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Jordan Pettitt/Getty Images (CANADA) — The investigation into the ill-fated Titan submersible’s dive to the location of the Titanic will now take longer than expected, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. “The investigation into the implosion of the Titan submersible is a complex and ongoing effort,” Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation Chair Jason Neubauer […]

Getty Images – STOCK (GREECE) — A search and rescue operation is underway for a 59-year-old American who was reported missing Tuesday after failing to return from a hike on a Greek island. Albert Calibet, a former Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department deputy, failed to return from a hike on the Greek island Amorgos amid extreme […]

Ali Moustafa/Getty Images (GAZA) — In Israel, right-wing settlers question the delivery of aid to Gazans, while Israeli peace activists advocate for the passage of aid trucks. A Palestinian truck driver is back on the road delivering flour, sugar and salt to Gaza after being attacked by right-wing Israeli settlers last month. Tamer Muhtaseb and […]

A view damaged floating pier, set up by US to facilitate quicker delivery of humanitarian aid to Palestinians, after it has been suspended due to adverse weather conditions and rising sea levels in Gaza City, Gaza on May 27, 2024. (Photo by Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military is planning […]

Getty Images – STOCK (GREECE) — A sweltering heat wave in Greece, recorded as the season’s earliest-ever, has prompted authorities to close public schools, limit outdoor attractions and release safety alerts. Primary schools and kindergartens closed Wednesday and Thursday in areas of Greece where temperatures sustained heat wave levels and soared well over 100 degrees […]

Getty Images – STOCK (GREECE) — A search and rescue operation is underway for a 59-year-old American who was reported missing Tuesday after failing to return from a hike on a Greek island. Albert Calibet, a former LA Sheriff’s Department deputy, failed to return from a hike on the Greek island Amorgos amid extreme heat, […]

Getty Images – STOCK (CANADA) — A segment of the polar bear population is at risk of extinction should ice-free periods continue to get longer, researchers have determined using analysis of the sea ice as well as the health of the bears themselves. Ice-free periods in Canada’s Hudson Bay have been lengthening over the past […]

ABC (NEW YORK) — As the secretive Israeli rescue operation began at 11 a.m. on Saturday in Gaza, hostage Andrey Kozlov first heard the gunfire and wondered whether he was in mortal danger, his girlfriend, Jennifer Master, told ABC News. As intense gunfire rang out, the first Israeli commandos Kozlov saw were dressed like women, […]

Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a setback to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, the Russian prosecutor’s office announced Thursday he will stand trial on espionage charges, officially ending any future pre-detention appeals. “The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation has approved an indictment in the criminal case against US citizen Evan […]

Valentyn Semenov / EyeEm/Getty Images (FASANO, Italy) — G7 leaders on Thursday agreed to lend Ukraine $50 billion this year — backed by profits from frozen Russian assets — to help the country’s war effort and rebuilding. This plan has been years in the making. It’s a win for President Joe Biden, who has been […]