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Port chief says 32 casualties brought ashore after ships collide and catch fire in North Sea
Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency said several lifeboats and a coast guard rescue helicopter were dispatched to the scene in the North Sea, along with a coast guard plane and nearby vessels with firefighting capability.
Ukrainian wheelchair basketball tournament back from nearly 10-year hiatus
In a milestone for adaptive sports in Ukraine, the Titans Cup, an all-Ukrainian wheelchair basketball tournament, was held last month in western Ukraine for the first time in nearly 10 years. Despite the ongoing war, the event brought in teams from across the country. Omelyan Oshchudlyak reports.
One-day strike at 13 German airports, including main hubs, brings most flights to halt
The 24-hour walkout, which started at midnight on Sunday, involves public-sector employees at the airports as well as ground and security staff
Writers, artists adapt AI technology to gain creative control
Artificial intelligence companies train their AI models using the works of writers, artists and creatives who typically aren’t credited or compensated. Instead of fighting AI, some tech companies are encouraging creators to take advantage of it. Tina Trinh reports.
Court-martial convenes for Pentagon leaker already facing years behind bars
Jack Teixeira was sentenced in federal court to 15 years in prison for leaking highly classified military documents after the most consequential national security breach in years
Exclusive: Top US Marine says 'crisis' with amphibious ships causing coverage gaps
Not-so-ready Amphibious Ready Groups leave Marine units shipless, unable to deploy
Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency's programs gone
The announcement in a post on X marked one of Rubio's relatively few public comments on what has been a historic shift away from US foreign aid and development
Pope following Vatican's spiritual retreat from afar as he recovers from pneumonia in hospital
Francis followed the opening of the retreat by videoconference on Sunday
Romanian far-right candidate to challenge presidential bid rejection at top court
Georgescu submitted his presidential bid on Friday after allegations of Russian interference in his favor prompted Romania's Constitutional Court to cancel the original election in December
Russia, Ukraine report clashes in Sumy
Ukraine destroys 130 Russian drones, military says
Philippines' Duterte says he will accept arrest if ICC issues warrant
The 'war on drugs' was the signature campaign policy that swept Duterte to power in 2016 as a maverick who promised to kill thousands of narcotics dealers
Opium farming takes root in Myanmar's war-wracked landscape
The United Nations has said Myanmar is mired in a 'polycrisis' of mutually compounding conflict, poverty and environmental damage
North Korea fires several ballistic missiles into sea after US, South Korea began military drills
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile firings, North Korea’s fifth missile launch event this year, were detected from the North’s Hwanghae province
Indian slums get 'cool roofs' to combat extreme heat
The effort is part of a global scientific trial to study how indoor heat impacts health and economic outcomes in developing countries
India allows exports of broken rice to cut stockpiles
India had banned exports of 100% broken rice in September 2022 and then imposed curbs on exports of all other rice grades in 2023
Secret Service shoots man near White House
Trump was not in Washington at the time of the incident
Marco Rubio in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine talks.
Marco Rubio is in Saudi Arabia for talks on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine as protesters at pro-Ukraine rallies in the U.S. and Germany express their concerns about recent souring of U.S.-Ukraine relations. Negotiations between the U.S. and U.S.-designated terror group Hamas were “helpful,” and Israel sends another delegation for ceasefire talks. Hundreds killed in Syria in violence between Assad-loyalists and the country’s new leadership. Reactions to America’s on-again, off-again trade...