Officials: Fire at Coptic church in Cairo kills 41, hurts 14

A fire ripped through a packed church during morning services in Egypt’s capital yesterday, killing at least 41 worshippers and injuring 14. The church quickly filled with

Trump’s bond with GOP deepens after primary wins, FBI search

Donald Trump ‘s pick for governor in the swing state of Wisconsin easily defeated a favorite of the Republican establishment. In Connecticut, the state

African wildlife parks face climate, infrastructure threats

Africa’s national parks, home to thousands of wildlife species such as lions, elephants and buffaloes, are increasingly threatened by below-average rainfall and new infrastructure projects, stressing habitats

Ukraine war must end with liberation of Crimea – Zelensky

Powerful explosions rocked a Russian air base in Crimea and sent towering clouds of smoke over the landscape yesterday in what may mark an escalation

Stranded whale euthanized after removal from French river

A beluga whale that captured French hearts when it showed up in the Seine River had to be euthanized yesterday after it was successfully removed from the French waterway,

Italy’s far-right Meloni on vote: I’m no danger to democracy

Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, who is leading in opinion polls ahead of Sept. 25 parliamentary elections, insists she won’t be a danger to democracy if she becomes

Trump says FBI searched estate in major escalation of probe

The FBI searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida

Do spiders sleep? Study suggests they may snooze like humans

It’s a question that keeps some scientists awake at night: Do spiders sleep? Daniela Roessler and her colleagues trained cameras on baby jumping spiders at night to find

UN chief urges nuke powers to abide by no-first-use pledge

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday urged countries with nuclear weapons to stick to their no-first-use commitment of their atomic arsenals, warning that the nuclear

Fiber optic cable theft halts Spanish bullet train service

Hundreds of rail passengers using the line between Madrid and Barcelona were left stranded for hours after some 600 meters of fiber optic cable used in the signaling system

Water crisis looms for eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk

The echo of artillery shells thundering in the distance mingles with the din of people gathered around Sloviansk's public water pumps, piercing the uneasy quiet that smothers the nearly deserted

Ukrainian risks her life to rescue wild animals from war

Natalia Popova has found a new purpose in life: Rescuing wild animals and pets from the devastation wrought by the war in Ukraine. “They are

Ex-rebel sworn in as Colombia’s president in historic shift

Colombia’s first leftist president will be sworn into office today , promising to fight inequality and heralding a turning point in the history of a country

US envoy: Africa trip isn’t to compete with Russia, China

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations headed to Africa yesterday (Macau time), saying she was going to focus on how the United States can help

How much is Zuckerberg worth? Card collector could find out

When camp counselor Allie Tarantino was flipping through a magazine years ago, he came upon a familiar name: Mark Zuckerberg. He rifled through boxes of memorabilia

Bank of England likely to raise interest rates — maybe a lot

The Bank of England is likely to announce its biggest interest rate increase in more than 27 years today as it seeks to rein in  Most economists expect

Russia repeats Putin’s new message against a nuclear war

A Russian official yesterday twice repeated President Vladimir Putin’s new message that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought,” apparently trying to

France’s second heat wave of the year leaves Paris sweltering

Paris’ regional authorities warned residents to be vigilant yesterday, with temperatures soaring to 36 degrees Celsius (97 Fahrenheit). In a tweet, the Ile-de-France prefecture also asked residents to moderate

UK leadership election rules changed over security fears

Britain’s governing Conservative Party said yesterday that it has delayed sending out ballots for the party’s leadership election after a warning from the U.K. intelligence services

Watching al-Qaida chief’s ‘pattern of life’ key to his death

As the sun was rising in Kabul on Sunday, two Hellfire missiles fired by a U.S. drone ended Ayman al-Zawahiri’s decade-long reign as the leader of

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