Record 6,542 guns intercepted at US airport security in 2022
Last year saw a record number of guns intercepted at airport checkpoints across the country.
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Turkish teen filmed 'last moments' from quake-hit apartment
When the earthquake hit Adiyaman, in southern Turkey, Taha Erdem was buried under tons of debris. Believing he was about to die, he filmed what he thought was his final message to family and friends from a cramped space amid the smashed concrete and twisted metal.
Moscow downplays significance of Biden's visit to Kyiv
Russian officials and state media on Monday downplayed President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine, painting Kyiv as a U.S. puppet and maintaining Moscow’s forces will prevail despite Washington’s pledges to send more weapons to Ukraine.
Sneaking a president from DC to Kyiv without anyone noticing
President Joe Biden's motorcade slipped out of the White House around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. The next time he turned up — 20 hours later — it was in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine.
Israel's Netanyahu advances judicial changes despite uproar
Israel's government is pressing ahead with its contentious plan to overhaul the country's legal system.
Turkey rejects links between NATO expansion, F-16 deal
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called for Sweden and Finland to be accepted into NATO "quickly" though his Turkish counterpart dismissed the possibility of any link to Turkey's request for F-16 fighter jets.
Russian pranksters call Merkel posing as Ukraine's ex-leader
Russian pranksters posing as Ukraine’s ex-President Petro Poroshenko managed to contact Angela Merkel by phone to discuss developments in Ukraine and Belarus, although the former German chancellor appeared wary during the call.
Biden declares 'Kyiv stands' in surprise visit to Ukraine
President Joe Biden swept unannounced into Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a display of Western solidarity with a country fighting what he called "a brutal and unjust war."
After one year of war in Ukraine: Pain, resilience in global economy
One year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the global economy is still enduring the consequences — low supplies of grain, fertilizer and energy along with more inflation and economic uncertainty. But it could have been worse.
New 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey: Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake
The new quake comes as the Turkish disaster management agency, AFAD, has raised the number of confirmed fatalities from the earthquake in Turkey to 41,156. That increases the overall death toll in both Turkey and Syria to 44,844.
After their genitals were cut, some women search for healing
A global target aims to eradicate the deeply entrenched practice of female genital cutting by 2030. Meanwhile, some women living with the consequences of what many activists call “mutilation” have been embarking on deeply personal journeys to heal.
From tents to tanks; a big year in Ukraine for NATO allies
In just a year, NATO has moved from cautiously providing non-lethal support to Ukraine to exhorting allies to send heavier and more high-tech weapons.
Ruling Taliban display rare division in public over bans
A rare public show of division emerged in the ranks of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban after a senior Taliban figure publicly criticized the group's leadership in a speech, accusing some of monopolizing power.
Some Ukrainian soldiers freeze sperm amid war with Russia
Some Ukrainian soldiers are turning to the process of freezing sperm as they face the possibility that they might never go home.
Gunman kills 6 in shootings in Mississippi, North Korea reportedly fires missile into the sea, and more morning headlines
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War for control of Haiti's capital targets women's bodies
Haiti’s toxic gangs are plundering the Caribbean nation, kidnapping, extorting and displacing civilians who have nothing left to give. And now, they are using rape in their war for control.
Why helping whales to flourish can help fight climate change
The ocean is one of the planet’s great carbon sinks, absorbing nearly a third of the atmosphere’s greenhouse gases. Swimming in its depths are the great whales, whose size allows them to exert an outsized influence on the ecosystem. A group of scientists is studying exactly how.
Europe's youngest country Kosovo now 15, but problems endure
Europe's youngest country, Kosovo, launched festivities Friday for the 15th anniversary of its independence from neighboring Serbia with a military parade, wreath-laying ceremonies and a special Parliament session.
Plunging natural gas prices relieve inflation pressure
The price of natural gas used to heat homes and generate electricity plunged this year thanks to a mild winter in the U.S. and Europe, bringing some relief to consumers and helping drive down inflation.
German ballet director fired over feces attack on critic
Ballet director Marco Goecke's attack and tepid apology have been widely criticized.
