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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before their meeting on Friday in Geneva, Switzerland. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before their meeting on Friday in Geneva, Switzerland. Alex Brandon/AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Switzerland Friday to meet with his Kremlin counterpart in hopes of heading off a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. But neither side was sounding optimistic on the immediate outcome. The tense weeks-long impasse seems unlikely to be resolved during face-to-face talks between Blinken […]

Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov speaks at the Woodrow Wilson Institute in Washington, D.C., in November. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov speaks at the Woodrow Wilson Institute in Washington, D.C., in November. Mark Wilson/Getty Images Amid a flurry of diplomatic efforts aimed at preventing a feared Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s embassy in Washington tweeted out a call to “end the hysteria,” reiterating that Moscow planned no such military move. “We stress once again: [Russia] is not going to attack anyone,” the embassy said in […]

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says a test launch of a hypersonic missile on Jan. 11. Korean Central News Agency/AP hide caption toggle caption Korean Central News Agency/AP This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says a test launch of a hypersonic missile on Jan. 11. Korean Central News Agency/AP The U.S., Russia and China all have them. And now, North Korea claims to as well: hypersonic weapons. These aerial vehicles go a step further than the kind of ballistic missiles that Pyongyang has periodically tested over the years. They can […]

A laptop screen displays a warning message in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish that appeared on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine after a massive cyberattack on Friday. Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters A laptop screen displays a warning message in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish that appeared on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine after a massive cyberattack on Friday. Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters Dozens of Ukrainian government sites have been hit by an ominous cyberattack, with hackers warning people to “be afraid and expect the worst.” The attack took over […]

The burned-out administrative building in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, can be seen Friday. The country’s president has rejected calls for talks with protesters after days of unprecedented unrest and vowed to destroy “armed bandits.” Alexander Bogdanov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alexander Bogdanov/AFP via Getty Images The burned-out administrative building in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, can be seen Friday. The country’s president has rejected calls for talks with protesters after days of unprecedented unrest and vowed to destroy “armed bandits.” Alexander Bogdanov/AFP via Getty Images The new year has gotten off to a very bad start in Kazakhstan. On […]

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, pictured in Seoul, South Korea, in early December, has tested positive for COVID-19. Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool/Getty Images Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, pictured in Seoul, South Korea, in early December, has tested positive for COVID-19. Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool/Getty Images Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has tested positive for COVID-19. “I tested positive this morning for COVID-19. I requested the test today after exhibiting symptoms while at home on leave,” Austin said in a statement late Sunday. “My symptoms are mild, and I am following my physician’s directions.” “In keeping with those […]

An artist’s rendition of the James Webb Space Telescope with its sunshield deployed. NASA hide caption toggle caption NASA An artist’s rendition of the James Webb Space Telescope with its sunshield deployed. NASA The James Webb Space Telescope, on a long and winding journey to its job site a million miles from Earth, has begun the key task of unfurling a giant umbrella-like shield to protect its delicate instruments from the intense radiation of the sun. The deployment of the shade — one of numerous maneuvers that must be performed flawlessly for the $10 billion telescope to function properly — began […]

Stuck motorists are seen along Brunswick Road as heavy snow continues to fall early Monday, in Grass Valley, Calif. Elias Funez/AP hide caption toggle caption Elias Funez/AP Stuck motorists are seen along Brunswick Road as heavy snow continues to fall early Monday, in Grass Valley, Calif. Elias Funez/AP Winter storms sweeping parts of the Western U.S. and the Pacific Northwest have brought heavy snow and record low temperatures in some areas — and there’s more to come. A winter storm warning continues into Wednesday for parts of the border area of Northern California and Nevada. “We’ve had quite a series of […]

Harvard University professor and Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson takes a break from searching for insects in the Walden Pond State Reservation in Concord, Mass., in 1998. Wilson died on Sunday at the age of 92. Thomas James Hurst/AP hide caption toggle caption Thomas James Hurst/AP Harvard University professor and Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson takes a break from searching for insects in the Walden Pond State Reservation in Concord, Mass., in 1998. Wilson died on Sunday at the age of 92. Thomas James Hurst/AP Pioneering biologist, environmental activist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward O. Wilson has died. He […]

Workers at Kellogg’s cereal plants have voted to ratify an agreement with the company and end a strike that began Oct. 5. Rey Del Rio/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rey Del Rio/Getty Images Workers at Kellogg’s cereal plants have voted to ratify an agreement with the company and end a strike that began Oct. 5. Rey Del Rio/Getty Images The Kellogg’s strike is over. The union representing striking workers at four Kellogg Co. breakfast cereal plants has ratified a deal to end an 11-week work stoppage. Approval of a new five-year contract for the 1,400 affected workers came after a […]

An information sign is displayed as a child arrives with her parent to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11-years-old at London Middle School in Wheeling, Ill., last month. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP An information sign is displayed as a child arrives with her parent to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11-years-old at London Middle School in Wheeling, Ill., last month. Nam Y. Huh/AP Pfizer-BioNTech announced Friday that they will expand ongoing clinical trials of their COVID-19 vaccine in children to include a third dose for participants as […]

The leggiest animal on the planet, Eumillipes persephone, from Australia. (A) female with 330 segments and 1,306 legs (paratype specimen, T147124). (B) ventral view of legs (male holotype, T147101). (C) dorsal view of head and ventral view of gonopods (male holotype, T147101). Scale bars, 0.5 mm. Scientific Reports hide caption toggle caption Scientific Reports The leggiest animal on the planet, Eumillipes persephone, from Australia. (A) female with 330 segments and 1,306 legs (paratype specimen, T147124). (B) ventral view of legs (male holotype, T147101). (C) dorsal view of head and ventral view of gonopods (male holotype, T147101). Scale bars, 0.5 mm. Scientific […]

Police stand in front of protesters during a demonstration of Germany’s “Querdenker” (Lateral Thinkers) movement in November, in Leipzig, eastern Germany. Stringer/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stringer/AFP via Getty Images Police stand in front of protesters during a demonstration of Germany’s “Querdenker” (Lateral Thinkers) movement in November, in Leipzig, eastern Germany. Stringer/AFP via Getty Images German police confiscated weapons during raids in the eastern cities of Dresden and Heidenau on Wednesday in connection with an alleged plot by radical anti-vaccination activists to kill Saxony’s governor. Members of a group calling itself “Dresden Offlinevernetzung,” or Dresden offline network, had […]

Men repair their truck in smoke from a forest fire on a road near Magaras, in the republic of Sakha, Siberia, in July. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images Men repair their truck in smoke from a forest fire on a road near Magaras, in the republic of Sakha, Siberia, in July. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images The United Nations has officially recognized a new record high temperature for the Arctic, confirming a reading of 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) taken in June 2020. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issued a statement on […]

A makeshift memorial sits outside of Oxford High School on Wednesday, a day after four students were fatally shot and seven injured in Oxford, Mich. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images A makeshift memorial sits outside of Oxford High School on Wednesday, a day after four students were fatally shot and seven injured in Oxford, Mich. Scott Olson/Getty Images The parents of a teenager accused of killing four students and wounding seven others at a high school in Michigan this week could themselves face charges. Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said she is considering charges against the […]

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in July 2020, in Washington, D.C. Greg Nash/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Greg Nash/Getty Images Secretary of Defense Mark Esper testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in July 2020, in Washington, D.C. Greg Nash/Getty Images Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has filed suit against the Pentagon, which he says has ordered him to redact portions of an “unvarnished and candid memoir” that he hopes to publish about his days in the Trump White House. Esper, who was fired by then-President Donald Trump after the […]

Migrants stay in a tent camp near the Bruzgi checkpoint on the Polish border, on Wednesday. Leonid Shcheglov/Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA/TASS hide caption toggle caption Leonid Shcheglov/Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA/TASS Migrants stay in a tent camp near the Bruzgi checkpoint on the Polish border, on Wednesday. Leonid Shcheglov/Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA/TASS A standoff between migrants and Polish border guards has become the biggest challenge to the EU’s borders in years. The crisis appears to be stoked by the leader of Belarus over the country’s tensions with the bloc. Poland’s defense minister said on Wednesday that the crisis at the border with Belarus, where thousands of migrants are […]

An Austrian police officer checks a driver’s vaccination certificate during a traffic control stop in Graz, Austria, on Monday. Erwin Scheriau/APA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Erwin Scheriau/APA/AFP via Getty Images An Austrian police officer checks a driver’s vaccination certificate during a traffic control stop in Graz, Austria, on Monday. Erwin Scheriau/APA/AFP via Getty Images Austria has placed some 2 million unvaccinated people on partial lockdown, while neighboring Germany has reintroduced free coronavirus testing, as the two countries contend with soaring rates of COVID-19 amid a Europe-wide wave of new infections. Unvaccinated people in Austria will only be allowed […]

Vaccine mandate protestors perform a haka last week in Wellington, New Zealand. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Vaccine mandate protestors perform a haka last week in Wellington, New Zealand. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images A New Zealand Māori tribe has demanded that anti-vaccine mandate advocates stop using its ceremonial dance, the “Ka Mate” haka, at protests. The dance, which was traditionally performed before battle and is meant to show tribal pride and unity, is an intimidating display of chanting, foot-stamping, tongue protrusions and rhythmic body slapping. It has been popularized by New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team, which […]

A vaccination center worker inoculates a woman with the Biontech vaccine against Covid-19 in Lower Saxony. Moritz Frankenber/dpa/picture alliance via Getty I hide caption toggle caption Moritz Frankenber/dpa/picture alliance via Getty I A vaccination center worker inoculates a woman with the Biontech vaccine against Covid-19 in Lower Saxony. Moritz Frankenber/dpa/picture alliance via Getty I Another wave of COVID-19 is sweeping across Europe, setting new records in some countries and prompting governments to impose new lockdowns to contain the spread of the virus. Records for daily infections have been shattered in recent days in Germany, the Netherlands and Austria. While deaths from […]

Stella Moris, fiancee of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, arrives at the High Court of England and Wales, in London, last month. Guy Smallman/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Guy Smallman/Getty Images Stella Moris, fiancee of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, arrives at the High Court of England and Wales, in London, last month. Guy Smallman/Getty Images WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been given permission to marry his partner, attorney Stella Moris, in a ceremony to be held at London’s high-security Belmarsh prison, where he’s been incarcerated since 2019. Moris, who had taken legal action against the prison governor and Britain’s justice secretary, […]

Captured Ethiopian government soldiers and allied militia members are paraded by Tigray forces last month on their way to a detention center in Mekele, the capital of the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Captured Ethiopian government soldiers and allied militia members are paraded by Tigray forces last month on their way to a detention center in Mekele, the capital of the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. AP A year after civil war erupted between the Ethiopian government and its Eritrean and ethnic militia allies on one side, and soldiers hailing from the northern region of […]

Smokestacks belch in Weihai, in China’s Shandong province, in 2019. China is set to surpass pre-pandemic levels of carbon dioxide emissions this year. Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images Smokestacks belch in Weihai, in China’s Shandong province, in 2019. China is set to surpass pre-pandemic levels of carbon dioxide emissions this year. Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images The current rate of greenhouse gas pollution is so high that the Earth has about 11 years to rein in emissions if countries want to avoid the worst damage from climate change in the future, a […]

Ethiopian army units patrol the streets of Mekele in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region in March after the city was captured during an operation against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Ethiopian army units patrol the streets of Mekele in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region in March after the city was captured during an operation against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images All sides in the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have committed atrocities that may amount […]

A satellite image provided by NOAA shows a view of Hurricane Ida, on Aug. 28, 2021. Ahead of the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season this year, NOAA forecast 13 to 20 named storms. The newly formed Tropical Storm Wanda makes 21. AP hide caption toggle caption AP A satellite image provided by NOAA shows a view of Hurricane Ida, on Aug. 28, 2021. Ahead of the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season this year, NOAA forecast 13 to 20 named storms. The newly formed Tropical Storm Wanda makes 21. AP Ana arrived in May. […]

New York Police Department officers in masks stand during a service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, last October. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP New York Police Department officers in masks stand during a service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, last October. Mark Lennihan/AP Thousands of New York municipal workers, including police officers and firefighters, have chosen unpaid leave rather than getting inoculated against COVID-19, as the city’s vaccine mandate went into effect. Speaking on Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, said he expected no disruptions as a result of some 9,000 city employees, […]

In 2019, the Parkes radio telescope in Parkes, Australia, detected a strange signal that has since been explained. Yury Prokopenko/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yury Prokopenko/Getty Images In 2019, the Parkes radio telescope in Parkes, Australia, detected a strange signal that has since been explained. Yury Prokopenko/Getty Images A mysterious signal that appeared to be emanating from the closest star to our own sun put scientists on a nearly yearlong hunt to track down its origin. The result? The signal was not from an alien world circling Proxima Centauri but instead something much more mundane — possibly a radio, a […]

Manufacturers sold 203.7 billion cigarettes in 2020, up 0.4% from a year earlier, the Federal Trade Commission says. Esther Moreno Martinez / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm hide caption toggle caption Esther Moreno Martinez / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm Manufacturers sold 203.7 billion cigarettes in 2020, up 0.4% from a year earlier, the Federal Trade Commission says. Esther Moreno Martinez / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm For the first time in two decades, cigarette sales increased last year during the COVID-19 pandemic, as tobacco companies also beefed up spending to promote their products. The Federal Trade Commission, in its annual Cigarette Report, said that manufacturers sold 203.7 billion cigarettes […]

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, seen during a news conference in Brasilia last week, has insisted that he is innocent of the charges proposed against him. Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, seen during a news conference in Brasilia last week, has insisted that he is innocent of the charges proposed against him. Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images Brazil’s Senate has voted to recommend charging President Jair Bolsonaro with “crimes against humanity” over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 600,000 people across the country. That […]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a speech during his visit to Tk’emlups the Secwepemc First Nation in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada on Monday. Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a speech during his visit to Tk’emlups the Secwepemc First Nation in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada on Monday. Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized in person to Indigenous leaders after skipping a remembrance for victims and survivors of residential schools. Trudeau visited the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc […]

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of Myanmar’s armed forces and head of Myanmar’s coup regime, attends the 9th Moscow Conference on International Security in Moscow, Russia, in June. Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of Myanmar’s armed forces and head of Myanmar’s coup regime, attends the 9th Moscow Conference on International Security in Moscow, Russia, in June. Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Myanmar’s military junta, which seized power from an elected government in February, says it will free more than 5,600 people jailed […]

Colin Powell, a former secretary of state and chairman of the joint chiefs, has died at age 84. Above, Powell speaks at eBay headquarters in California in 2010. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Colin Powell, a former secretary of state and chairman of the joint chiefs, has died at age 84. Above, Powell speaks at eBay headquarters in California in 2010. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Colin Powell, who served as secretary of state during the presidency of George W. Bush and led the first Gulf War as chairman of the joint chiefs, has died at age 84 […]

Police officers investigate a scene in Kongsberg, Norway after a man armed with bow killed several people before he was arrested Wednesday. Hakon Mosvold Larsen/NTB/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hakon Mosvold Larsen/NTB/AFP via Getty Images Police officers investigate a scene in Kongsberg, Norway after a man armed with bow killed several people before he was arrested Wednesday. Hakon Mosvold Larsen/NTB/AFP via Getty Images Norway’s domestic security agency says an attack by a man using bow and arrow that killed five people and wounded two others currently appears to be “an act of terrorism.” The statement Thursday follows a […]

The Pillar of Shame statue, a memorial for those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, is displayed at the University of Hong Kong on Wednesday. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption toggle caption Kin Cheung/AP The Pillar of Shame statue, a memorial for those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, is displayed at the University of Hong Kong on Wednesday. Kin Cheung/AP A 26-foot-high sculpture commemorating the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre is set to be removed from the campus of the University of Hong Kong in what activists see as the latest sign of Beijing’s suppression […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving shoots against the Milwaukee Bucks during Game 1 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series in New York, in June. Adam Hunger/AP hide caption toggle caption Adam Hunger/AP Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving shoots against the Milwaukee Bucks during Game 1 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series in New York, in June. Adam Hunger/AP Brooklyn Nets all-star guard Kyrie Irving won’t be allowed to play in practices or games, general manager Sean Marks said Tuesday, strongly suggesting that he continues to run afoul of New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for professional athletes. Although the […]

A mask-clad U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson departs from number 10 Downing Street in London in March. Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images A mask-clad U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson departs from number 10 Downing Street in London in March. Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images The U.K.’s initial response to the coronavirus pandemic ranks among the worst public health failures in the country’s history, causing “many thousands” of avoidable deaths, a new report says. In the first weeks, as the virus began spreading in the U.K., the government chose not to restrict mass […]

People view the damage inside of a mosque following a bombing in Kunduz, province northern Afghanistan, on Friday. Abdullah Sahil/AP hide caption toggle caption Abdullah Sahil/AP People view the damage inside of a mosque following a bombing in Kunduz, province northern Afghanistan, on Friday. Abdullah Sahil/AP An explosion ripped through a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan, reportedly killing and wounding many worshippers who were attending Friday prayers. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that the mosque was targeted, tweeting: “This afternoon, an explosion took place in a mosque of our Shiite compatriots in the Khan Abad district of Bandar, the capital of […]

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, right, with Riverside City Police Chief Sergio G. Diaz and a California Highway Patrol officer, in a photograph taken in 2019. Terry Pierson/MediaNews Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Terry Pierson/MediaNews Group via Getty Images Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, right, with Riverside City Police Chief Sergio G. Diaz and a California Highway Patrol officer, in a photograph taken in 2019. Terry Pierson/MediaNews Group via Getty Images The sheriff of California’s Riverside County, outside Los Angeles, has acknowledged that he once briefly belonged to the extremist Oath Keepers militia in 2014 after emails from […]

Former President Donald Trump holds a Save America rally in Perry, Ga., in September. Forbes magazine says Trump has fallen off its list of the 400 wealthiest Americans. Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Former President Donald Trump holds a Save America rally in Perry, Ga., in September. Forbes magazine says Trump has fallen off its list of the 400 wealthiest Americans. Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Former President Donald Trump has reportedly long been obsessed with the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans — specifically, his place on […]

Long COVID patient Gary Miller, left, receives treatment from physiotherapist Joan Del Arco at the Long COVID Clinic at King George Hospital in Ilford, London, in May. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption toggle caption Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Long COVID patient Gary Miller, left, receives treatment from physiotherapist Joan Del Arco at the Long COVID Clinic at King George Hospital in Ilford, London, in May. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Symptoms of COVID-19 persist or recur months after diagnosis for more than a third of all people who get the illness, a new study finds, potentially pushing the number of so-called long COVID cases higher than previously […]

A man sells Taliban flags imprinted with the Muslim creed in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 24. Oliver Weiken/dpa/picture alliance via Getty hide caption toggle caption Oliver Weiken/dpa/picture alliance via Getty A man sells Taliban flags imprinted with the Muslim creed in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 24. Oliver Weiken/dpa/picture alliance via Getty The new Taliban-appointed head of Kabul University says that women won’t be allowed to matriculate or work outside the home “as long as [a] real Islamic environment is not provided for all.” Chancellor Mohammad Ashraf Ghairat wrote in a tweet that “women will not be allowed to come to universities […]

Fossilized human footprints shown at the White Sands National Park in New Mexico. According to a report published in the journal Science on Thursday, the impressions indicate that early humans were walking across North America around 23,000 years ago. National Park Service/AP hide caption toggle caption National Park Service/AP Fossilized human footprints shown at the White Sands National Park in New Mexico. According to a report published in the journal Science on Thursday, the impressions indicate that early humans were walking across North America around 23,000 years ago. National Park Service/AP The question of when humans first migrated to North America […]

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressing the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressing the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images It’s time for the global community to “grow up” and deal with the climate change crisis, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told United Nations representatives, urging nations to “listen to the warnings of the scientists,” in remarks at odds with some of his past statements. Speaking in New York on Wednesday, Johnson […]

A close-up of Mars taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. New research suggests that the red planet may be too small to have ever had large amounts of surface water. NASA/WireImage hide caption toggle caption NASA/WireImage A close-up of Mars taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. New research suggests that the red planet may be too small to have ever had large amounts of surface water. NASA/WireImage All evidence points to the fact that Mars once had flowing water, but numerous flybys, orbiters, landers and rovers have confirmed one undeniable fact — any liquid water that was once on its surface […]

Mount Cumbre Vieja erupts, spewing out columns of smoke, ash and lava as seen from Los Llanos de Aridane on the Canary island of La Palma on Sunday. Andres Gutierrez/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andres Gutierrez/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Mount Cumbre Vieja erupts, spewing out columns of smoke, ash and lava as seen from Los Llanos de Aridane on the Canary island of La Palma on Sunday. Andres Gutierrez/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A massive volcanic eruption over the weekend on La Palma that has forced the evacuation of thousands of people hasn’t dissuaded Spain’s tourism […]

A broken window is pictured at the Perm State University where an unidentified man opened fire, killing at least eight people and injuring 24 others. Investigative Committee/Investigative Committee/TASS hide caption toggle caption Investigative Committee/Investigative Committee/TASS A broken window is pictured at the Perm State University where an unidentified man opened fire, killing at least eight people and injuring 24 others. Investigative Committee/Investigative Committee/TASS At least eight people are dead and two dozen injured at a university in Russia after a gunman opened fire, and some students jumped out of second-story windows in an apparent effort to escape the attack. The shooting […]

A staff member sorts through fresh produce at British supermarket chain Morrisons last month in Leeds, United Kingdom. Daniel Harvey Gonzalez/In Pictures via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel Harvey Gonzalez/In Pictures via Getty Images A staff member sorts through fresh produce at British supermarket chain Morrisons last month in Leeds, United Kingdom. Daniel Harvey Gonzalez/In Pictures via Getty Images Down at the local pub, die-hard Brexiters will be raising a pint to news that the United Kingdom is eyeing the end of a European Union-inspired ban on selling products in only pounds and ounces. But many others view the […]

Medical staff tend to COVID-19 patients at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris in April. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images Medical staff tend to COVID-19 patients at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris in April. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images France’s health minister has said that thousands of health care workers across the country have been suspended without pay for failing to get a required COVID-19 vaccine. “Some 3,000 suspensions were notified yesterday to employees at health centers and clinics who have not yet been vaccinated,” Olivier Véran, the health […]

California Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses reporters Tuesday in Sacramento after beating back the recall effort that aimed to remove him from office. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP California Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses reporters Tuesday in Sacramento after beating back the recall effort that aimed to remove him from office. Rich Pedroncelli/AP California’s Gavin Newsom can now count himself among a select group of political survivors — he’s just one of two governors ever to face a recall vote and win. Then again, most recall campaigns flounder before the voters go to the polls. The unsuccessful vote against Newsom, […]

Ray DeMonia, 73, was born and raised in Cullman, Alabama, but he died on Sept. 1, some 200 miles away in an ICU in Meridian, Mississippi. Last month, DeMonia, who spent 40 years in the antiques and auctions business, suffered a cardiac emergency. But it was because of hospitals full due to the coronavirus — and not his heart — that he was forced to spend his last days so far from home, according to his family. “Due to COVID 19, CRMC emergency staff contacted 43 hospitals in 3 states in search of a Cardiac ICU bed and finally located one […]

Climate activists in Quezon City, Philippines, light candles and hold LED-illuminated banners in December of last year to commemorates five years since the Paris Agreement and to call for an end to the killing of environmental defenders. Aileen Dimatatac/Majority World/Universal Images via Getty hide caption toggle caption Aileen Dimatatac/Majority World/Universal Images via Getty Climate activists in Quezon City, Philippines, light candles and hold LED-illuminated banners in December of last year to commemorates five years since the Paris Agreement and to call for an end to the killing of environmental defenders. Aileen Dimatatac/Majority World/Universal Images via Getty The daughter of Fikile Ntshangase […]

Family members and loved ones of victims of those who died on 9/11 attend the 20th anniversary commemoration ceremony on Saturday at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City. Chip Somodevilla/Pool/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Pool/AFP/Getty Images Family members and loved ones of victims of those who died on 9/11 attend the 20th anniversary commemoration ceremony on Saturday at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City. Chip Somodevilla/Pool/AFP/Getty Images Twenty years to the day after a pair of hijacked airliners destroyed the World Trade Center towers, another plane punched a gaping […]

An Afghan anti-Taliban fighter is seen on a hilltop in Anaba district in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province on Wednesday. Arman/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima hide caption toggle caption Arman/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima An Afghan anti-Taliban fighter is seen on a hilltop in Anaba district in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province on Wednesday. Arman/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima A band of Afghan resistance fighters holed up in the country’s rugged Panjshir province northeast of Kabul have repelled repeated attacks by Taliban fighters in recent days, a representative for the group tells NPR. Speaking with NPR’s All Things Considered on Friday, Ali […]

An illuminated advertisement for the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick movie is displayed at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, last month, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images,, hide caption toggle caption Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images,, An illuminated advertisement for the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick movie is displayed at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, last month, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images,, The Tom Cruise Top Gun character ‘Maverick’ might “feel the need for speed,” but Paramount is once again putting the brakes on […]

People crowd the beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., over the long Labor Day weekend last year, months before COVID-19 vaccines were available. This year, the CDC is recommending that people who are not fully vaccinated stay home. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP People crowd the beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., over the long Labor Day weekend last year, months before COVID-19 vaccines were available. This year, the CDC is recommending that people who are not fully vaccinated stay home. Jae C. Hong/AP If you’re not vaccinated, you shouldn’t travel over the long Labor Day weekend. That’s […]

Taliban fighters stand guard in front of the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the U.S. withdrawal in Kabul, Afghanistan. Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi/AP hide caption toggle caption Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi/AP Taliban fighters stand guard in front of the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the U.S. withdrawal in Kabul, Afghanistan. Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi/AP For the first time in nearly two decades, Afghans awoke on Tuesday morning to a country absent U.S. forces, after the last American soldier boarded the last military transport to leave the country just before a midnight deadline. But the future of the country is uncertain. Some welcome the new […]

In this undated and unknown location photo, the supreme leader of the Taliban, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, poses for a portrait. Afghan Islamic Press/AP hide caption toggle caption Afghan Islamic Press/AP In this undated and unknown location photo, the supreme leader of the Taliban, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, poses for a portrait. Afghan Islamic Press/AP The biographies of top Taliban leaders are vague for a reason: secrecy has often been the key to survival. Take the one-eyed cleric who founded the movement, Mullah Mohammad Omar. After a U.S.-led invasion toppled his government, he was on the run for years, hunted relentlessly by American […]

A health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in July in New York. U.S. officials recommend that Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption toggle caption Mary Altaffer/AP A health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in July in New York. U.S. officials recommend that Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling. Mary Altaffer/AP COVID-19 booster shots of the […]

Haitians in Les Cayes assess the damage on Sunday after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Richard Pierrin/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Richard Pierrin/Getty Images Haitians in Les Cayes assess the damage on Sunday after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Richard Pierrin/Getty Images Search-and-rescue teams are pulling people from collapsed buildings in Haiti, as international aid efforts ramped up in the hardest hit areas in the southwest of the Caribbean nation after a devastating earthquake. As of Monday afternoon, officials say that at least 1,297 people are confirmed dead in the latest devastation, and at least 5,700 more are injured. The […]

A U.S. military helicopter is pictured flying above the U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Sunday. The Taliban swept into Kabul, facing little resistance. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images A U.S. military helicopter is pictured flying above the U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Sunday. The Taliban swept into Kabul, facing little resistance. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images Twenty years after being removed from power in a U.S.-led invasion, Taliban militiamen swept to into Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on Sunday, facing little resistance from Afghan government forces. Within hours, Afghanistan’s Washington-backed president had left the […]

Dawlatt Naimati, 22, from Kunduz, stands outside an internet café where she is seeking help applying for a U.S. special immigrant visa on Aug. 8, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Dawlatt Naimati, 22, from Kunduz, stands outside an internet café where she is seeking help applying for a U.S. special immigrant visa on Aug. 8, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Refugees in Afghanistan are flooding into Kabul as the country’s U.S.-trained forces appear to be collapsing in the face of a concerted push by Taliban forces. Names and places that became familiar […]

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, before the start of a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., last month. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, before the start of a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., last month. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to President Biden, says that an additional COVID-19 vaccine dose is needed for people […]

A man sings karaoke at the Party World karaoke club in Beijing. Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images A man sings karaoke at the Party World karaoke club in Beijing. Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images China doesn’t want patrons at tens of thousands of karaoke venues across the country to belt out subversive lyrics — and they are cracking down to make sure that it stops. The country’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism says it will create a blacklist of songs containing “illegal content” at karaoke establishments starting Oct. 1, according to the […]

West Virginia Wesleyan College says that about 90% of faculty and staff and “a large percentage of students” have already been vaccinated. Pramote Polyamate/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pramote Polyamate/Getty Images West Virginia Wesleyan College says that about 90% of faculty and staff and “a large percentage of students” have already been vaccinated. Pramote Polyamate/Getty Images West Virginia Wesleyan College won’t require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when they arrive for classes this month — but the small Christian liberal arts school says it will charge a hefty $750 fee for anyone who hasn’t received at least a first […]

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket heads for orbit after lifting off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 26. The same type of rocket is expected to launch a low-Earth billboard next year. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket heads for orbit after lifting off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 26. The same type of rocket is expected to launch a low-Earth billboard next year. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images It seems there’s no way to escape advertising these […]

Eddy Alvarez of the United States in action against Venezuela during the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier Super Round at Clover Park in June in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Mark Brown/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Brown/Getty Images Eddy Alvarez of the United States in action against Venezuela during the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier Super Round at Clover Park in June in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Mark Brown/Getty Images Speedskater-turned-baseball infielder Eddie Alvarez is about to do what only two other Americans have ever accomplished — win medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics. At Sochi in 2014, the Cuban-American […]

People line up for COVID-19 testing on Thursday in Nanjing, in China’s Jiangsu province. Yang Suping/VCG via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yang Suping/VCG via Getty Images People line up for COVID-19 testing on Thursday in Nanjing, in China’s Jiangsu province. Yang Suping/VCG via Getty Images More than a year and a half since the coronavirus was first detected in China — followed by the world’s first big wave of COVID-19 — the country is again battling to stem the spread of new cases attributed to the more infectious delta variant of the virus. The latest outbreak was first discovered […]

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus stand at an intersection in Tokyo on Tuesday. Koji Sasahara/AP hide caption toggle caption Koji Sasahara/AP People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus stand at an intersection in Tokyo on Tuesday. Koji Sasahara/AP The timing couldn’t be worse: with Tokyo the focus of world attention after the start of the long-delayed Olympic Games, health officials in the Japanese capital report a never-before-seen daily count in coronavirus infections. On Tuesday, Tokyo’s metropolitan government confirmed 2,848 cases, a number that surpasses the previous high of 2,520 […]

A woman walks with her dogs at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass., where a sign warns of sharks, in 2019. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP A woman walks with her dogs at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass., where a sign warns of sharks, in 2019. Charles Krupa/AP Shark Week may never be the same again: Two Australian states — Queensland and New South Wales — have softened their tone when it comes to the language of reporting shark attacks, opting instead for a little more nuance. From now on, sharks will “bite,” not “attack,” and when […]

Pedestrians walk past the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. A squad of gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise and wounded his wife in an overnight raid on their home Wednesday(AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn) Joseph Odelyn/AP hide caption toggle caption Joseph Odelyn/AP Pedestrians walk past the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. A squad of gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise and wounded his wife in an overnight raid on their home Wednesday(AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn) Joseph Odelyn/AP Nearly two weeks after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, the man he chose to become the country’s […]

Photos released by the Cologne district authority on Friday, and taken by the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district, show an entire section of a field having collapsed. Rhein-Erft-Kreis/Storyful hide caption toggle caption Rhein-Erft-Kreis/Storyful Photos released by the Cologne district authority on Friday, and taken by the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district, show an entire section of a field having collapsed. Rhein-Erft-Kreis/Storyful The worst flooding in decades to affect Germany and parts of Belgium has killed at least 120 people as search and rescue efforts for hundreds of missing continue, officials said. Late Thursday, authorities said about 1,300 people were still unaccounted for in Germany, but cautioned that […]

U.S. President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as Swiss President Guy Parmelin (right) looks on during the U.S.-Russia summit at Villa La Grange on June 16 in Geneva, Switzerland. Peter Klaunzer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Peter Klaunzer/Getty Images U.S. President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as Swiss President Guy Parmelin (right) looks on during the U.S.-Russia summit at Villa La Grange on June 16 in Geneva, Switzerland. Peter Klaunzer/Getty Images The recent ransomware attacks on the U.S. gas and meat industries have sparked renewed conversations about the possibility of an international cyber agreement that […]

People jump from a pedestrian bridge at Lake Union Park in Seattle on Sunday as a record-setting heat wave blasts the Pacific Northwest. John Froschauer/AP hide caption toggle caption John Froschauer/AP People jump from a pedestrian bridge at Lake Union Park in Seattle on Sunday as a record-setting heat wave blasts the Pacific Northwest. John Froschauer/AP As record highs are being broken throughout the Pacific Northwest, the lack of air conditioning in many homes in such cities as Portland and Seattle could make an already brutal heat wave even more dangerous. The temperature in Portland spiked on Sunday to 112 degrees […]

In a photo from March of last year, cars pass the illuminated Allianz Arena soccer stadium in Munich, Germany. UEFA has nixed plans for the stadium to light up in rainbow colors Wednesday to protest a new Hungarian law seen as homophobic. Matthias Schrader/AP hide caption toggle caption Matthias Schrader/AP In a photo from March of last year, cars pass the illuminated Allianz Arena soccer stadium in Munich, Germany. UEFA has nixed plans for the stadium to light up in rainbow colors Wednesday to protest a new Hungarian law seen as homophobic. Matthias Schrader/AP Soccer stadiums across Germany will light up […]

Then-President Donald Trump holds a Bible outside St. John’s Church across from Lafayette Square near the White House on June 1, 2020. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Then-President Donald Trump holds a Bible outside St. John’s Church across from Lafayette Square near the White House on June 1, 2020. Patrick Semansky/AP A federal judge has dismissed claims that former White House officials conspired to forcibly remove peaceful protesters last year from Washington, D.C.’s Lafayette Square so that then-President Donald Trump could pose for a photo holding a Bible at a nearby church. The lawsuit stems from June 1, […]

Ethiopians in the city of Bahir Dar line up to cast their vote on Monday. The current prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, came to power in 2018 and is widely expected to be reelected. Jemal Countess/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jemal Countess/Getty Images Ethiopians in the city of Bahir Dar line up to cast their vote on Monday. The current prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, came to power in 2018 and is widely expected to be reelected. Jemal Countess/Getty Images Ethiopians are deciding Monday whether to return Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to office as a growing conflict in Tigray has threatened to […]

Members of the Burmese-American community hold a demonstration outside the Office of the Consulate General of Myanmar in Los Angeles in April. Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag hide caption toggle caption Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag Members of the Burmese-American community hold a demonstration outside the Office of the Consulate General of Myanmar in Los Angeles in April. Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s ousted leader, is facing a familiar prospect: years after her release from house arrest, she looks likely to be heading back into a prolonged detention at the […]

Memorials hang from the front gate of Greenwood Cemetery during an event and procession organized by Naming the Lost Memorials to remember and celebrate the lives of those killed by the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Memorials hang from the front gate of Greenwood Cemetery during an event and procession organized by Naming the Lost Memorials to remember and celebrate the lives of those killed by the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images More than 15 months since the first confirmed death due to COVID-19 in the […]

A Maryland state flag waves near the Statehouse in Annapolis. Maryland has decided to drop a state song that originated during the Civil War and alludes to Abraham Lincoln as a tyrant and a despot. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP A Maryland state flag waves near the Statehouse in Annapolis. Maryland has decided to drop a state song that originated during the Civil War and alludes to Abraham Lincoln as a tyrant and a despot. Julio Cortez/AP A song alluding to Abraham Lincoln as a “tyrant” and a “despot” and to the Union as “Northern scum!” is no […]

A view of Amazon’s headquarters in Luxembourg. The online retail giant on Tuesday prevailed at the European Union’s second-highest court in a major tax case. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images A view of Amazon’s headquarters in Luxembourg. The online retail giant on Tuesday prevailed at the European Union’s second-highest court in a major tax case. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images Amazon has won a major court fight against a European Commission order that it pay 250 million euros ($303 million) in back taxes to Luxembourg deemed “illegal state aid.” The General Court […]

Relatives of students who attend a school in the Russian city of Kazan, where a gunman opened fire on Tuesday, killing several students and at least one teacher and injuring more than 20 others. Yegor Aleyev/Yegor Aleyev/TASS hide caption toggle caption Yegor Aleyev/Yegor Aleyev/TASS Relatives of students who attend a school in the Russian city of Kazan, where a gunman opened fire on Tuesday, killing several students and at least one teacher and injuring more than 20 others. Yegor Aleyev/Yegor Aleyev/TASS A gunman in the Russian city of Kazan opened fire at a school early Tuesday, killing at least seven students […]

Residentes protest after a police operation against alleged drug traffickers at the Jacarezinho favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday. Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images Residentes protest after a police operation against alleged drug traffickers at the Jacarezinho favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday. Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images A police raid aimed at alleged drug traffickers that left at least 25 people dead in a shootout in a Rio de Janeiro slum has drawn criticism from the United Nations human rights office, which is calling for an independent […]

Voters arrive Thursday at the War Memorial building being used as a polling station in Aboyne in Aberdeenshire for Scotland’s parliamentary election. Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images Voters arrive Thursday at the War Memorial building being used as a polling station in Aboyne in Aberdeenshire for Scotland’s parliamentary election. Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images Seven years after choosing to remain in the United Kingdom and five years after opposing moves to leave the European Union, voters in Scotland are going to the polls once again Thursday in a parliamentary […]

New Zealand Minister for COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins looks on during a news conference at Parliament last month where he and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced plans for a quarantine-free “travel bubble” between New Zealand and Australia. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images New Zealand Minister for COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins looks on during a news conference at Parliament last month where he and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced plans for a quarantine-free “travel bubble” between New Zealand and Australia. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Less than three weeks after launching a quarantine-free “travel bubble” between New Zealand and […]

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, wears a protective mask during a meeting in Brussels last week. Olivier Matthys/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olivier Matthys/Bloomberg via Getty Images Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, wears a protective mask during a meeting in Brussels last week. Olivier Matthys/Bloomberg via Getty Images The head of the European Commission said Monday that she is recommending that nonresident travelers vaccinated against COVID-19 and those from “countries with a good health situation” be allowed to travel to the European Union this summer. However, von der Leyen cautioned […]

Protesters attend a May Day rally against proposed tax changes in Bogotá on Saturday. Juancho Torres/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Juancho Torres/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Protesters attend a May Day rally against proposed tax changes in Bogotá on Saturday. Juancho Torres/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Following days of deadly protests across Colombia against a planned nationwide tax increase, President Iván Duque has withdrawn the proposal that he insisted was needed to fix the country’s pandemic-battered economy. Protests that began last week have led to multiple deaths, and they continued over the weekend despite a promise by […]

NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, left, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Bill Ingalls/AP hide caption toggle caption Bill Ingalls/AP NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, left, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having […]

An Indonesian navy ship works near what appears to be oil slicks during a search for submarine KRI Nanggala in the Bali Sea on Friday. Eric Ireng/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Ireng/AP An Indonesian navy ship works near what appears to be oil slicks during a search for submarine KRI Nanggala in the Bali Sea on Friday. Eric Ireng/AP The U.S. is joining an international search for a missing Indonesian submarine which lost contact with base earlier this week. Authorities say KRI Nanggala 402, if still intact, has less than a day of oxygen to sustain its crew of 53. […]

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, shown here in February court session, said he is ending his hunger strike. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption toggle caption Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, shown here in February court session, said he is ending his hunger strike. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Russia’s jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Friday he is calling off a more than three-week prison hunger strike that doctors say left him near death. Navalny, a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who began refusing food on March 31 to demand medical care for leg and back pain, said in an Instagram […]

Technicians at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory lower the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) instrument into the belly of the Perseverance rover. NASA announced that the instrument had produced oxygen from the Martian atmosphere. NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption toggle caption NASA/JPL-Caltech Technicians at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory lower the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) instrument into the belly of the Perseverance rover. NASA announced that the instrument had produced oxygen from the Martian atmosphere. NASA/JPL-Caltech After making the first-ever powered flight on another world, NASA’s Mars 2020 mission has managed another key first that could pave the way for […]

An Indonesian Navy ship helps search for the submarine KRI Nanggala 402 that went missing earlier this week in the waters off Bali. Eric Ireng/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Ireng/AP An Indonesian Navy ship helps search for the submarine KRI Nanggala 402 that went missing earlier this week in the waters off Bali. Eric Ireng/AP Rescuers scouring the Bali Sea for a stricken Indonesian submarine with 53 sailors aboard are hoping the crew could still be alive, but as the hours since the vessel’s disappearance tick by, the chances of survival grow increasingly slim. The Indonesian navy chief of staff, […]

Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 shown during preparation for an anniversary celebration of the Indonesia military in Surabaya, East Java, in 2014. Alex Widojo/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Widojo/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 shown during preparation for an anniversary celebration of the Indonesia military in Surabaya, East Java, in 2014. Alex Widojo/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Indonesia’s navy has lost contact with a submarine carrying 53 sailors that was preparing for a weapons training exercise in waters north of Bali, a military spokesman Wednesday. The German-built KRI Nanggala-402, which went into service in the early 1980s, failed to relay […]

U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan speaks to the media in Moscow, last year. In a statement on Tuesday, Sullivan said he would return to the U.S. for “consultations” amid deteriorating relations between Washington and Moscow. Pavel Golovkin/AP hide caption toggle caption Pavel Golovkin/AP U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan speaks to the media in Moscow, last year. In a statement on Tuesday, Sullivan said he would return to the U.S. for “consultations” amid deteriorating relations between Washington and Moscow. Pavel Golovkin/AP The American ambassador to Russia is returning to Washington for “consultations” after a new round of sanctions imposed on […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addresses the media Friday in Moscow. Lavrov announced that Russia will expel 10 U.S. diplomats. The move comes after the Biden administration ordered 10 Russian diplomats to leave the U.S. a day earlier. Yuri Kochetkov/Pool via AP hide caption toggle caption Yuri Kochetkov/Pool via AP Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addresses the media Friday in Moscow. Lavrov announced that Russia will expel 10 U.S. diplomats. The move comes after the Biden administration ordered 10 Russian diplomats to leave the U.S. a day earlier. Yuri Kochetkov/Pool via AP Russia retaliated Friday over a new round of U.S. […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin is shown at a meeting on Wednesday. The U.S. is imposing new sanctions against a group of Russian entities and personnel. Alexei Druzhinin/AP hide caption toggle caption Alexei Druzhinin/AP Russian President Vladimir Putin is shown at a meeting on Wednesday. The U.S. is imposing new sanctions against a group of Russian entities and personnel. Alexei Druzhinin/AP President Biden is ordering a new round of economic sanctions on Russia — a response in part to Moscow’s election meddling and a Kremlin-linked computer breach that penetrated numerous U.S. government networks. The sanctions are also meant to impose a penalty […]

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken appears during a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday before an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. Kenzo Tribouillard/AP hide caption toggle caption Kenzo Tribouillard/AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken appears during a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday before an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. Kenzo Tribouillard/AP Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kabul on Thursday in an unannounced visit that comes just a day after President Biden announced that he has decided to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest conflict. Blinken told Afghan President Ashraf […]

Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, testifies Wednesday about worldwide threats during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. Graeme Jennings/Pool/AP hide caption toggle caption Graeme Jennings/Pool/AP Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, testifies Wednesday about worldwide threats during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. Graeme Jennings/Pool/AP The top U.S. intelligence officials on Wednesday provided their assessment of worldwide threats affecting U.S. interests, focusing on cybersecurity and military concerns posed by Beijing and Moscow, but also the threat of both domestic and international terrorism. It was the first such assessment formally presented at a hearing to Congress in two years due to tensions between […]

Skirmishes erupt at the “peace wall” dividing Protestant and Catholic neighborhoods in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday night. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Charles McQuillan/Getty Images Skirmishes erupt at the “peace wall” dividing Protestant and Catholic neighborhoods in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday night. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images The government of Northern Ireland is holding an emergency meeting on Thursday following days of unrest reminiscent of “The Troubles” that plagued the region for decades. The latest violence in Belfast has erupted amid anger from Protestant unionists concerned they’re being isolated from the United Kingdom and pushed into a union with […]

On Wednesday, pharmacists at the West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen, Wales, transport a cool box containing the first batch of Moderna vaccines being distributed in Britain. Jacob King/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacob King/AP On Wednesday, pharmacists at the West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen, Wales, transport a cool box containing the first batch of Moderna vaccines being distributed in Britain. Jacob King/AP A more easily spread coronavirus variant first identified in England last year has now become the dominant strain in the U.S., the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The variant, known as […]

Voters stand in line to cast ballots for Greenland’s parliamentary elections at a polling station in the capital, Nuuk, on Tuesday. Emil helms/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima hide caption toggle caption Emil helms/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima Voters stand in line to cast ballots for Greenland’s parliamentary elections at a polling station in the capital, Nuuk, on Tuesday. Emil helms/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima Voters in Greenland have given an opposition party its first-ever chance to form a government, after a campaign that sought to define the limits of development on the Arctic island. The Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) party won 37% […]