(NEW YORK) — A suspected poacher was killed by a herd of breeding elephants that he encountered while fleeing from park rangers, according to South African officials. Three people attempted to run away after they were spotted by
bjdlzx/iStock (CAIRO) — A passenger train derailed in Banha, Egypt, on Sunday, causing dozens of casualties. Video broadcast by local media showed several carriages overturned in the province of Qalyoubeya, about 18 miles north of Cairo. Health
K_E_N/iStock (LONDON) — The pandemic is reaching deadly new heights across the world, the WHO warned this week, even as the focus in some countries, including the U.S., has shifted toward how quickly to ease restrictions as
Alastair Grant/WPA Pool via Getty Images (LONDON) — As Britain’s royal family gathers to remember the life of Prince Philip, who died at the age of 99, one family member will be notably absent from St. George’s
Jeff Spicer/Getty Images (LONDON) — The funeral for Britain’s Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is set to begin at 3 p.m. local time, 10 a.m. ET, at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, England. The
Hannah McKay/WPA Pool/Getty Images (LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth has served her country as the ruling monarch for nearly 70 years, but she is now doing it for the first time without her husband, Prince Philip, by her
Anthony Kwan/Getty Images (LONDON) — Hong Kong’s rebel media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 14 months in prison in Hong Kong District Court Friday after being found guilty of charges related to pro-democracy protests in 2019.
Macky_CH/iStock (MOSCOW) — Russian authorities have moved to designate the organizations of opposition leader Alexey Navalny as “extremist groups” in a step that effectively would outlaw his political movement. The move is the most serious attack so
KeithBinns/iStock (NEW YORK) — “Mohammad” waited 10 years for a special immigrant visa from the U.S. — a reward for his work on behalf of the Pentagon in Afghanistan and as protection from growing threats he faced
Karwai Tang/WireImage (LONDON) — Prince Harry will join royal family members Saturday in the procession behind Prince Philip’s coffin, marking his first public appearance with his family in over a year, since he and his wife Duchess
JOHANNA GERON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Less than a day after President Joe Biden announced his decision to withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his first visit to the country
Austin Nooe/iStock CIA Director William Burns told lawmakers Wednesday that the departure of American troops from Afghanistan will leave a “significant risk” of terrorism resurgence in the region — a sobering assessment from the spy chief just
Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images (LONDON) — Prince William and Prince Harry, brothers whose relationship has been strained over the past year, have reportedly spoken to each other as they prepare for the funeral of their
guvendemir/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The war in Afghanistan is not ending. U.S. forces will no longer be part of it, but that will likely make the fighting worse in the months to come, according to some analysts. A
MivPiv/iStock (WASHINGTON) — A U.S. defense official confirmed to ABC News Tuesday that President Joe Biden will withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of American involvement in the country’s longest war.
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday morning and proposed the two hold a summit in a third country “in the coming months to discuss
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock (WASHINGTON) — An attack on one of Iran’s most sensitive nuclear facilities has threatened to unravel President Joe Biden’s diplomatic efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal — and to inflame tensions in a region
West Mercia Police (LONDON) — Police in England have found themselves with an unusual case on their hands after the world’s largest rabbit suddenly disappeared from his home over the weekend. Darius, a Continental Giant rabbit who
Oli Scarff – WPA Pool/Getty Images (LONDON) — Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has flown from California to the United Kingdom after the death of his grandfather, Prince Philip. Harry’s arrival in England marks the first
courtneyk/iStock (LONDON) — The U.K.’s cautious approach to returning life to normal entered a new phase on Monday with non-essential shops and outdoor seating for restaurants and bars in England opening for the first time in over
