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Russia's Alexey Navalny 'is dying' in prison, allies call for nationwide protests
Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- There is growing international concern for jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, as his team warned he is now dangerously ill and coul...
Apr 19, 2021
NASA's Mars helicopter makes first flight on another planet
NASA/JPL-Caltech(NEW YORK) -- All systems were a go as NASA made history on the red planet Monday. The agency launched its Ingenuity helicopter into the atmosphere of Mars around 3:30 a.m. ET, marking...
Apr 19, 2021
Alleged poacher trampled to death by herd of breeding elephants while escaping authorities
Andrew Linscott/iStock(LONDON) -- A suspected poacher has been trampled to death after accidentally running into a herd of breeding elephants while trying to flee from authorities. The incident occurr...
Apr 18, 2021
Passenger train derailment in Egypt causes dozens of casualties
bjdlzx/iStock(CAIRO) - A passenger train derailed in Banha, Egypt, on Sunday, causing dozens of casualties. Video broadcast by local media showed several carriages overturned in the province of Qalyou...
Apr 18, 2021
WHO warns of global surge in COVID cases, deaths as world approaches 'highest rate of infection'
K_E_N/iStock(LONDON) - The pandemic is reaching deadly new heights across the world, the WHO warned this week, even as the focus in some countries, including the U.S., has shifted toward how quickly t...
Apr 18, 2021
Duchess Meghan sends wreath, handwritten note for Prince Philip's funeral
Alastair Grant/WPA Pool via Getty Images(LONDON) -- As Britain's royal family gathers to remember the life of Prince Philip, who died at the age of 99, one family member will be notably absent from St...
Apr 17, 2021
Queen Elizabeth faces new life ahead after funeral for husband of 73 years, Prince Philip
Hannah McKay/WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Queen Elizabeth has served her country as the ruling monarch for nearly 70 years, but she is now doing it for the first time without her husband, Prince P...
Apr 17, 2021
Funeral of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh: Live updates
Jeff Spicer/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The funeral for Britain's Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is set to begin at 3 p.m. local time, 10 a.m. ET, at St. George's Chapel in Windsor, Eng...
Apr 17, 2021
Fierce Beijing critic Jimmy Lai jailed for 14 months over Hong Kong pro-democracy protests
Anthony Kwan/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Hong Kong's rebel media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 14 months in prison in Hong Kong District Court Friday after being found guilty of charges related to pro...
Apr 16, 2021
Russia moves to outlaw Navalny's movement as doctors plead for access to him in prison
Macky_CH/iStock(MOSCOW) -- Russian authorities have moved to designate the organizations of opposition leader Alexey Navalny as "extremist groups" in a step that effectively would outlaw his political...
Apr 16, 2021