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Russia-Ukraine live updates: 15 killed in Russian missile strike on residential building in Donetsk region
Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to...
Jul 07, 2022
Rhino population gets a new sanctuary in Mozambique
David Silverman/Getty Images(INHAMBANE, Mozambique) -- The first healthy baby female white rhino was born in Zinave National Park in Mozambique a few weeks ago, the product of a multi-year targeted re...
Jul 07, 2022
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces resignation: 'Them's the breaks'
Jack Taylor/Getty Images(LONDON) -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday, after dozens of ministers quit his cabinet and urged him to go. In a statement delivered outsi...
Jul 07, 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Town in Donetsk could become next 'key' battleground
Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belar...
Jul 06, 2022
Pressure mounts on Boris Johnson to resign as key allies step down
Christopher Furlong - WPA Pool /Getty Images(LONDON) -- Momentum is building against the controversial U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and he is in danger of being forced to resign amid accusations ...
Jul 06, 2022
Three arrested in mysterious deaths of 21 teenagers at South African nightclub, police say
PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images(PRETORIA, South Africa) -- Three people have been arrested in connection with the mysterious deaths of 21 teenagers at a popular nightclub in South Africa, authoriti...
Jul 05, 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin announces operational pause after seizing Luhansk
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading f...
Jul 05, 2022
Plans revealed for redeveloped area around Notre-Dame cathedral
Kiran Ridley/Stringer via Getty Images(PARIS, FRANCE) -- As construction crews race to meet the 2024 deadline set by French President Emmanuel Macron for the reopening of Notre-Dame, a jury chair...
Jul 05, 2022
Queen Elizabeth reduces workload, according to Buckingham Palace source
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Queen Elizabeth is reducing her workload. According to the Telegraph, Buckingham Palace changed the details of the queen’s job description in its annual r...
Jul 05, 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian strikes near Odesa after Snake Island withdrawal
STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the ...
Jul 04, 2022