Climate danger: UN forecasts 2 in 3 chance of briefly hitting key heat limit soon
The world has been inching closer to the 1.5-degree threshold due to human-caused climate change for years. Scientists expect a temporary burst of heat from an El Nino will supercharge this.
Russia launches 'exceptional' air attack on Kyiv as Europe, China seek to use influence
The attack came as European leaders sought new ways to punish Russia for the war and a Chinese ambassador sought traction for Beijing’s peace proposal.
At least 6 killed after fire rips through New Zealand hostel
A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas in what a fire chief on Tuesday called his “worst nightmare.”
Belgium authorities carry out explosion of WWII bomb found on beach
The bomb was discovered on May 10.
Pair charged with playing Hitler speech on train's intercom in Austria
Two people were charged in Austria for allegedly playing speeches by Adolf Hitler via the loudspeaker system of a train running from Bregenz to Vienna, Austrian news agency APA reported Monday.
Sherpa guide climbs Mount Everest for 26th time, tying all-time record
Pasang Dawa Sherpa reached the summit on Sunday morning, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak.
China sentences US citizen, 78, to life in prison on spying charges
Details of the charges against John Shing-Wan Leung, who was first detained on April 15, 2021, have not been publicly released.
Israel, Islamic Jihad agree on cease-fire to halt 5 days of fighting
Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip agreed to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire late Saturday, seeking to halt five days of intense fighting that killed 33 Palestinians, including at least 13 civilians.
Eurovision 2023: Swedish singer Loreen wins global music competition
Swedish singer Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with her power ballad “Tattoo," at a colorful, eclectic music competition clouded for a second year running by the war in Ukraine.
Housing association discovers body of tenant six years after death
The association officials also reportedly discovered a 1½-foot pile of unopened mail, food that expired in 2017 and reading glasses on a TV guide for May 4, 2017.
Fishy business: 27 arrested in illegal eel trafficking investigation
According to the Civil Guard, 1.5 tons of live eels were seized, along with “several tons of frozen batches” of eels not suitable for the food chain.
Serbians hand over thousands of weapons to authorities following deadly mass shooting
The Serbian Interior Ministry on Thursday said on Instagram that police also have received nearly 300,000 rounds of ammunition and about 470 explosive devices during the same period.
Joran van der Sloot: Suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance faces extradition to US
Natalee Holloway, who lived in suburban Birmingham, Alabama, was 18 when she was last seen during a trip with classmates to Aruba in 2005.
Watch: Crews blow up German autobahn bridge
The bridge was deemed unsafe after a routine check in 2021.
University of Utah athlete flees US amid rape charge, investigation
19-year-old diver Benjamin Smyth is wanted on rape, forcible sodomy and forcible sexual abuse charges.
Spain plans to ban outdoor work during extreme heat
Second Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz said that the government will modify occupational risk legislation to prohibit outdoor work when the weather agency issues red or orange alerts.
US to begin denying asylum at Mexico border, open 100 migration hubs
The U.S. will begin denying asylum on Thursday to migrants who show up at the Mexico border without first seeking protection, as plans are being finalized to create new legal pathways.
French reporter killed in Ukraine by rocket fire: 'We are devastated'
Arman Soldin, a video coordinator for the international French news agency Agence France-Presse, was 32 years old.
Tech industry layoffs: LinkedIn cuts 716 jobs, shuts down China app
Professional networking platform LinkedIn says it’s laying off more than 700 workers and shuttering its China jobs app, in the latest round of tech industry downsizing.
US stops Russian cyber operation that stole sensitive information from dozens of countries
The Justice Department says it has disrupted a long-running Russian cyberespionage campaign that stole sensitive information from computer networks in dozens of countries, including the U.S. and other NATO members.