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Daredevils run with charging bulls at Pamplona's famous San Fermín festival
Most runners wear the traditional garb of white trousers and shirt with red sash and neckerchief. The expert Spani…
Israel targets Iran's Defense Ministry headquarters as Tehran unleashes deadly missile strike
Amid the continued conflict, planned negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran's nuclear program were cancelled, throwing into question when …
Israel strikes Iran's nuclear sites and kills its top generals. Iran vows 'severe' retaliation
Israel launched blistering attacks on the heart of Iran's nuclear and military structure Friday, deploying warplanes and drones previously smuggled into the co…
At least 240 people, including those on the ground, killed in the Air India crash, official says
Another medic said Ramesh told him that immediately after the plane took off, it began descending and suddenly split in two, throwing him out before a loud exp…
IOC leaders praise Los Angeles amid unrest in 2028 Olympics host city
Olympic officials meeting Wednesday in Switzerland took a calm, longer view of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles after days of images of deployed military a…
Israel deports Greta Thunberg after Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized
Israel deported activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday, a day after the Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized by the Israeli military.
D-Day veterans return to Normandy to mark 81st anniversary of landings
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commemorated the anniversary of the D-Day landings, in which American soldiers played a leading role, with veterans at the …
Gaza marks the start of Eid with outdoor prayers in the rubble and food growing ever scarcer
Palestinians across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes earl…
Fans get in line, long lines, for highly anticipated launch of the Nintendo Switch 2
In the U.S., a chaotic pre-order process in April left some fans frustrated after the consoles quickly sold out. Still, some eager fans lined up early Thursday…
A hungry wild elephant raids a grocery store in Thailand for snacks
In a video posted on social media, Kamploy Kakaew, the shop owner, appeared amused as she described the moment the elephant rifled her shop. She said he ate ab…
Ukraine's drone attack on Russian warplanes was a serious blow to the Kremlin's strategic arsenal
While some Russian military bloggers compared it to another infamous Sunday surprise attack — that of Japan's strike on the U.S. base at Pearl Harbor in 1941 —…
Trump-backed conservative Karol Nawrocki wins Poland's presidential race
The result leaves Tusk politically wounded, and there are questions about whether his coalition can survive to the end of its term in late 2027. There were alr…
Witnesses in Gaza describe more chaos at food distribution sites
Chaos erupted again Thursday as tens of thousands of desperate Palestinians in the Gaza Strip tried to collect food from distribution sites run by a new U.S.- …
A new variant of COVID-19 may be driving up cases in some parts of the world, WHO says
COVID-19 cases are rising again as a new variant begins to circulate in some parts of the world. The World Health Organization said Wednesday the rise in cases…
King Charles III's visit to Canada underscores its sovereignty to Trump
Carney and Canada’s first indigenous Governor General, Mary Simon, the king’s representative in Canada, will greet the king and Queen Camilla as well a 25-memb…
Pope Leo XIV declares 'I am Roman!' as he completes formalities to become bishop of Rome
One of the many titles that Leo assumed when he was elected May 8 was bishop of Rome. Given his responsibilities running the 1.4-billion strong universal Catho…