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Amelia Earhart’s plane may have been found on ocean floor, explorer claims
Deep Sea Vision announced this week that the company may have potentially located the wreckage of Earhart's Lockheed 10-E Electra aircraft at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan gets 10-year jail sentence for leaking state secrets
A Pakistani court convicted former prime ninister Imran Khan of revealing official secrets on Tuesday and sentenced him to 10 years.
‘Their jaws dropped’: Calgary chef wins major cooking competition in France
The Jean Rougie event is usually open only to French chefs, but this year for the first time, it allowed for competitors from outside Europe.
Restoring U.S. funding for UNRWA depends on investigation: spokesperson
The US says it will wait for the investigation into whether UN employees took part in the Hamas attacks before deciding to resume funding.
2-year-old may be youngest person ever to reach Mt. Everest base camp
Little Carter Dallas, 2, regularly practices breathing techniques and does ice bath plunges with his family, his father said.
U.K. moves to ban disposable vapes amid rising use in kids
The U.K. will ban the sale of disposable vapes and limit the use of candy-flavored e-cigarettes to prevent children from becoming addicted to nicotine, officials said Monday.
King Charles released from London hospital following prostate procedure
Both King Charles and his daughter-in-law, The Princess of Wales, were discharged from the private London clinic on the same day.
Kate Middleton released from hospital 2 weeks after abdominal surgery
The Princess of Wales is 'making good progress' as she continues to recover at home, Kensington Palace announced.
U.S. ‘shall respond’ after American troops killed in Jordan, Biden says
Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against U.S. forces across the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Gaza aid untenable after February if funding does not resume: UNRWA
The UNRWA said on Monday that it would not be able to continue operations in Gaza and across the region beyond the end of February if funding were not resumed.
Developer China Evergrande ordered to liquidate. What will the impact be?
A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered China Evergrande to be liquidated, a move that could send shockwaves through already fragile Chinese capital and property markets.
Three U.S. troops killed, dozens injured in drone strike by Iran-backed militia
President Joe Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by the groups against American forces across the Middle East
Canadian-Palestinian citizen journalist reported missing in Gaza
The Canadian-Palestinian, Mansour Shouman, was last heard from last Sunday around 4 p.m., Zaheera Soomar said.
Protesters throw soup at Mona Lisa painting in Paris amid farmers’ protests
The two activists who threw soup at the Mona Lisa have been arrested, Paris police say.
UN calls for resumed funding of Gaza aid agency amid military tie allegations
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the agency known as UNRWA would be forced to scale back aid to more than 2 million Palestinians in Gaza as soon as February.