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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 […]
Joel Villanueva/Getty Images (PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos) — Two people have been rescued after a small plane that took off from Florida crash-landed in the waters of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force said shortly after noon on Saturday they received reports of an aircraft […]
Chris Jackson/Getty Images (LONDON) — Prince William is jumping right into his 42nd birthday. William’s wife Princess Kate celebrated his birthday on June 21 by sharing a photo of the future king jumping in the air with their three children, Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte, on a beach in Norfolk, England. The photo […]
Ryan and Valerie Watson talk to “Good Morning America,” June 20, 2024. — ABC News (PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands) — Ryan Watson, an American charged with bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos, and who has remained on the islands since his arrest in April, avoided jail time in his sentencing Friday. Watson was fined […]
ABC (UKRAINE) — It can be difficult to sleep in Kharkiv. Ukraine’s second-largest city is now under continuous attack, its residents waking many nights to the sounds of huge blasts. Less than 20 miles from the border with Russia, Kharkiv has become known around the world as a symbol of Ukraine’s resistance. Two years ago, […]
Ryan and Valerie Watson talk to “Good Morning America,” June 20, 2024. — ABC News (PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands) — Ryan Watson, an American charged with bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos, and who has remained on the islands since his arrest in April, is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday in what he […]
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 […]
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 […]
