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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian strikes near Odesa after Snake Island withdrawal
GENYA SAVILOV/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...
Jun 30, 2022
Mariupol theater airstrike was 'a clear war crime' by Russian military, Amnesty International says
ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Russian military committed "a clear war crime" when its forces bombed a packed drama theater in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in March, Amnesty I...
Jun 30, 2022
Mystery remains over deaths of 21 teenagers at South African nightclub
Peng Song/Getty Images(LONDON and PRETORIA) -- The mysterious deaths of 21 teenagers at a popular nightclub in South Africa has swirled speculation and left many unanswered questions. The incident rem...
Jun 29, 2022
Europe adds visitor fee for US travel next year
Santiago Urquijo via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As Americans head to crowded airports for a revival of European summer vacations, it looks like next year will be more expensive for those headed to th...
Jun 29, 2022
Defectors in Seoul send balloons carrying medicine to COVID-19-struck North Korea, defying law in South
Woohae Cho/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- A North Korean defector group in Seoul claimed on Tuesday to have launched air balloons carrying medical supplies near the inter-Korean border. The Fight...
Jun 29, 2022
109 live animals found in women's luggage in massive airport wildlife trafficking bust
Danielle Kiemel/Getty Images - FILE(LONDON) -- Two women have been arrested in Thailand for allegedly attempting to smuggle at least 109 live animals in their luggage -- including porcupines, armadill...
Jun 29, 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Finland, Sweden invited to join NATO
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...
Jun 29, 2022
Norwegian cruise hits iceberg near Alaska, no injuries reported
Planet One Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- A Norwegian cruise ship has canceled its nine-night Alaskan trip after the ship crashed into an iceberg off of the Alaskan ...
Jun 28, 2022
Eviction on the Nile: Historic Cairo houseboats facing demolition
John Wreford/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(CAIRO, Egypt) -- Ekhlas Helmy, 88, has spent decades waking up every morning to the scenery of the Nile flowing seamlessly beneath her houseboat, ...
Jun 28, 2022
China cuts inbound COVID-19 quarantine by half in first move to ease borders restrictions
Gong Mingyang/VCG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- China said it will cut its mandatory inbound quarantine by half on Tuesday in the nation’s first move to ease COVID-19 borders restrictions since ...
Jun 28, 2022