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Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, the countries are fighting for control of areas in eastern and southern Ukraine. Ukrainian troops have liberated nearly 30,000 square miles of their territory from Russian forces since the invasion began on Feb. […]
Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (CAIRO) — By 2025, Egypt is projected to be a water-scarce nation as climate change and a major dam threaten its source of survival. Egypt has long been called the “gift of the Nile” as it has historically depended on the river for survival. But over the next two […]
Flavia Morlachetti/Getty Images (LONDON) — The invitations have been made and the rehearsals have begun for the coronation of King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla. Even without an invitation, and even if you’re not in the United Kingdom, you can still get an up-close view of the coronation, an event that last happened […]
Jimmy Gillings/ABC News (BENTIU, South Sudan) — The water came in the night, rushing into her home. And as it covered everything she owned in her hometown of Niahldiu, Nyathak took her children through the waters to the shore, waiting to be rescued. Flooding during the rainy season is not uncommon here in South Sudan, […]
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — On Thursday, the moon will move to entirely block the sun for just over a minute during what is known as an annular solar eclipse. This year, however, is extra special. Read below to find out why: When is the 2023 April solar eclipse? The annular solar eclipse […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The family of Paul Whelan, who has been imprisoned in Russia for four years on espionage charges, said Monday he feels “abandoned” by the U.S. and that “his resilience is shaken” in the wake of Russia’s arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been charged with espionage. Whelan, […]
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, the countries are fighting for control of areas in eastern and southern Ukraine. Ukrainian troops have liberated nearly 30,000 square miles of their territory from Russian forces since the invasion began on Feb. […]
State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that an American diplomatic convoy was attacked in Sudan, where forces loyal to two rival generals are battling for control of the resource-rich North African nation. “I can confirm that yesterday we had an American diplomatic convoy […]
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (LONDON) — A Russian judge denied the appeal of Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who has been charged with spying, in a Moscow court on Tuesday. The reporter, a correspondent with the paper’s Moscow bureau, stands accused of “acting on the instructions of the American side” and collecting state secrets […]
NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images (MOSCOW) — A Moscow court has sentenced one of Russia’s most high-profile Kremlin critics, Vladimir Kara-Murza, to 25 years in prison on charges of treason for criticizing the war in Ukraine — in what was widely viewed as a show trial. The unprecedented sentence is the lengthiest ever given to […]