Climate change pushes New Zealand to warmest recorded winter The southern winter that just ended in New Zealand was the warmest ever recorded, and scientists say climate change is driving temperatures ever higher
Goodbye Columbus: Mexico statue to be replaced by Indigenous Christopher Columbus is getting kicked off Mexico City’s most iconic boulevard
US supports 2 Canadians marking 1,000th day in Chinese cells U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that “people are not bargaining chips” and adds that the U.S. stands with Canada in calling for the release of two Canadians detained in China for 1,000 days
Wiggling twin panda cubs are born at the Madrid Zoo Madrid’s panda family has grown with the birth of twin cubs
US helped 4 US citizens leave Afghanistan overland, official says • Taliban accused of murdering pregnant Afghan policewoman in front of her family • Taliban claim victory in Panjshir, but resistance forces say they still control strategic position in the valley
Former French soccer star dies after 39 years in a coma Adams, cared for by his wife Bernadette, had been lying in a coma at his home in the southern French city of Nimes since 1982.
Four Americans depart Afghanistan as Blinken arrives in Qatar This is the first departure by land from Afghanistan facilitated by the State Department since the U.S. military withdrawal was completed at the end of August.
US military knew dozens of Americans were AT THE GATES of Kabul airport but refused entry during evacuation — journalist to RT The US commanders in charge of evacuation abandoned dozens of American citizens at the gates of Kabul airport amid a chaotic rush to leave Afghanistan, US war correspondent and former special forces soldier Michael Yon told RT.
The Taliban embrace social media: 'We too want to change perceptions' Famed for their shunning of technology, the Taliban are realising they need to be on social media too.
Jean-Paul Belmondo, jaunty star of New Wave classic ‘Breathless,’ dies at 88 After starring in Jean-Luc Godard’s seminal 1960 film, he became one of the most popular stars of his generation with stunt-filled comedy-adventures.
Mark Ronson and Grace Gummer are married Mark Ronson revealed on Instagram he married actress Grace Gummer.
Belarus Jails One of Its Last Leading Dissidents for 11 Years A Minsk court found Maria Kalesnikava guilty of conspiring to seize power, creating an extremist group, and calling for actions that could damage national security, effectively silencing the last main opposition voice still in the country.
French film great Jean-Paul Belmondo dies at 88 Star of Breathless, Jean-Paul Belmondo was one of France's most popular actors.
Twins Conjoined at the Head Separated in Israel The 1-year-old twins were separated in surgery lasting over 12 hours. “For the first time, the family can hold the babies separately,” a pediatric neurosurgeon at the hospital said.The twins who underwent the rare separation surgery at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel, on Sunday.
Pilot completes hair-raising world record tunnel flight Pilot Dario Costa notched a Guinness World Record for the longest flight through a tunnel after preparing for the daring stunt for more than a year.
Six Palestinians escaped from an Israeli prison through a tunnel, sparking a manhunt A security official said the fugitives fled through a shaft in the toilet of their cell and then snuck out via underground passages that existed in the prison’s foundation.
Legendary French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo dies at 88 French New Wave star Jean-Paul Belmondo, perhaps best known for roles in Breathless and The Professional, has died at the age of 88, his lawyer told AFP. He had been unwell for some time having suffered a stroke in 2001.
Kanye West grabs 10th No. 1 album on Billboard Kanye West has hit lucky No. 7 with his 10th No. 1 album.
Twins joined at the head are separated after 12-hour surgery in Israel One-year-old Israeli twin girls, who were born joined back-to-back at the head, have been separated after a rare and complicated surgery.
Denmark cancels tender for domestic Covid-19 vaccine production to support Danish pharmaceutical company manufacturing shots Denmark’s government has canceled its initial plans for a tender that would allow Covid-19 vaccines to be produced domestically, instead favoring supporting a shot made by company Bavarian Nordic, which is facing phase II trials.
Colonial-Era Royal Carriage Stirs Up Modern Backlash in Netherlands The “Golden Coach,” built for Queen Wilhelmina of Holland in 1896, is emerging as a new focus of debate over slavery, colonialist oppression and history.King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, left, attending the opening of the exhibition “The Golden Coach” in the Amsterdam Museum in June.
Belarus Opposition Leader Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison The convictions of Maria Kolesnikova, a fierce opponent of President Aleksandr Lukashenko, and a colleague are part of a crackdown on dissent following a disputed election last year.The opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Maksim Znak at their hearing on Monday in Minsk, Belarus.