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Europe uses subsidies, taxes and policy pauses to offset pain of high fuel prices
Europeans are becoming more incensed as pump prices surpass the equivalent of $12 a gallon in some countries. EU c…
Rare blue diamond shines at a $100 million exhibition in Abu Dhabi
Visitors focused on the 10-karat blue diamond from South Africa, considered one of the most important blue diamonds ever discovered. Sotheby’s expects it to be…
American YouTuber who left a Diet Coke can for a reclusive tribe on an island is arrested in India
Visitors are banned from traveling within 3 miles (5 kilometres) of the island, whose population has been isolated from the rest of the world for thousands of …
Dow plunges 2,000 as sell-off for markets slams into a scarier gear following Trump's tariffs
The sell-off for financial markets worldwide is slamming into a higher, scarier gear on Friday.
A church in England opens its doors to pro wrestling in a bid to attract converts
Church attendance in the U.K. has been declining for decades, and the 2021 census found that less than half of people in England and Wales now consider themsel…
Myanmar quake death toll rises to 1,644 as resistance movement announces partial ceasefire
A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on Saturday by Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinat…
Powerful quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand and kills more than 150 people
A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, bridges and a monastery. At least 144 people were killed in Myan…
At least 6 dead after submarine carrying tourists on a reef tour in Red Sea sinks off Egypt
The submarine was carrying 45 tourists and five Egyptian crewmembers when it sank, Red Sea governor Maj. Gen. Amr Hanafi, said in a statement, adding that resc…
Things to know about the limited ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine brokered by the US
After three days of intense negotiations, the Trump administration, Ukraine and Russia agreed to a limited ceasefire in which the key details, including what w…
5 lions rescued from the war in Ukraine settle into a new life in England
Male African lion Rori and lionesses Amani, Lira and Vanda arrived this month at the Big Cat Sanctuary after a 12-hour journey by road and ferry from temporary…
Japan's cherry blossom season begins as first blooms appear in Tokyo
Cherry blossoms, or “sakura,” are Japan’s favorite flower and usually reach their peak in late March to early April, just as the country celebrates the start o…
First plane lands at London's Heathrow since a fire cut power to Europe's busiest airport
Residents in west London described hearing a large explosion, followed by a fireball and clouds of smoke, when the blaze ripped through the electrical substati…
Taliban frees an American man who was abducted while traveling in Afghanistan more than 2 years ago
An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released by the Taliban in a deal with the T…
Finland is the happiest country in the world. US falls to its lowest-ever position
Country rankings were based on answers people give when asked to rate their own lives. The study was done in partnership with the analytics firm Gallup and the…
Iran celebrates ancient fire festival ahead of Persian New Year as tensions with US loom
The fire festival also features an Iranian version of trick-or-treating, with people going door to door and being given a holiday mix of nuts and berries, as w…
Trump and Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire for energy and infrastructure in Ukraine conflict
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to an immediate pause in strikes against energy and infrastruc…