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Bomb likely the cause of explosion that downed Wagner leader Prigozhin's plane, US officials say
Artyom Anikeev/Stocktrek Images/Getty Images(KUZHENKINO, Russia) -- The explosion that downed a plane carrying Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and nine others in Russia was likely caused by a bo...
Aug 23, 2023
India becomes fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon
TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK)-- India on Wednesday became only the fourth country in the world to land a spacecraft on the moon, and the first to do so in the lunar south pole region....
Aug 23, 2023
Canada's unprecedented wildfires could soon get worse, experts say
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The historic wildfire season currently plaguing Canada is expected to persist, perhaps becoming even worse in the coming weeks – a potentially devast...
Aug 22, 2023
Secretary of Commerce to visit China at end of August
yorkfoto/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Secretary of Commerce is set to visit China at the end of August, according to the Commerce Department, making Gina Raimondo the second high-ranking membe...
Aug 22, 2023
Pakistan cable car updates: All eight passengers rescued from 600 feet in the air
ABC News(LONDON) -- Two adults and six children were rescued Tuesday after they were left dangling hundreds of feet above the ground in Pakistan when a cable car used to get kids to school broke, spar...
Aug 22, 2023
Eighteen found dead in forest in Greece as wildfires burn
(LONDON) -- The bodies of 18 people were found amid the wreckage left by wildfires in a hiking area in northeastern Greece, the country's fire service said on Tuesday. The remains were found northeast...
Aug 22, 2023
Former UK neonatal nurse sentenced to life for murder of seven babies
Cheshire Constabulary/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Former British nurse Lucy Letby was sentenced on Monday to spend the rest of her life in prison after being found guilty in the worst child serial...
Aug 21, 2023
Russian spacecraft crashes into the moon
Brais Seara/Getty Images(LONDON) -- An uncrewed Russian spacecraft spun out of control during orbit and crashed into the moon, according to the country's space agency. The Luna-25 craft lost cont...
Aug 20, 2023
Historic meeting of US, Japan and South Korea's leaders poised to usher in 'new era'
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The White House will bring together Japan and South Korea, two critical allies in the Pacific, on Friday for an unprecedented summit that could c...
Aug 18, 2023
Western Canada firefighters bracing for massive spread of wildfires
Jesse Winter/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WEST KELOWNA, British Columbia) -- Fire officials in British Columbia warned they would be facing "the most challenging 24 to 48 hours of the summer," as wildfi...
Aug 17, 2023