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Manuel ROMARIS/Getty Images (LONDON) — The Iberian Lynx has rebounded from “endangered” to “vulnerable,” a new study by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced on Thursday. The population of the rare wild cat has more than tripled since 2022 — growing from 648 in 2022 to a population estimated to be over […]
Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun as they arrive at the base of Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the annual hajj pilgrimage on June 15, 2024. Friends and family searched for missing hajj pilgrims on June 19 as the death toll at the annual […]
Getty Images – STOCK (EGYPT) — Around 600 Egyptians have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca amid scorching heat, a security source said, as authorities formed a crisis unit on Thursday to probe the deaths. The Egyptian fatalities are part of at least 1,000 deaths reported from this year’s hajj pilgrimage from different […]
Contributor/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — Fresh off the heels of his closely-watched visit to North Korea, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Vietnamese President To Lam in Hanoi to reaffirm the Kremlin’s ties to its long-time ally Vietnam in a bid to boost trade as Russia faces growing isolation on the world stage over its […]
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip are pictured on June 4, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, negotiations are apparently stalled to secure the release of hostages taken […]
Kena Betancur/Getty Images (ISRAEL) — The public war of words between Israel and the U.S. continued Thursday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responding pointedly to the White House after the Biden administration again denied his claim the U.S. is withholding weapons from Israel amid its fight in Gaza with Hamas. His response came shortly after […]
Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — Crowds of Kenyans again took to the streets on Thursday in protest, clashing with police in Nairobi as nationwide demonstrations continue over a controversial tax bill. The controversial bill — known as the Finance Bill 2024 — has sparked discontent across the East African nation since first being presented […]
Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — Kenyans are set on Thursday to take to the streets in protest, as nationwide demonstrations over a controversial tax bill continue. The controversial bill — known as the Finance Bill 2024 — has sparked discontent across the East African nation since first being presented in parliament in May, the […]
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip are pictured on June 4, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, negotiations are apparently stalled to secure the release of hostages taken […]
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip are pictured on June 4, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, negotiations are apparently stalled to secure the release of hostages taken […]
