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Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images (LONDON and ROME) — Five bodies have been found from the superyacht that sunk off the Sicilian coast, according to the Italian coast guard. One final passenger remains missing. Four of the bodies have been brought to the surface, but none has been identified. Two bodies were brought ashore on Wednesday morning, […]
Soltan Frederic/Getty Images (LONDON) — In one of the largest exchanges of drone attacks since the Russia-Ukraine war began, dozens were shot down in Russia and Ukraine in overnight assaults, officials in both countries said. The Russian Ministry of Defense said Wednesday they shot down more than 50 Ukrainian long-range drones over various regions, including […]
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, cease-fire discussions are occurring in the Middle East, with officials hoping to bring an end to the conflict. The United States and its allies continue to plead for a cease-fire deal, with discussions set for this week. Here’s how the news is developing: […]
In this image that was posted to social media, Maria Branyas is shown. (@MariaBranyas112/X) (NEW YORK) — A woman classified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person in the world died on Aug. 19 at the age of 117, her family confirmed to The New York Times. According to Guinness World Records, Maria Branyas […]
Russian journalist and activist Vladimir Kara-Murza addresses a press conference on August 2, 2024 in Bonn, Germany, one day after being released from Russia as political prisoner in one of the biggest prisoner swaps between Russia and the West since the end of the Cold War. (Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — When […]
Getty Images – STOCK/omersukrugoksu (MOSCOW) — In what is one of the largest drone attacks since the Russia-Ukraine war began, Moscow officials said they shot down at least 12 drones on Wendesday. The Air Defense Forces of the Ministry of Defense shot down 10 UAVs Tuesday night and two more Wednesday morning, local time, according […]
Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters, get ready in Porticello near Palermo, on August 21, 2024 two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON and ROME) — Rescue teams are facing a “very hard” operation to find those still missing following the sinking […]
Getty Images – STOCK/omersukrugoksu (MOSCOW) — In what is one of the largest drone attacks since the Russia-Ukraine war began, Moscow officials said they shot down at least 12 drones on Wendesday. The Air Defense Forces of the Ministry of Defense shot down 10 UAVs Tuesday night and two more Wednesday morning, local time, according […]
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, cease-fire discussions are occurring in the Middle East, with officials hoping to bring an end to the conflict. The United States and its allies continue to plead for a cease-fire deal, with discussions set for this week. Here’s how the news is developing: […]
Italian Coast Guard Command teams and firefighters are carrying out search and rescue operations with helicopters and ships to find missing people after after a yacht sank on Monday due to a storm 20 kilometers east of Palermo in southern Italy on August 19, 2024. (Alberto Lo Bianco/Anadolu via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Two Americans […]
