism and excommunication and justifying their actions as a sacred…
As an intense “heat dome” pushes dangerous temperatures across large parts of the United States and record-breaking June heat has swept the United Kingdom, dermatologists are warning about a serious long-term consequence that often goes overlooked: a higher risk of…
Puerto Rico’s federal control board has announced a new settlement offer that represents a significant increase in its previous proposal to resolve the power company’s long-standing debt crisis. The board, which oversees Puerto Rico’s finances, announced Tuesday that it is…
A tragic convergence of events unfolded along Venezuela’s coast when more than 100 deportees from the United States found themselves caught in a devastating natural disaster hours after arriving in their home country. A deportation flight from Miami arrived in…
Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolaiev, regarded as one of the country’s wealthiest figures, was seriously injured in a deliberate explosion at a residential building in Monaco that also wounded his wife and teenage son, according to French and Ukrainian media reports.…
The mother of a British influencer accused of murder in Dubai has made an emotional appeal as her daughter faces the possibility of the death penalty if found guilty. Brooke George, 23, has been charged over the death of a…
ABC7 Los Angeles reporter Abigail Velez has apologized after a live World Cup segment triggered backlash online for a remark many viewers described as ignorant and insulting to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The controversy came after the United States men’s national…
France recorded approximately 1,000 additional deaths during a record-breaking heatwave that baked western Europe last week, its public health agency announced Sunday. The deaths far exceeded the nation’s typical mortality rate, representing a stark toll from extreme temperatures that shattered…
In a historic shift that caps decades of diplomatic silence, Israel’s government unanimously approved a resolution on Sunday to formally recognize the mass killings of Armenians during World War I as genocide, marking a dramatic departure from years of calculated…
Ghanaian spiritual figure Nana Kwaku Bonsam says he has now removed the curse he claimed to have placed on England captain Harry Kane. Bonsam, a fetish priest and spiritualist from Ghana, had said before the World Cup Group L meeting…
Argentinian footballer Lucas Trejo is grieving an unimaginable loss after his wife and two children were found dead following the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela. The twin quakes, which hit the country on June 24, have left at least 1,430…