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9 dead, 48 still missing nearly a day after migrant boat sinking off Canary Islands
The chances of finding any of the 48 missing migrants alive are slim, according to a Canary Islands government spokesperson.
Far-right party projected to win Austria national election
The far-right Freedom Party had a lead over the governing conservatives, the People’s Party, in Austria’s election.
Israel says it killed another high-ranking Hezbollah official. Here’s the latest
Developments are moving quickly in Lebanon and the surrounding regions. Here's what you need to know.
Footage of motorcade racing JFK to hospital after he was shot sells for $137,500 at auction
Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy's motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway after he was fatally wounded sold at auction Saturday for US$137,500.
Russia warns West of its ‘nuclear power’ in fiery UN speech
The comments came as Ukraine seeks the go-ahead from Western allies to strike Russia with longer-range weapons.
Biden calls Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah a ‘measure of justice’
The Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah was a "measure of justice" for victims of a four-decade "reign of terror," President Joe Biden said Saturday.
Russian strikes on medical centre kill 9 people in Ukrainian city of Sumy
Local officials in Sumy said Shahed drones were used in the attack. Twenty-one other people were wounded, Sumy Acting Mayor Artem Kobzar said.
Netanyahu vows Israel will keep ‘degrading Hezbollah’ until its objectives are met
Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu signaled to the world from the United Nations on Friday that the multiple conflicts in the Middle East were far from resolved.
Lebanon: Fleeing families sleep on streets after Israeli strikes shake Beirut
Hundreds of families were sleeping in public squares, on beaches or in cars around Beirut after Israel bombarded the capital city's souther suburbs with airstrikes.
Who will replace slain Hezbollah leader? A look at Hassan Nasrallah’s ‘heir’
Senior Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine is widely regarded as the heir of former leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Who was Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader killed by Israeli airstrike?
Hassan Nasrallah was 35 when he became the leader of Hezbollah, a once-shadowy group founded by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in 1982 to fight Israeli occupation forces.
50 Viking Age skeletons unearthed by Danish archaeologists
Rare artifacts such as knives, glass pearls and brooches dated between year 850 to 970 were also found at the excavation.
17 people killed in 2 mass shootings in the same town in South Africa
The victims were reportedly attending a family gathering at the time of the shooting.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli airstrike
Hassan Nasrallah led Hezbollah for more than three decades and is by far the most powerful target to be killed by Israel in weeks of intensified fighting with Hezbollah.
Pesto, a massive, fuzzy baby penguin, waddles his way to internet fame
Pesto, the 9-month-old towering baby king penguin, weighs an impressive 46 pounds and devours 25 fish every day.