Peru reinstates full protection of Nazca Lines reserve after controversial cutback
Peru’s culture ministry has reversed a decision to shrink the protected area around the Nazca Lines after national and international backlash
IDF prevents aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg, other activists from reaching Gaza
Israeli forces have seized a Gaza-bound aid boat and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists on board, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been tightened during the war with Hamas
British government reverses policy that limited home heating subsidies for retirees
The British government say it is reversing its unpopular plan to end winter home heating subsidies for millions of retirees
Tropical Storm Barbara forecast to become a hurricane as Storm Cosme forms in Pacific
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says two tropical storms have gathered strength off Mexico’s Pacific coast Monday, with one forecast to become a hurricane later in the day
Japan’s Osaka Expo halts water shows over high bacteria levels
Organizers of the Expo 2025 in Osaka have suspended its popular daily fountain shows and closed a shallow pool area due to pneumonia-causing bacterial contamination that required cleaning and safety checks by the health authorities
Italians vote on citizenship, labor reform, but low turnout may sink referendum
Italians are heading to the polls Monday on the second day of referendums that would make it easier for children born in Italy to foreigners to obtain citizenship, and on providing more job protections
Contractor in Syria uncovers a surprise beneath the rubble: an ancient tomb complex
A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be more than 1,500 years old
Bitcoin is introduced into Africa's largest slum, with risks and rewards
A Kenyan company has introduced bitcoin into what is widely considered Africa’s largest urban slum
Bitcoin is introduced into Africa's largest slum, with risks and rewards
A Kenyan company has introduced bitcoin into what is widely considered Africa’s largest urban slum
Contractor in Syria uncovers a surprise beneath the rubble: an ancient tomb complex
A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be more than 1,500 years old
IDF prevents aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg, other activists from reaching Gaza
Israel’s Foreign Ministry says a Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists has been diverted to Israel
Spanish opposition party rallies tens of thousands of protesters in Madrid
Spain’s opposition party has staged a mass protest in Madrid that drew tens out thousands of attendees, calling for the resignation of socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and demanding new elections
Vegetable sculpture contest features a squash Donald Trump and a papal 'cornclave'
Vegetable likenesses of Donald Trump and Dolly Parton and a papal “cornclave” are on display at the Lambeth Country Show
Vegetable sculpture contest features a squash Donald Trump and a papal 'cornclave'
Vegetable likenesses of Donald Trump and Dolly Parton and a papal “cornclave” are on display at the Lambeth Country Show
A top Taliban official offers amnesty to Afghans who fled the country and urges them to return
A top Taliban official says Afghans who fled the country can return home, offering a a general amnesty to those who left after the collapse of the former Western-backed government
An electric scooter is blamed for a violent fire that killed 4 in a French city
A blaze that started from a battery-powered electric scooter and spread quickly and violently has killed four people in a 10-story housing block in the capital of France’s Champagne region
3 dead after plane fighting screwworm spread crashes in southern Mexico
Two Guatemalan pilots and a Mexican agronomist engineer have died after their plane crashed in southern Mexico near the border with Guatemala as they freed sterile flies meant to stop the spread of screwworm in cattle
Wildfires force another 1,000 residents from their homes in the Canadian province of Manitoba
Wildfires have forced another 1,000 people to flee their homes in the Canadian province of Manitoba, which is under a state of emergency
As UN climate talks loom, Brazil's Amazon forest loses in May an area larger than NYC
Brazil’s environmental goals suffered a major setback in May as deforestation in the Amazon surged 92% compared to the same month last year, according to official monitoring data
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong charged under Beijing-imposed security law
Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that critics say has crushed Hong Kong's once-thriving pro-democracy movement
Interpol says 20 arrested in child sexual abuse operation across 12 countries
Global police organization Interpol says 20 people have been arrested in Europe and Americas following a cross-border operation in 12 countries targeting child sexual abuse material
Resource-rich Mongolia faces political uncertainty after the prime minister resigns
Resource-rich Mongolia is facing political uncertainty following the resignation of its prime minister in the wake of protests over endemic corruption in the landlocked Asian country, squeezed between China and Russia
China blasts US for its computer chip moves and for threatening student visas
China has blasted the U.S. for issuing AI chip export control guidelines, stopping the sale of chip design software to China, and planning to revoke Chinese student visas
A new natural gas project off Senegal makes fishing communities feel threatened
Fishermen say a new natural gas project off the coast of Senegal has killed their livelihoods
Bangladesh opens trial of deposed ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
A special tribunal set up to try Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has begun proceedings by accepting the charges of crimes against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed l...
The number of migrants reaching the UK in small boats in a single day hits a 2025 high
U.K. government figures show nearly 1,200 migrants arrived in the country Saturday in small boats from France across the English Channel, the highest number recorded on a single day so far this year
Thousands evacuated as Canadian wildfires threaten air quality into some US states
More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated as dozens of wildfires remained active Sunday and diminished air quality in parts of Canada and the U.S. Most of the evacuated residents were from Manitoba, which declared a state of eme...
On the day transgender women soccer players face a ban in England, they play on
For soccer-loving transgender women in England, it’s been a tough day, as the ban on them playing in women’s teams came into force, To show its solidarity with the community and against the decision by the governing body of English soccer, Goal Diggers...
Iran has amassed even more near weapons-grade uranium, UN watchdog says
The U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels
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Death toll from quarry collapse in Indonesia rises to 14
Officials in Indonesia’s West Java province say at least 14 people are dead after a quarry collapsed the previous day
A look at key events that triggered South Korea's snap presidential election
After months of political turmoil, South Koreans will head to the polls Tuesday to elect a president to succeed disgraced former leader Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted from office over his ill-fated decision to impose martial law in December
German court rules against Peruvian farmer in landmark climate lawsuit
A German court ruled has against a Peruvian farmer in a landmark climate lawsuit where he claimed that global warming fueled by energy company RWE’s historical greenhouse gas emissions put his home at risk
King to outline Carney's priorities in Canada's Parliament amid Trump threat
King Charles III will outline new Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government priorities in a speech in Parliament in what’s viewed as a show of support in the face of annexation threats by U.S. President Donald Trump
Huge explosion rocks a chemical plant in eastern China, no information on casualties
A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in China’s eastern Shandong province Tuesday, according to state broadcaster CCTV
France to vote on long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life options
France’s lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, is to vote on a bill meant to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demand grows across Europe for legal end-of-life options
Romania's new president is sworn in as a political crisis eases, but challenges loom
Romania’s newly elected president Nicusor Dan has been officially sworn in, ushering in a tentative close to the worst political crisis to grip the European Union country in decades after the annulment of the previous election
No new direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks scheduled, Kremlin says
A Kremlin spokesman says Russia and Ukraine have scheduled no further direct talks on ending their more than three-year war
Russia outlaws Amnesty International in latest crackdown on dissent and activists
The Russian authorities on Monday outlawed Amnesty International as an “undesirable organization,” a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense
Romanians cast ballots in a tense presidential runoff that pits nationalist against pro-EU centrist
Romanians are casting their ballots in a tense presidential runoff between a hard-right nationalist and a pro-Western centrist
Decorated Australian veteran loses his defamation appeal over killings in Afghanistan
Australia’s most decorated living war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has lost his appeal of a civil court ruling that blamed him for unlawfully killing four Afghans while he served in Afghanistan
Japan's economy shrinks as Trump's trade war hits exports and shakes confidence
The government has reported that Japan's economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.7% in the first quarter, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war hurt exports and dented consumer confidence
Ringleader in Russian spy ring gets more than 10 years in UK prison
A Bulgarian man who was the ringleader of a Russian spy ring in the U.K. has been sentenced Monday to more than 10 years in prison
Denmark takes over as chair of the Arctic Council at a time when Trump eyes Greenland
Denmark takes over the Arctic Council’s rotating chairmanship from Norway at a time when Arctic security tensions are fraught and U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to annex Greenland
Expired ammunition explodes during disposal in Indonesia, killing 13 people
Indonesian military officials say an explosion during the disposal of expired ammunition in West Java province has killed at least 13 including four soldiers
Denmark will summon US diplomat over increased US intel gathering in Greenland
Denmark says it will summon the top U.S. diplomat in the country for an explanation following a Wall Street Journal report about the United States stepping up its intelligence gathering on Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory coveted by Presid...
Several countries sending firefighting planes to Israel to help tackle major wildfire
Several countries are sending firefighting aircraft to Israel as crews battle for a second day to extinguish a wildfire that had shut down a major highway linking Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and sent drivers scrambling from their cars
UK could hit 30 degrees Celsius at earliest recorded point in a year
The U.K. is set for its hottest day of the year so far, and forecasters say temperatures could hit 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) at the earliest recorded point in the calendar
Disgraced Cardinal Becciu formally withdraws from participation in conclave
The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope
Kim Kardashian set to testify in Paris trial over her 2016 Fashion Week armed robbery
Kim Kardashian thought she was going to be raped and killed when criminals broke into her bedroom in central Paris and tied her up and stole more than $6 million in jewelry
South Korea’s main opposition party taps former party chief as presidential candidate
South Korea’s main liberal opposition party has tapped its former leader Lee Jae-myung as presidential candidate in the upcoming June 3 vote