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Bettmann Archive/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Charles Spencer is remembering his sister, the late Princess Diana, 26 years after her death. In a post on X, Spencer shared a photo of him and Diana when they were young kids. The photo shows a young Diana in a pink striped dress with her arm wrapped […]
MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images (JOHANNESBURG) — Dozens of people were killed in a fire that engulfed a five-story building in central Johannesburg early Thursday, authorities said. The blaze broke out in the downtown area of South Africa’s largest city at around 1:30 a.m. local time. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene and began evacuating […]
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group, and Russia’s top military brass escalated as Prigozhin’s forces left the front line […]
MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images (JOHANNESBURG) — Dozens of people were killed in a fire that engulfed a five-story building in central Johannesburg early Thursday, authorities said. The blaze broke out in the downtown area of South Africa’s largest city at around 1:30 a.m. local time. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene and began evacuating […]
Ascent/PKS Media Inc./Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Canada’s travel advisory for visitors to the United States has been updated to warn LGBTQ travelers about laws and policies that may affect the community. “Some states have enacted laws and policies that may affect 2SLGBTQI+ persons,” the travel advisory states. “Check relevant state and local laws.” The […]
Gabon 24/AFP via Getty Images (DAKAR, Senegal) — A group of soldiers declared a coup d’état in Gabon on Wednesday, claiming to have seized power from a president whose family has ruled the oil-rich Central African nation for decades. The military junta made the announcement on state television hours after Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba […]
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian state media has released rare footage showing Paul Whelan inside a notorious prison camp, providing the first publicly available video images of the imprisoned American in more than three years. Broadcast on Monday, the recording shows Whelan, a Marine veteran, wearing a black uniform and hat among other […]
Artem Priakhin/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (ST. PETERSBURG, Russia) — Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was buried in a private funeral on Tuesday, his press service said, nearly a week after he and nine others died in a plane crash in Russia. Prigozhin, 62, was buried at the Prokhorov Cemetery of St. Petersburg in a closed […]
KeithBinns/Getty Images (LONDON) — Mehdi Yarrahi, a prominent Iranian pop singer, was arrested by Iranian authorities on Monday after releasing a song celebrating the anniversary of the Mahsa Amini protests coming up next month. Iran said the “illegal song” was the reason for his arrest, according to the Mizan News Agency affiliated to the Islamic […]
Lucia Vazquez/ABC News (NEW YORK) — A United Nations committee strengthened a treaty on Monday on children’s rights in their fight against climate change, according to new guidance from the organization. Countries should work to safeguard a clean, healthy and sustainable environment for children around the world as climate change becomes a growing issue, the […]
