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Top Belarus opposition leader reportedly in 'intensive care'
Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(LONDON) -- A top jailed Belarus opposition leader, who became the face of its pro-democracy movement, is reportedly in intensive care after...
Nov 29, 2022
China to have 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035: Pentagon
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- China continues to rapidly build its stockpile of nuclear warheads, according to the Pentagon's latest annual report on China's military that now estimate...
Nov 29, 2022
Prince William, Kate head to Boston: Everything to know about the couple's first US trip in eight years
Chris Jackson/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Prince and Princess of Wales are coming to America. Prince William and Kate will travel to Boston this week, marking their first visit to the United States si...
Nov 28, 2022
How a deadly apartment fire fueled anti-zero-COVID protests across China: ANALYSIS
Kevin Frayer/Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping is facing the greatest challenge to his signature zero-COVID strategy as unprecedented anti-lockdown protests have spread across th...
Nov 27, 2022
18 rescued from broken-down boat after days without food or water, authorities say
U.S. Coast Guard(SAN DIEGO, CA) -- Eighteen people aboard a broken-down and adrift boat were rescued off the coast of the United States-Mexico border on Wednesday evening after days without food or wa...
Nov 24, 2022
Grey wolves infected with this parasite are more likely to become pack leaders, scientists say
Yellowstone Cougar Project(YELLOWSTONE, WYOMING) -- Researchers studying grey wolf populations in Yellowstone National Park have discovered an intriguing reason why some wolves may be more inclined to...
Nov 24, 2022
Bidens make surprise call into Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Nathan Howard/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden made a surprise call into the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the second year in a row they phoned into the ...
Nov 24, 2022
Queen Camilla delivers Paddington bears left after Queen Elizabeth's death to children's charity
Mark Cuthbert/UK Press/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The hundreds of Paddington teddy bears left at royal residences following Queen Elizabeth II's death in September have found a new home. The teddy bears ...
Nov 24, 2022
Shanquella Robinson death: Authorities share details differing from autopsy report
Akub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images(PUERTO LOS CABOS, MEXICO) -- As FBI officials investigate the death of an American woman vacationing in Mexico, Mexican authorities revealed Tuesday night that 25-y...
Nov 23, 2022
Workers clash with police at iPhone factory in China
Qilai Shen/In Pictures/Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- Violent clashes erupted between workers and hazmat-suited police officers at China’s so-called "iPhone city," where about half of Apple's smartp...
Nov 23, 2022