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Storm slamming Ireland and UK is 'a likely danger to life,' according to official
People walk about in the heavy rain on January 24, 2025 in Scotland, United Kingdom. The Met Office has issued rare red Warnings for wind for Northern Ireland as well as central and southwestern areas...
Jan 24, 2025
Teen sentenced to 52 years in prison for deadly stabbing at Taylor Swift-themed party
(LONDON) -- A teenager has been sentenced to 52 years in prison for fatally stabbing three girls at a children's Taylor Swift-themed event in the United Kingdom last year.Axel Rudakubana, 18...
Jan 23, 2025
Climate and environment updates: NASA could help solve mystery of 2024 warming
SimpleImages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drough...
Jan 23, 2025
Russia 'very closely' monitoring Trump's sanctions threats, Kremlin says
(Soltan Frédéric/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Russia is "very closely monitoring all the rhetoric" from Washington, a Kremlin spokesperson said, after President Donald Trump threatened to im...
Jan 23, 2025
How Trump is likely to wield America's power around the world
Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Donald Trump returned to office as president on Monday, reassuming his duties as commander in chief. His position once again puts him in charge of the world...
Jan 22, 2025
Putin eyes reset in US-Russian relations as Trump enters 2nd term
Contributor/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In his first public comments following President Donald Trump's inauguration, Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated on Monday that he sees a second Trump p...
Jan 21, 2025
At least 76 dead in Turkish ski resort hotel fire
Ibrahim Yozoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON and ISTANBUL) -- A predawn fire at a hotel in the Kartalkaya Ski Resort in Turkey killed at least 76, with another 51 injured, Turkey's Interior Ministe...
Jan 21, 2025
Americans freed from Afghanistan in prisoner swap, family and Taliban say
US soldiers board an US Air Force aircraft at the airport in Kabul on August 30, 2021. - Rockets were fired at Kabul's airport on August 30 where US troops were racing to complete their withdrawal fro...
Jan 21, 2025
Trump inauguration: Vladimir Putin, others from international community react
MORRY GASH/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Donald Trump was sworn into office on Monday for a second term in the White House, and international figures across the globe are sharing their reactions...
Jan 20, 2025
Middle East live updates: Returning hostages to undergo medical assessment
Omar Al-qattaa/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect on Sunday morning. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails wi...
Jan 20, 2025