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Swiss glaciers lose over 5% of ice volume in 2026 as heat waves, low winter snow accelerate thaw
Israel will let Egypt deliver some aid to Gaza, as doctors struggle to treat hospital blast victims
At Rafah crossing, Gaza’s only connection to Egypt, truckloads of aid have been waiting for days to enter
The Israeli public finds itself in grief and shock, but many pledge allegiance to war effort
In a tight-knit country of just over 9 million people, nearly everyone knows someone who was killed, is missing or is held hostage
Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million to evacuate as ground attack looms
Israel said it needed to target Hamas’ military infrastructure, much of which is buried deep underground
As strikes devastate Gaza, Israel forms unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack
A ground offensive in Gaza, whose 2.3 million residents are densely packed into a tiny, coastal strip, would likely result in a surge of casualties for fighter…
Unprecedented Israeli bombardment lays waste to upscale Rimal, the beating heart of Gaza City
Israel was now waging a war not to repel Hamas, like in past rounds, but to destroy it.
What went wrong? Questions emerge over Israel's intelligence prowess after Hamas attack
But the apparent lack of prior knowledge of Hamas' plot will likely be seen as a prime culprit in the chain of events that led to the deadliest attack against …
Further evidence points to footprints in New Mexico being the oldest sign of humans in Americas
Ancient footprints of any kind — left by humans or megafauna like big cats and dire wolves — can provide archaeologists with a snapshot of a moment in time
Haitian students play drums and strum guitars to escape hunger and gang violence
To many, Haiti feels hopeless. Children are mostly kept indoors for safety. Their parents worry about gangs recruiting children as young as 8.
Things to know about the Vatican's big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church
“From all corners of the world, greater inclusion and support for LGBTQ+ people have emerged as a top pastoral issue for the Catholic Church,” said New Ways Mi…
Traveling with Milley: A reporter recalls how America's top soldier was most at home with his troops
Once soldiers get a coin as high-ranking as Milley’s, any time they are at a bar and are challenged to show what coin they carry, well, they win and the other …
Long a city that embraced cars, Paris is seeing a new kind of road rage: Bike-lane traffic jams
Cycle congestion, with wheel-to-wheel lines of riders ringing their bells and sometimes losing their cool, is becoming a headache.
A hard-right party gathers strength in Poland, pushing a new, less friendly course on Ukraine
No matter what happens on election day, Confederation has already altered the central European nation's relationship with neighboring Ukraine, which is fightin…
Researchers have verified 1,329 hunger deaths in Ethiopia's Tigray region since the cease-fire there
One factor is the suspension of food aid by the United States and United Nations after the discovery in March of a huge scheme to steal humanitarian grain in T…
We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacy
In the past few months alone, researchers have linked Neanderthal DNA to a serious hand disease, the shape of people's noses and various other human traits
Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man
Last year, there were just over 4,100 heart transplants in the U.S., a record number but the supply is so tight that only patients with the best chance of long…