Ukraine's Zelenskyy at center of last day of high-level diplomacy as G7 looks to punish Russia
Russia said early Sunday that forces of the Wagner private army, with support of Russian troops, seized the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
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Andy Rourke of The Smiths, one of the 1980s’ most influential bands, dies at 59: ‘A kind and beautiful soul’
British music legend Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, one of the most distinctive, tempestuous rock bands of the 1980s, died after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer
Atomic bomb survivors look to G7 summit in Hiroshima as a 'sliver of hope' for nuclear disarmament
This weekend's summit of the Group of Seven leading industrial nations in Hiroshima provides a rare chance for survivors of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to push for nuclear disarmament before a global audience.
World leaders warn China and North Korea on nukes as Ukraine's Zelenskyy travels to G7 summit
The F-16 training is the latest shift by the Biden administration as it moves to arm Ukraine with more advanced and lethal weaponry.
Videos show purported ivory-billed woodpeckers as US moves toward extinction decision
New video and photographs purporting to show ivory-billed woodpeckers flying in a Louisiana forest have been published by researchers as government officials said they will make a final decision this year on whether the birds are extinct.
Disney pulls plug on new $1B Florida campus amid feud with Gov. Ron DeSantis
Disney has scrapped plans to build a $1B campus near Florida's Walt Disney World and relocate 2,000 employees from California following a year of attacks from Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature because the company opposed a state law that bans classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity.
33M US drivers don't know if they're at risk from potentially deadly airbag blast
More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel.
Climate change will cut land for coffee by more than 50%, report says
Climate change will reduce the land available for coffee by 54% by 2100 even if global temperatures are contained to internationally agreed targets, according to a new report.
Climber, 84, rescued from mountain in Nepal while seeking record
An 84-year-old climber attempting to become the oldest person to summit all the world's highest peaks was rescued Thursday from a mountain in Nepal where he was injured.
Prince Harry and Meghan's run from paparazzi is another episode in battle royale with the media
The pursuit will likely fuel Harry's fury at the media and his fear that his wife could meet the same fate as his mother, Princess Diana.
Couch flung hundreds of feet in the air during storm in Turkey
This footage captured the moment furniture flew off a high-rise building in Ankara, Turkey before it crashed into a nearby garden during a storm.
Beijing LGBT Center shuttered as crackdown grows in China
An advocacy group that served as a safe space for the LGBTQ community in Beijing has been shut down as part of a government pressure campaign against gay rights groups.
The likelihood that Earth briefly hits key warming threshold grows bigger and closer, UN forecasts
There's a two-out-of-three chance that the world will temporarily hit a key warming limit within the next five years, the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday.
Skeletons found in Pompeii ruins reveal deaths by earthquake, not just Vesuvius' ancient eruption
Archeologists in Pompeii have discovered two skeletons that they believe were men who died when a wall collapsed on them during the powerful earthquakes that accompanied the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
Investigation: Black victims of violent crime disproportionately denied aid
Black people are disproportionately denied aid from state programs that reimburse victims of violent crime. That's according to an examination of data from 23 states.
Salman Rushdie warns free expression under threat in rare public address after attack
Writer Salman Rushdie has made a public speech, nine months after being stabbed and seriously injured onstage, warning that freedom of expression in the West is under its most severe threat in his lifetime.
Prosecutor ends probe of FBI's Trump-Russia investigation with harsh criticism, but no new charges
special prosecutor has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Abbas urges UN to suspend Israel during commemoration
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the United Nations on Monday to suspend Israel's membership unless it implements resolutions establishing separate Jewish and Arab states and allows the return of Palestinian refugees.
Western weapons, growing experience harden Ukrainian air defenses against renewed Russian onslaught
Ukraine's air defenses are making great strides in their effort to take down Russian missiles and drones, a vast improvement since the opening days of the war.
Analysis: Zelenskyy's European tour aimed to replenish arsenal and build political support
European leaders promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy an arsenal of missiles, tanks and drones during a whirlwind three-day visit to Italy, the Vatican, Germany, France and the U.K. But the trip was also about shoring up European political and military support..
