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Swiss glaciers lose over 5% of ice volume in 2026 as heat waves, low winter snow accelerate thaw
Zambia reels from a cholera outbreak with more than 400 dead and 10,000 cases. All schools are shut
There have been recent cholera outbreaks in other southern African nations including Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
At Davos, Zelenskyy lashes out at Putin and presses allies to boost Ukraine's fight
Speaking at a meeting of municipal officials from across Russia, he also described Zelenskyy’s “peace formula” as an effective ban on peace talks with Moscow b…
Donald Trump's grip on Republican politics is put to the test in ice-cold Iowa's leadoff caucuses
“Trump is a Christian. He’s trustworthy. He believes in America. And he believes in freedom,” said DeAngelo, a 71-year-old a retired hospital administrative em…
US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen
The strikes marked the first U.S. military response to what has been a persistent campaign of drone and missile attacks on commercial ships since the start of …
Africa's Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to God's will
The controversy has deepened a growing chasm between Francis’ progressive, reform-minded papacy and the conservative church in much of the world
Secrecy surrounding the defense secretary's hospitalization has put the White House on the defensive
The prolonged focus on a senior official's medical secrecy is also shedding an unwelcome spotlight on Biden's own health
South Korea’s parliament passes landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat
The bill offers assistance to dog farmers and others in the industry in shutting down their businesses and shifting to alternatives
With each strike, fears grow that Israel, the US and Iran's allies are inching closer to all-out war
As the intertwined chess games grow more complicated, the potential for miscalculation rises
To plead or not to plead? That is the question for hundreds of Capitol riot defendants
The average prison sentence for a Jan. 6 defendant who was convicted of a felony after a contested trial is roughly two years longer than those who pleaded gui…
NY seeks $370M in penalties in Trump's civil fraud trial. His defense says gains weren't ill-gotten
None of his lenders testified that they wouldn't have made the loans or would have charged more interest if his financial statements had shown different numbers
What is the Epiphany? Why is it also called Three Kings Day? And when do Christians celebrate it?
Some Western Christian churches know the feast day as Three Kings Day. It recalls the visit of three Magi, or wise men, to the infant Jesus, and their sense of…
Investigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash
The two sides had different understandings of their permission to use the runway
Cold spell in Finland and Sweden sends temperature below minus 40
Nikkaluokta, a small village inhabited by indigenous Sami people in northern Sweden, recorded a temperature of minus 41.6 degrees C (minus 42.8 F) early Tuesda…
States set to enact new laws on guns, pornography, taxes and even fuzzy dice
New bans on access for minors to puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery, which is rare, are scheduled to take effect Jan. 1 in Idaho, Louisiana and West…
Russia launches the biggest aerial barrage of the war and kills 30 civilians, Ukraine says
Meanwhile, in Poland, authorities said that what apparently was a Russian missile had entered the country’s airspace Friday morning from the direction of Ukrai…