Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email An 11-year-old girl has died in a second tragic water incident this weekend. Emergency services were called to Wacker Quay on the River Lynher near…
Photo/Agencies US President Donald Trump on Sunday said there had been “big progress on Russia,” without giving details. In a brief post on his social media platform, Trump wrote: “BIG PROGRESS ON RUSSIA. STAY TUNED!”The remark comes a day after his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, where both leaders discussed the Ukraine…
It might look like a pickle or simply a brownish lump, but don’t let the unassuming appearance of a sea cucumber fool you. For the coastal ecosystems of the Philippines, the cucumbers are critical for marine life, local economies, and food supplies. But overfishing in the 1970s and ’80s depleted their populations, throwing entire ecosystems…
WASHINGTON (AP) — American lawmakers are using a trip to South Korea and Japan to explore how the United States can tap those allies’ shipbuilding expertise and capacity to help boost its own capabilities, which are dwarfed by those of China. Sens. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Andy Kim, D-N.J., who are scheduled to land in…
Serbia’s president on Sunday vowed a “strong” response to anti-government protests, after nearly a week of violent clashes involving his supporters, police and demonstrators across the country. Clashes have erupted in the capital, Belgrade and other cities for five nights in a row, with fireworks, stones, stun grenades and tear gas used. More than 130…
I dropped out of high school two weeks before the start of my senior year. It wasn’t planned. A few failed classes turned into a quiet slide out of the system. Like too many students, I fell through the cracks. A few weeks later, I got a job with a mobile veterinary clinic serving low-income…
The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter There are currently 76 Palestinian students in Gaza who, against all odds, have secured places to study…
CAIRO (Reuters) -Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Sunday that Israel’s plan to relocate residents from Gaza City constitutes a “new wave of genocide and displacement” for hundreds of thousands of residents in the area. The group said the planned deployment of tents and other shelter equipment by Israel into southern Gaza was a “blatant…
Election years call for politicians to do some tricky maneuvering. While an elected official will present a new initiative as a way to help constituents, opponents are likely to label it as a cynical attempt to curry favor with voters. That’s where Gov. Larry Rhoden finds himself right now after the announcement of Operation Prairie…
A California man who recently became trapped behind a waterfall for two days while climbing was dramatically rescued by police utilizing a helicopter. Ryan Wardwell, 46, of Long Beach, went to waterfalls known as the Seven Teacups on 10 August with plans to rappel down, the sheriff’s office of Tulare country said in a social…