Whale tangled in fishing debris freed in Sydney Harbour
One of the world’s busiest harbors became the scene of a dramatic rescue operation Friday after a young humpback whale was spotted with fishing gear tangled around its tail. Rescuers were…
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Children are drinking from puddles and wading through sewage pools, as Israel pummels water systems in Gaza
Guns swinging from their hips, two soldiers in black combat boots and green tactical clothing appear to wire explosives to pumps at the Canada Water reservoir in Rafah, southern Gaza. Moments…
Volcano spews red-hot lava in new eruption on volatile Iceland peninsula
A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday, the meteorological office said, spraying red-hot lava and smoke in its sixth outbreak since December. The total length of the fissure was about 3.9…
Plane carrying 9 people crashes near Thailand’s capital
Bangkok, Thailand — A small passenger plane on a domestic flight in Thailand crashed Thursday afternoon shortly after taking off from the main airport in the capital, Bangkok, the country’s…
Taliban bans the sound of women’s voices singing or reading in public
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are cracking down on the sound of women’s voices in public, under a strict new set of vice and virtue laws under the Islamist regime. The laws…
Panama to launch deportation flights to China and India, as well as regional neighbors
Panama will deport over 100 people from China, India, Ecuador and Colombia, in a widening crackdown on the number of migrants traveling north through Central America, President Jose Mulino announced…
Questions mount over six hostages’ fate in Gaza after IDF finds gunshot wounds
Fury was palpable at the end of a demonstration in Tel Aviv on Thursday, as protesters demanded a deal to free Israeli hostages in Gaza and grieved this week’s news…
Greek-flagged oil tanker poses ‘environmental hazard’ after attack in Red Sea
A Greek-flagged oil tanker carrying 150,000 tons of crude oil poses an “environmental hazard” after it came under attack from projectiles and arms fire in the Red Sea. The 25-person…
Russia opens criminal investigation into CNN correspondent for reporting in Ukrainian-occupied Russia
Russia’s main internal security agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), said in a statement that it had “initiated and is investigating criminal cases” against Paton Walsh and two Ukrainian journalists.…
Fifth body recovered from sunken superyacht deemed ‘unsinkable’ by ship manufacturer CEO
A fifth body has been brought to shore from the wreck of the “Bayesian” superyacht that sank off the coast of Sicily early in the week, as the chief executive…