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9f445f909f83c4dacc1432b41099e17a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/13/russian-journalist-putin-fires-2-police-officers-reporters-arrest/1444974001/ | Russian president Putin fires 2 top police officers involved in arrest of investigative journalist | Russian president Putin fires 2 top police officers involved in arrest of investigative journalist
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday fired two top police generals involved in a criminal drug case against a Russian investigative journalist whose arrest had sparked five days of widespread protests.
The journal... |
4071ab2f534255374424d26bf5ae107a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/23/iran-drone-us-iran-mum-reports-us-cyberattack-iran/1540393001/ | Bolton to Iran: Don't mistake US 'prudence' for weakness | Bolton to Iran: Don't mistake US 'prudence' for weakness
National security adviser John Bolton warned Iran on Sunday not to misinterpret President Donald Trump's decision against military retaliation after Iran downed a U.S. drone as a sign the United States won't use force to protect its interests in the Middle East.
... |
090cc46bb61dde74322be2981bac6ea9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/24/pompeo-coalition-iran/1544824001/ | Iran: US botched retaliatory cyberattack, faces 'crushing response' to drones | Iran: US botched retaliatory cyberattack, faces 'crushing response' to drones
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi Arabia's leaders Monday to consolidate support for U.S. dealings with Iran as President Donald Trump formally signed "hard-hitting" new economic sanctions targeting Iranian leaders.
Trump said he ... |
d458b097117ab97bfc2af8505efba378 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/25/fertility-doctor-loses-license-inseminating-11-women-his-sperm/1566167001/ | 'Beyond reprehensible': Fertility doctor who used his own sperm to impregnate 11 women loses license | 'Beyond reprehensible': Fertility doctor who used his own sperm to impregnate 11 women loses license
Canadian medical authorities have revoked the license of a fertility doctor who was found to have used his own sperm, or the wrong sperm, when he artificially inseminated between 50 and 100 patients.
The College of Phys... |
5bb5bbd4c7bb4ce64b35fd265da4e1c4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/25/iran-calls-sanctions-outrageous/1556050001/ | Iran President Hassan Rouhani calls new US sanctions 'outrageous and idiotic' | Iran President Hassan Rouhani calls new US sanctions 'outrageous and idiotic'
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday mocked President Donald Trump's decision to impose "outrageous and idiotic" new sanctions, saying the effort to target top Iranian authorities reflects confusion at the White House.
Rouhani noted th... |
2658b42c67e7db6b695791759cf0d2d3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/25/world-war-2-bomb-creates-massive-crater-near-limburg-germany/1557175001/ | Massive crater that appeared overnight was likely caused by World War II bomb | Massive crater that appeared overnight was likely caused by World War II bomb
A loud explosion and a mystery crater that appeared overnight near a German town was likely caused by a World War II bomb that detonated decades later, authorities say.
The 33-feet wide and 13-feet deep crater was discovered Sunday in a field... |
deed146d5e9096020e33f6ed4d86fb96 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/26/aghan-war-2-u-s-service-members-killed-possible-taliban-ambush/1569137001/ | 2 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan; Taliban says they died in an ambush | 2 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan; Taliban says they died in an ambush
Two U.S. service members were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the American-led NATO mission in Afghanistan said in a statement.
The identities of the soldiers were being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The statement did ... |
30bc534de1f57265bd3d3022b504d07f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/26/german-locals-buy-up-towns-beer-protest-neo-nazi-festival/1570929001/ | Locals buy up town's beer to keep neo-Nazis from drinking during a festival | Locals buy up town's beer to keep neo-Nazis from drinking during a festival
When neo-Nazis planned a festival in a small German town, residents decided to take matters into their own hands.
The eastern German town of Ostritz in Saxony, on the German-Polish border, was the site of the "Shield and Sword Festival" for rig... |
a112e8f0c51737809e5078ad2339d8bc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/26/iran-speed-up-uranium-enrichment-amid-failing-nuke-deal-trump-threats/1568298001/ | Iran to speed up enrichment of uranium amid faltering nuclear deal | Iran to speed up enrichment of uranium amid faltering nuclear deal
Iran will speed up enrichment of uranium and pull further out of the nuclear deal with world powers, Iranian officials said, in a move that could bring additional retaliatory measures by the United States in the form of sanctions or even military strike... |
31d2f97b3bedf5b30261ef4b4d7f6e12 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/27/raikoke-volcano-erupts-after-almost-100-years-iss-captures-photos/1582261001/ | Volcano, dormant for almost 100 years, erupts in 'spectacular' fashion | Volcano, dormant for almost 100 years, erupts in 'spectacular' fashion
The volcano sat dormant for almost a century. Then at 4 a.m. last Saturday, it awoke.
In striking photos captured by satellites and astronauts on the International Space Station, smoke billows from the volcano on Raikoke, northeast of Japan. The uni... |
727eacd524eb02f8590267b3d2c6068c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/27/rex-tillerson-donald-trump-putin-meeting-jared-kushner-immigration-foreign-policy-secretary-of-state/1577230001/ | Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told House panel he had to condense issues for inattentive Trump | Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told House panel he had to condense issues for inattentive Trump
WASHINGTON – Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told a House committee that he had to condense foreign policy issues for an inattentive President Donald Trump and faced repeated diplomatic end-runs by Jared Kus... |
409e3851f0500f94c5d8a0e8be05e05e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/27/viral-video-teen-catches-toddler-falling-second-story-window/1581507001/ | Dramatic video captures moment teen saves toddler falling from second-floor window | Dramatic video captures moment teen saves toddler falling from second-floor window
A fast-thinking teenager saved a toddler's life when he stopped the young girl from falling from a second-story window of an Istanbul apartment, video shows.
Feuzi Zabaat, an Algerian 17-year-old, told AFP that he was walking down the st... |
0a10d57ca697d77926845022907c846e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/29/british-poisoning-report-cell-data-links-russian-officer-attack/1604993001/ | Report: Cell data points to Russian military intelligence officer as commander of British poisoning plot | Report: Cell data points to Russian military intelligence officer as commander of British poisoning plot
A meticulous, minute-by-minute examination of cellphone data points to a high-ranking Russian military intelligence officer, who spent barely 48 hours in London, as commander of a two-man Russian team that carried o... |
7b9026ad525897e6dd802674770a48dc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/30/north-korea-kim-jong-un-evade-un-sanctions-get-luxury-limo-despite-trump-maximum-pressure/1523974001/ | Limos, vodka and nukes: How a sanctions' sleuth traces North Korea's illicit transactions | Limos, vodka and nukes: How a sanctions' sleuth traces North Korea's illicit transactions
WASHINGTON – Last fall, Hugh Griffiths received startling new evidence that North Korea was violating global economic sanctions: a photograph of Kim Jong Un emerging from a sleek, black Rolls-Royce Phantom limousine, on his way to... |
944bd91073f8a0a3f1fc640206eca52b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/30/stephanie-grisham-bruised-scuffle-north-korea-guards/1611270001/ | White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham bruised amid scuffle between reporters, North Korean guards | White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham bruised amid scuffle between reporters, North Korean guards
Incoming White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham received bruises when she got caught in the middle of a tussle between U.S. reporters and North Korean security officials during President Donald Trump's trip ... |
444eeb05d07efc85b713666a1016d4b7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/02/drowned-migrant-photo-oscar-alberto-martinez-ramirez-daughter-valeria/1595000001/ | In news, when words fail, graphic and shocking photos often don't | In news, when words fail, graphic and shocking photos often don't
Editor's note: This story includes disturbing photos and graphic details.
The photograph of the bodies of Salvadoran migrant Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his 2-year-old daughter Valeria, her tiny body tucked inside his t-shirt and arm reaching arou... |
ea8930bea7f6de3aa2a765ff7916459a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/09/metal-drinking-straw-fatally-impales-woman-england/1684768001/?fbclid=IwAR2UwiL-m5DM5VgnVC4c5ud1ZZoU8cbqCGHISCZG4PpiyaiMLoW39arwdew | Metal drinking straw fatally impales woman through her eye after fall | Metal drinking straw fatally impales woman through her eye after fall
BOURNEMOUTH, England – A retired jockey died when she fell onto an eco-friendly metal drinking straw which impaled her eye, an inquest heard.
Elena Struthers-Gardner, 60, who was known as "Lena," suffered brain injuries in the accident at her home in... |
3f1193a1c31f2e9b3525114672125044 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/12/house-passes-bill-bar-trump-from-launching-iran-strike-and-end-us-support-saudi-arabia-war-in-yemen/1708612001/ | House approves measure to block Trump from launching military strike against Iran | House approves measure to block Trump from launching military strike against Iran
WASHINGTON – The House approved a measure Friday that would bar President Donald Trump from launching a military strike against Iran, setting up a confrontation with the White House over the administration's aggressive stance toward Tehra... |
5d596c5f48a7f900577e08ed640aa400 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/16/north-korea-floats-idea-lifting-weapons-test-moratorium/1741804001/ | North Korea floats idea of lifting weapons test moratorium | North Korea floats idea of lifting weapons test moratorium
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea says it is rethinking whether to abide by its moratorium on nuclear and missile tests and other steps aimed at improving ties with the U.S.
The Foreign Ministry’s statement Tuesday appears aimed at applying more pressure on the ... |
2dd655952cce379b245848a196411b1d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/18/iran-seizes-oil-tanker-near-strait-hormuz-12-board/1764681001/ | Iran seizes foreign oil tanker in Persian Gulf, 12 on vessel, state media reports | Iran seizes foreign oil tanker in Persian Gulf, 12 on vessel, state media reports
Iran seized a foreign-registered oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, the country’s state-run media announced Thursday. The ship was captured Sunday.
Twelve crew members were on the Panamanian-flagged vessel when it was taken near the Strait o... |
2f5e71748b3537689aea1fb1e3cb763c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/23/boris-johnson-britain-new-prime-minister-profile-replacing-theresa-may/1802189001/ | Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is like Trump. Only he isn't. | Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is like Trump. Only he isn't.
LONDON – Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson is an eccentric character who is prone to gaffes, often projects a disheveled demeanor and has a tendency to offend allies and foes alike that has drawn comparisons to President Donald Trump.
Johnson... |
400597324f98e4bb89d370936a6b20ea | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/27/moscow-protests-hundreds-detained-demonstration-over-election/1846190001/ | Hundreds detained in shoving match with Moscow police over election protest | Hundreds detained in shoving match with Moscow police over election protest
More than 500 protesters, including prominent activists, were detained Saturday near the Moscow mayor's office as Russian police jostled with demonstrators demanding that opposition-backed candidates be allowed to run for City Council elections... |
3419b834658ba5e81bdb3644d5704972 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/28/nigeria-suspected-boko-haram-extremist-attack-kills-60-maiduguri/1853053001/ | Extremist attack kills more than 60 people in Nigeria; Boko Haram suspected | Extremist attack kills more than 60 people in Nigeria; Boko Haram suspected
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Suspected Boko Haram extremists killed more than 60 people in an attack on villagers leaving a funeral in northeastern Nigeria, a local official said Sunday. It was the deadliest extremist attack against civilians in the re... |
e722f7d6523a82cbf2c591dcbbdaf0d8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/29/brazil-prison-riot-leaves-52-dead-prisoners-decapitated-asphyxiated/1858272001/ | Brazil prison riot leaves 57 inmates dead, 16 decapitated | Brazil prison riot leaves 57 inmates dead, 16 decapitated
RIO DE JANEIRO — At least 57 prisoners were killed by other inmates during clashes between organized crime groups in the Altamira prison in northern Brazil Monday with 16 of the victims being decapitated, according to prison officials.
Para state prison authorit... |
f73ac474f1c0b085a1e4ace8ff8b7603 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/02/north-korea-if-trump-wont-condemn-missile-tests-kim-may-escalate/1894476001/ | Trump dismisses North Korea missile tests. Experts say he's giving Kim regime a 'free pass' | Trump dismisses North Korea missile tests. Experts say he's giving Kim regime a 'free pass'
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and his national security advisers have repeatedly declined to criticize North Korea’s latest weapons tests, shrugging them off as small-scale and reiterating their desire to restart negotiati... |
a78b1f4a1ddde88b33e3ebce4bb1ba8b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/02/trump-sweden-relationship-asap-rocky/1877464001/ | Trump and Sweden don't see eye to eye – on anything | Trump and Sweden don't see eye to eye – on anything
STOCKHOLM – Rinkeby, where Iraqi immigrant Hussein Jawadi owns a small grocery story in a suburb of this Scandinavian capital, is not what might be called traditional "storybook" Sweden: white, Christian, rural. No one has blonde hair and blue eyes. Or drives a Volvo.... |
85a2edc7c344b18e3aff6c66f4f8968e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/08/el-paso-shooting-suspect-mom-called-police-sons-weapon-lawyer/1952588001/ | Mom of El Paso shooting suspect asked police about son's 'AK'-type weapon, lawyer says | Mom of El Paso shooting suspect asked police about son's 'AK'-type weapon, lawyer says
An attorney for the family of the man charged in the El Paso shootings said the man's mother contacted police weeks before the rampage out of concern that her son had a rifle.
Twenty-two people died and dozens were injured after a wh... |
60f4968be7669cc9feb15ceb096dc596 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/08/un-climate-change-report-reveals-threats-food-supply-how-fix/1952720001/ | UN report: Climate change threatens our food supply. Here's how we can fix it | UN report: Climate change threatens our food supply. Here's how we can fix it
Global warming on land is happening at a rapid rate, and humans will need to change the way they eat and farm to help save the planet, a new United Nations report says.
The report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change descri... |
d7716c88b884f3910e4de89a9096f736 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/12/hong-kong-protests-shut-down-airport/1984594001/ | Hong Kong's airport canceled all flights on Monday as protests raged. Here's why. | Hong Kong's airport canceled all flights on Monday as protests raged. Here's why.
Hong Kong International Airport shut down all flights after thousands of pro-democracy protesters flooded the airport's main terminal Monday afternoon.
The airport said in a statement that operations have been "seriously disrupted as a re... |
76886fcaf1306c4be730f8b31615ed7b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/13/hong-kong-airport-protests-clashes-between-police-and-protesters/1997186001/ | Ten dramatic images from the Hong Kong airport protests and clashes with police | Ten dramatic images from the Hong Kong airport protests and clashes with police
Protests at Hong Kong International Airport escalated for a second day, causing flights to be canceled at one of the busiest airports in the world.
Two months ago, demonstrators took to the streets in opposition to a bill that would allow t... |
73669d4cba74577a306bea3bbf90d4dc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/14/climate-change-greta-thunberg-sets-sail/2010820001/ | Anchors away: Teen eco-activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for UN conference on zero-carbon boat | Anchors away: Teen eco-activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for UN conference on zero-carbon boat
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg began her journey to the United States today for the United Nations Climate Conference. Her mode of travel is fitting for someone who's climate conscious: She's arriving in an eco-frien... |
48c5a06d282a2cd10d9a14e22363c8e6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/15/israel-might-block-visit-ilhan-omar-and-rashida-tlaib/2017286001/ | Israel blocks Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering country | Israel blocks Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering country
WASHINGTON – Israeli officials said Thursday they would bar two American members of Congress, Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., from visiting the country – shortly after President Donald Trump encouraged Israel to take that extr... |
9fad0c3dee9cc751b3265f88e0eeeefb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/19/okjokull-glacier-funeral-iceland-activists-establish-plaque/2049194001/ | Iceland activists, officials hold funeral for death of Okjokull glacier | Iceland activists, officials hold funeral for death of Okjokull glacier
RIP, Ok glacier.
With a theme of fighting climate change, about 100 Icelanders have said farewell to what once was a glacier. Scientists said it was the first of Iceland's glaciers to disappear because of climate change.
Iceland geologist Oddur Sig... |
b5814c5ec6f879b6fe4a66bd209531de | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/20/amazon-rainforest-fires-smoke-seen-space/2067220001/ | The Amazon is burning and smoke from the fires can be seen from space | The Amazon is burning and smoke from the fires can be seen from space
Forest fires in the Amazon are generating smoke that can be seen from space and may have caused a daytime blackout more than 1,700 miles away in the country's largest city.
In the middle of the day Monday, the sky above São Paulo was blanketed by sm... |
8e266ceb1e9045bb00640a9dea0d3851 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/28/brazil-denies-aid-money-amazon-fires-respiratory-problems-rise/2139236001/ | Kids are having trouble breathing because of the Amazon fires: 'They're coughing a lot' | Kids are having trouble breathing because of the Amazon fires: 'They're coughing a lot'
PORTO VELHO, Brazil – Lingering smoke in the Amazon caused concern Tuesday among Brazilians who say that respiratory problems – particularly among children and the elderly – have increased as fires in the region rage.
“The kids are ... |
1496b3a77a220f40af743355cdcaa210 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/28/greta-thunberg-completes-atlantic-ocean-voyage-un-climate-meeeting/2139310001/ | Greta Thunberg, youth climate activist sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, completes voyage | Greta Thunberg, youth climate activist sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, completes voyage
Greta Thunberg, the teenage climate activist sailing across the Atlantic Ocean for a U.N. climate summit, saw land for the first time early Wednesday as she ended her two-week voyage to New York.
Thunberg anchored off Coney Islan... |
f6653b90e51cf89f0afc2013a8683723 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/28/what-werewolf-syndrome-outbreak-afflicted-babies-spain/2139900001/ | 'Werewolf syndrome': 17 babies with out-of-control hair growth in drug mixup, reports say | 'Werewolf syndrome': 17 babies with out-of-control hair growth in drug mixup, reports say
More than a dozen children in Spain have been diagnosed with "werewolf syndrome" after an error resulted in medicine used to treat alopecia and hair loss being sold as heartburn medicine for children, according to local media repo... |
192d833d25335069f7bac405f0a171e6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/02/agreement-principle-reached-taliban-end-afghanistan-war-withdraw-us-troops/2141480001/ | 'Agreement in principle' reached with Taliban to withdraw 5,000 US troops within five months | 'Agreement in principle' reached with Taliban to withdraw 5,000 US troops within five months
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration's envoy to Afghanistan said Monday that the United States had reached a preliminary peace deal with the Taliban that will pave the way for a phased withdrawal of U.S. military forces from A... |
b2efbf057ea2ac2d373c0dea5317305e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/12/russian-police-raid-navalny-supporters-after-kremlin-election-losses/2300379001/ | Russian police raid opposition figures in 43 cities after Kremlin's big election losses | Russian police raid opposition figures in 43 cities after Kremlin's big election losses
In simultaneous morning raids in 43 cities on Thursday, Russian security services descended on the homes and offices of supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny whose "Smart Voting" movement is credited with drasticall... |
c3837d36c6ff282c9321404c4c1b956f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/14/drone-attack-saudi-arabia-yemeni-rebels-set-fire-oil-facilities/2325055001/ | Drone attack by Yemeni rebels sets off fires at major Saudi Arabian oil facilities | Drone attack by Yemeni rebels sets off fires at major Saudi Arabian oil facilities
Drones launched by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels hit key Saudi Arabian oil installations Saturday, setting off fires at a major oil processing facility and oilfield, according to Saudi and rebel officials.
The facilities are opera... |
351ecf39f088fb8cd8028973fb17248d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/16/saudi-oil-attack-trump-reply-oil-markets/2339034001/ | Saudi oil attack roils global energy markets; Trump says U.S. 'locked and loaded' | Saudi oil attack roils global energy markets; Trump says U.S. 'locked and loaded'
Global energy prices surged Monday after a weekend attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia that disrupted more than 5% of the world's daily supply – and after the Yemen rebel group that claimed responsibility threatened new attacks on Sa... |
d64d385a4874afd170fd8f6c770b7685 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/20/justin-trudeau-says-hell-ban-military-style-weapons/2388136001/ | Justin Trudeau says he'll ban assault rifles amid backlash to blackface controversy | Justin Trudeau says he'll ban assault rifles amid backlash to blackface controversy
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday he plans to ban military-style assault rifles if re-elected. The announcement comes as he is dealing with backlash from recently uncovered instances of him wearing dark makeup years ago... |
d3d9c7b405518535dc09ad8da8c6b23e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/21/rashida-tlaibs-grandmother-trump-lets-talk-your-peace-plan/2349502001/ | Rep. Rashida Tlaib's grandmother to Donald Trump: Let's talk about your peace plan | Rep. Rashida Tlaib's grandmother to Donald Trump: Let's talk about your peace plan
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect recent White House policy actions on Israel, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's announcement Nov. 18 that the U.S. would be shifting its position on Israeli settlements in the... |
0d975def8c20e06b4e62164e3f60c22d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/24/arctic-walrus-attacked-russian-navy-ship-franz-josef-land/2428079001/ | A walrus attacked a Russian navy boat in the Arctic. She was defending her young | A walrus attacked a Russian navy boat in the Arctic. She was defending her young
A Russian navy boat out on a science expedition was attacked and may have been sunk, not by an enemy ship, but by a walrus protecting her calves, officials said.
The joint expedition by Russia's Northern Fleet and Geographical Society was ... |
a36b138f4d9810d31ee62a8235fa716e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/25/mont-blanc-glacier-might-collapse-experts-have-no-idea-when/2444933001/ | A glacier in the Alps could collapse at any moment thanks to climate change, experts warn | A glacier in the Alps could collapse at any moment thanks to climate change, experts warn
Italian officials are closing roads after experts warned that a massive chunk of a glacier is at risk of collapsing due to climate change.
A staggering 8.8 million cubic feet of ice could break away from the Planpincieux glacier i... |
2e0054f4f03336efca48275fc7a6bc20 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/26/istanbul-earthquake-magnitude-5-8-turkey/3773252002/ | 5.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Istanbul, collapses the minaret of a mosque | 5.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Istanbul, collapses the minaret of a mosque
ISTANBUL – A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Istanbul on Thursday, sending school children and residents into the streets and collapsing the minaret of a mosque in Turkey's commercial and cultural center.
Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Manageme... |
d41c5dbba643ccd425359a0bffb673ca | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/26/trump-zelensky-call-why-its-not-just-joe-biden-but-also-russia-robert-mueller-paul-manafort/2442068001/ | 'A lot of it started with Ukraine': Why the Trump-Zelensky call isn't just about Joe Biden | 'A lot of it started with Ukraine': Why the Trump-Zelensky call isn't just about Joe Biden
WASHINGTON – “They say a lot of it started with Ukraine.”
That one remark – made by President Donald Trump in his July 25 conversation with Ukraine’s newly elected leader – goes a long way to explaining why the Eastern European c... |
b4471959ca39c13d0834695d7e3f35c1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/27/trump-envoy-ukraine-kurt-volker-resigns-after-giuliani-revelations/3792075002/ | Trump's envoy for Ukraine resigns as scrutiny of his role in Trump-Zelensky scandal grows | Trump's envoy for Ukraine resigns as scrutiny of his role in Trump-Zelensky scandal grows
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, resigned on Friday amid growing questions about his role in connecting Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, with Ukrainian officials.
Volker quit t... |
df5a6006f235737561466fdc247a646b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/30/john-bolton-kim-jong-un-never-give-up-weapons-voluntarily/3818028002/ | Bolton takes on Trump’s approach to North Korea, saying Kim will do 'whatever he can to keep' nukes | Bolton takes on Trump’s approach to North Korea, saying Kim will do 'whatever he can to keep' nukes
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's ex-national security adviser, John Bolton, warned Monday that Kim Jong Un has no intention of relinquishing his nuclear arsenal and indirectly criticized the Trump administration for... |
07bc83c14d80e083dca7777f19c886d2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/01/ukraine-opens-case-against-ex-prosecutor-yuriy-lutsenko/3828779002/ | Ukraine opens case against former prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko | Ukraine opens case against former prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko
Authorities in Ukraine on Tuesday opened an investigation into a former government prosecutor who is indirectly connected to allegations that have prompted Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Ukraine's... |
0b46624a16cd67f5530c7557cd9b284e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/03/state-dept-inks-weapons-deal-ukraine-amid-impeachment-inquiry/3855760002/ | Trump administration announces weapons deal with Ukraine amid swirl of impeachment inquiry | Trump administration announces weapons deal with Ukraine amid swirl of impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON – The State Department announced a $40 million weapons sale to Ukraine on Thursday, amid the swirl of impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump over his dealings with Ukraine's president.
The sale – of 150... |
484ed739b83c12db7fbc5e7556c8ba3c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/04/ukraine-official-review-probe-tied-joe-bidens-son-hunter/3862796002/ | Ukraine to review investigation of company tied to Hunter Biden | Ukraine to review investigation of company tied to Hunter Biden
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s top legal official said Friday that his office would review a probe into the owner of a natural-gas company linked to former Vice President Joe Biden’s son.
Ruslan Ryaboshapka, Ukraine’s general prosecutor, said during a press con... |
2b2d1f6993da657016dd8e8ee9018bea | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/08/elephants-thailand-khao-yai-park-die-trying-save-drowned-calf/3907041002/ | 11 elephants died in plunge from waterfall while trying to save drowned calf | 11 elephants died in plunge from waterfall while trying to save drowned calf
At least 11 wild elephants died after plunging from a waterfall in a national park in Thailand, wildlife officials said Tuesday.
Five elephant carcasses were confirmed Tuesday from drone cameras days after six elephants were first spotted, sai... |
126b6dbe34fa9bd006347ea838d07676 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/09/turkeys-syria-offensive-imminent-after-trump-pulls-u-s-troops-back/3916434002/ | Turkey launches military offensive in Syria after Trump pulls back US troops | Turkey launches military offensive in Syria after Trump pulls back US troops
Turkish forces launched a military offensive into Kurdish-controlled parts of Syria Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump announced he was withdrawing U.S. troops in the region -- a move that left the Kurds, longtime U.S. allies, v... |
72bae217835976d1ba5decc1eecea9fd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/13/japan-typhoon-hagibis-death-toll-high-33-now-tropical-storm/3969349002/ | Ferocious typhoon leaves as many as 48 dead, floods thousands of homes in Japan | Ferocious typhoon leaves as many as 48 dead, floods thousands of homes in Japan
NAGANO, Japan – Rescue crews dug through mudslides and searched near swollen rivers Monday, looking for those missing from a typhoon that left dozens dead and caused serious damage in central and northern Japan.
Typhoon Hagibis unleashed to... |
0e35e585e8aa6073f2010aef6b199b79 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/15/mexicali-protest-shelter-asylum-seekers-us-policy/3983901002/ | Mexicali residents protest shelter for asylum seekers returned to Mexico under US policy | Mexicali residents protest shelter for asylum seekers returned to Mexico under US policy
MEXICALI, Mexico – Residents gathered here Monday night to protest the Mexican federal government's plan to convert a shuttered grocery store into a shelter for asylum seekers who have been sent by United States officials to Mexico... |
b10ba7e050abc17718f62c7823a04713 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/15/turkeys-president-erdogan-quiet-after-donald-trump-issues-sanctions/3928740002/ | Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan quiet after Trump demands ceasefire, issues sanctions | Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan quiet after Trump demands ceasefire, issues sanctions
Turkey pressed on with its incursions into Syria on Tuesday despite the Trump administration’s demands for an immediate ceasefire and the U.S.'s imposition of biting economic sanctions on its NATO ally, along with a threat to punish ind... |
82c2d9d50fe27702fda7a4148302052e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/16/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-rides-horse-photos/3995104002/ | Kim Jong Un poses for photos riding a white horse up a mountain. The internet has thoughts | Kim Jong Un poses for photos riding a white horse up a mountain. The internet has thoughts
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un staged a photo shoot atop a snowy, symbolic mountain that the country claims he rides often before making key decisions.
The photos show a bespectacled Kim wearing a long, light-brown coat and ridi... |
0665c6ea2549e5a0ab93fda70b6657b9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/18/syrian-kurds-turkey-trump-syria-cease-fire/4020261002/ | Trump says Kurds are 'very happy' with U.S.-brokered deal and U.S. has 'taken control' of oil | Trump says Kurds are 'very happy' with U.S.-brokered deal and U.S. has 'taken control' of oil
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Friday defended a U.S.-brokered halt to Turkey's military assault in Syria and made a puzzling assertion that the U.S. had "taken control" of oil fields in the region, even as fighting co... |
e13c6895ee93d7ab694722ae68d2dd7a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/20/syria-iraq-turkey/4044343002/ | Defense chief: US troops leaving Syria to go to western Iraq | Defense chief: US troops leaving Syria to go to western Iraq
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT – Defense Secretary Mark Esper says that under current plans all U.S. troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq and the military will continue to conduct operations against the Islamic State group to prevent its resurgence.
... |
68470121d2d8c0f2b4c84a2f04d15aba | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/28/usgs-southern-philippines-rattled-6-8-earthquake/2492650001/ | Strong quake jolts southern Philippines, 1 dead, dozens hurt | Strong quake jolts southern Philippines, 1 dead, dozens hurt
DAVAO, Philippines – A powerful earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Tuesday, killing one person, injuring dozens and sending people dashing out of homes and buildings in a region still recovering from recent strong quakes.
The 6.6 magnitude earthquak... |
94873b59ff2b558c11524fcb27930481 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/11/05/mormon-family-killed-by-mexican-drug-cartel/4162955002/ | Suspected drug cartel gunmen kill nine members of a family in ambush in Mexico | Suspected drug cartel gunmen kill nine members of a family in ambush in Mexico
MEXICO CITY – Nine members of a family with dual U.S. and Mexican citizenship –three mothers and their young children – were killed in a shooting attack that relatives suspect might have been a case of mistaken identity by Mexican drug carte... |
fc43949e0fdb8516293adc79449251f6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/11/05/omoyele-sowore-haworth-nj-journalist-imprisoned-nigeria-set-go-trial/4170826002/ | Trial to begin for Omoyele Sowore, a New Jersey journalist imprisoned in his native Nigeria | Trial to begin for Omoyele Sowore, a New Jersey journalist imprisoned in his native Nigeria
Omoyele Sowore's family and friends are hoping the Haworth resident will come back to New Jersey soon.
The journalist is standing trial beginning Wednesday in his home country of Nigeria on charges that followed his Aug. 3 arres... |
023701521ebed9c481048a849d7128bc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/11/07/mexico-family-ambush-funerals-victims-set-begin-thursday/2516066001/ | 'The fear is extreme': Relatives join armed convoy to travel into Mexico for funerals | 'The fear is extreme': Relatives join armed convoy to travel into Mexico for funerals
LA MORA, Mexico — Relatives from the United States and Mexico will begin the grim task on Thursday of burying the nine women and children slaughtered in an ambush in a mountainous area near the Sonora-Chihuahua border where rival cart... |
b31ab6b2f7dcc55c35017683860dac2e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/11/09/berlin-wall-german-capital-marks-30th-anniversary-its-fall/2543480001/ | 'No wall can't be broken down': Germany marks 30 years since collapse of the Berlin Wall | 'No wall can't be broken down': Germany marks 30 years since collapse of the Berlin Wall
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who grew up in East Germany, marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Saturday by declaring that its collapse proves that barriers to freedom cannot stand.
“The Berlin Wall, lad... |
1c77219997966a8839db83615772ec33 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/11/14/impeachment-testimony-shows-pompeo-enabled-giuliani-ukraine-campaign/2566080001/ | Mike Pompeo 'on shifting sand' as impeachment probe reveals his Ukraine role | Mike Pompeo 'on shifting sand' as impeachment probe reveals his Ukraine role
WASHINGTON – It was Sept. 22 when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo fielded a straightforward question about just-emerging reports that President Donald Trump had sought to pressure Ukraine's president to open two investigations motivated by dome... |
0b6088cf7620fe59dba6a80bfff0eeaf | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/11/15/australia-devastating-fires-burn-country-debates-climate-change/4197630002/ | Australia's bushfire season begins early and forcefully as its politicians differ over climate change | Australia's bushfire season begins early and forcefully as its politicians differ over climate change
SYDNEY -- An unprecedented bushfire season devastating Australia's eastern states has also ignited a fierce debate about the country's response to climate change.
Over one million hectares of land have been razed in th... |
42993fe8350e5638f0cf491890a07d58 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/11/17/hong-kong-protesters-shoot-arrows-police-violence-intensifies/4222011002/ | Hong Kong protesters with bows, arrows battle police for control of university, dozens arrested | Hong Kong protesters with bows, arrows battle police for control of university, dozens arrested
Hong Kong students armed with bows and arrows and hurling gasoline bombs battled police firing tear gas and blasting water cannons as escalating violence paralyzed the educational system of the beleaguered semi-autonomous Ch... |
a256e032ab6dc244a9009b0961eb7b7d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/11/21/south-africa-lawyer-addelaid-ferreira-watt-killed-gun-court/4257350002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatodaycomworld-topstories | Lawyer killed after gun brought into court as evidence fires | Lawyer killed after gun brought into court as evidence fires
A freak incident in a South African court has left the country's legal community in shock after a government attorney was fatally shot with a gun presented as evidence, local media reported.
Addelaid Ferreira-Watt was prosecuting a robbery case in which a gro... |
e68a7cb345e85240358ea331b33fd106 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/11/24/sumatran-rhino-extinct-malaysia-lone-survivor-iman-died-saturday/4290814002/ | The Sumatran rhino is now extinct in Malaysia after lone survivor succumbs to cancer | The Sumatran rhino is now extinct in Malaysia after lone survivor succumbs to cancer
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer.
The Wildlife Department in eastern Sabah state on Borneo island said the rhino, named Im... |
fd4af71d590cd23d9e64280a836b7a2a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/11/29/london-bridge-incident-shots-reported/4330674002/ | London Bridge attack: Police kill man who stabbed 2 people to death and had been jailed for terror crimes | London Bridge attack: Police kill man who stabbed 2 people to death and had been jailed for terror crimes
London's Metropolitan police said Friday that an officer shot and killed a man wearing a fake explosive device following a stabbing incident near London Bridge that left two people dead.
Three other victims were re... |
05e7baa71a72b52b499181c39f41c069 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/11/29/north-korea-super-large-rocket-launcher/4330023002/ | North Korea says test of ‘super-large’ rocket launcher was final review | North Korea says test of ‘super-large’ rocket launcher was final review
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea said Friday the latest test-firing of its “super-large” multiple rocket launcher was a final review of the weapon’s combat application, a suggestion that the country is preparing to deploy the new weapons system soo... |
e501f8112a2be9c79e4a68bfc704c2d2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/05/north-korea-response-trump-remark/2617148001/ | North Korea gives fiery reply to Trump after president's 'undesirable remarks' at NATO meeting | North Korea gives fiery reply to Trump after president's 'undesirable remarks' at NATO meeting
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was not happy with President Donald Trump's remark at the NATO meeting in London that the U.S. would use force against his regime if necessary.
In a statement published by the state-run North K... |
5964521139fa20aab1d92d4ef820d89c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/08/pensacola-naval-air-station-shooting-saudi-national-likely-to-increase-tensions-us-saudi-alliance/4366465002/ | Pensacola shooting by Saudi national raises new questions about US-Saudi alliance | Pensacola shooting by Saudi national raises new questions about US-Saudi alliance
WASHINGTON – The shooting by a Saudi military trainee at a Pensacola naval base, which left three people dead and eight more wounded, is likely to further damage America's already fraught relationship with Saudi Arabia.
Secretary of State... |
ff8648b3033afadf9a90ce4d91a207ab | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/09/new-zealand-volcano-eruption-updates-white-island-whakaari/2628288001/ | 'No signs of life' on White Island amid rescue efforts after New Zealand volcano eruption | 'No signs of life' on White Island amid rescue efforts after New Zealand volcano eruption
Rescue workers Tuesday couldn't find any of at least eight people missing and feared dead after a volcanic eruption in New Zealand blasted the island with scalding steam and ash.
Search crews flying above the island saw "no signs ... |
7fb2975a354e6e0003fe9342d6904d16 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/11/uk-election-boris-johnson-jeremy-corbyn/2628282001/ | Mudslinging clouds UK's 'nightmare before Christmas' vote | Mudslinging clouds UK's 'nightmare before Christmas' vote
LONDON – Britain, a nation of tea drinkers, is deciding on one of the most divisive and important issues it has faced in a generation or more: Which variety of tea bag does it want in its mug? "The Boris blend" or "Cuppa Corbyn"?
The tongue-in-cheek, special edi... |
95b3d1a0e6e202b4d501076a3946f043 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/12/senate-senate-recognizes-arrecognizes-armenian-genocide-over-objections-trump-and-turkish-government/4410046002/ | Senate recognizes Armenian genocide over objections of Trump and Turkish government | Senate recognizes Armenian genocide over objections of Trump and Turkish government
WASHINGTON – In a stinging rebuke to Turkey, the Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide – marking a shift in U.S. policy despite repeated objections from the Trump administration.
The Senate... |
105a5c82c4875f7a3d69905d449d0d11 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/13/uk-election-britains-strange-election-boris-johnson-victory-analysis/4396206002/ | Analysis: Britain's 'strange' vote, won by Boris Johnson, heralds American-style 'shift' | Analysis: Britain's 'strange' vote, won by Boris Johnson, heralds American-style 'shift'
LONDON – Back to normal? Hardly.
Britain held its fourth national vote in less than five years Thursday – if 2016's referendum on EU membership is included – and incumbent Prime Minister Boris Johnson stormed to victory in a contes... |
687a7932fd2f2c8a9a2c6843b6640fc5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/14/sudan-omar-al-bashir-money-laundering-corruption/2648629001/ | Ex-Sudan President al-Bashir gets two years for money laundering, corruption | Ex-Sudan President al-Bashir gets two years for money laundering, corruption
KHARTOUM, Sudan — A court in Sudan convicted former President Omar al-Bashir of money laundering and corruption on Saturday, sentencing him to two years in a rehabilitation facility.
That’s the first verdict in a series of legal proceedings ag... |
2c978506a8ee8ab915131774c6656a80 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/24/philippines-coconut-wine-lambanog-poisonings-least-11-dead-hundreds-sickened/2743366001/ | 11 dead, hundreds sickened by methanol-poisoned coconut wine in the Philippines | 11 dead, hundreds sickened by methanol-poisoned coconut wine in the Philippines
At least 11 people died and hundreds more were sickened by methanol-poisoned coconut wine in the Philippines, the state-run Philippine News Agency said.
Known as lambanog, the wine is a favorite drink during the holidays.
According to the P... |
26d70683c65c97070e41349f11203b11 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/24/terror-attack-burkina-faso/2745572001/ | Dozens of civilians, jihadists killed in attack in Burkina Faso | Dozens of civilians, jihadists killed in attack in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Jihadists attacked a town in northern Burkina Faso and killed 35 civilians, most of them women, and ensuing clashes with security forces left 80 jihadists dead, the West African nation’s president announced late Tuesday.
The vio... |
8347ecfe457f1ca8bfd1ec389ecc9637 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/25/north-korea-gift-deadline-deal-nears-us-awaits-christmas-gift/2746132001/ | Vase or missiles? US awaits Christmas 'gift' from North Korea's Kim | Vase or missiles? US awaits Christmas 'gift' from North Korea's Kim
Christmas has come and gone in North Korea with no apparent "gift" thus far bestowed on the United States by the secluded, secretive nation.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un, impatient with the progress of Korean Peninsula denuclearization talks between the t... |
ab4da187439d0ada97094e7747b7a800 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/26/christmas-typhoon-philippines-leaves-least-16-people-dead/2748074001/ | Typhoon barrels through Philippines on Christmas Day, leaves at least 16 dead | Typhoon barrels through Philippines on Christmas Day, leaves at least 16 dead
MANILA, Philippines – A typhoon that barreled through the central Philippines over Christmas left at least 16 people dead and forced thousands to flee their homes, officials said.
Typhoon Phanfone made landfall on Christmas Eve and hit severa... |
31cdb73f9e202b8e0462e01905d8eb4f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/26/solar-eclipse-annular-ring-fire-photos-middle-east-asia/2748155001/ | Thousands witness rare 'ring of fire,' the last solar eclipse of the decade | Thousands witness rare 'ring of fire,' the last solar eclipse of the decade
Thousands marveled at the sky Thursday as they caught a glimpse of the last solar eclipse of the decade.
The rare "ring of fire," an annular solar eclipse in which a thin outer ring is visible from behind the moon, could be seen along a path st... |
2a60baa092e44a3346d6eedcf47a5fb2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/26/swiss-ski-resort-avalanche-injures-2-more-buried-underneath/2750805001/ | Swiss ski resort avalanche injures two, and more may be buried | Swiss ski resort avalanche injures two, and more may be buried
FRANKFURT, Germany – An avalanche swept across a marked ski trail near the Swiss town of Andermatt on Thursday, injuring two people.
Four others were rescued or extricated themselves from the snow unhurt. Police and rescuers searched the snowslide after wit... |
8e4c557968d6cb4c9da32f642440b2ba | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/27/angry-british-tortoise-accidentally-started-house-fire-christmas/2757010001/ | 'Angry' tortoise accidentally started a house fire on Christmas | 'Angry' tortoise accidentally started a house fire on Christmas
A grouchy-looking tortoise was rescued from a Christmas Day fire of his own making in the United Kingdom.
The 45-year-old reptile, who lives in the city of Essex, accidentally started a small house fire by knocking a heat lamp on his bedding Wednesday morn... |
caecdc042cff1e3072ac9857e0c4c62a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/28/thai-cave-rescue-death-thai-navy-seal-dies-of-infection/2766166001/ | Thai SEAL dies of blood infection contracted during cave rescue last year | Thai SEAL dies of blood infection contracted during cave rescue last year
BANGKOK — A Thai navy SEAL who was part of the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave has died of a blood infection contracted during the risky operation, the Royal Thai Navy said.
Petty Officer 1st Class Bayroot Pa... |
f4361bb50b0d4725ca55c08fe5e8e2a4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/28/thousands-koalas-feared-dead-australia-ravaged-wildfires/2763228001/ | Thousands of koalas feared dead as wildfires ravage Australia | Thousands of koalas feared dead as wildfires ravage Australia
PERTH, Australia — Thousands of koalas are feared dead in a wildfire-ravaged area north of Sydney, further diminishing Australia’s iconic marsupial, while the fire danger increased in the country’s east on Saturday as temperatures soared.
The mid-northern co... |
89d4b2624b0341739c2bed4372f8f161 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/29/italian-alps-avalanche-1-skier-dead-dolomite-mountains-italy/2769128001/ | Avalanche kills skier in Italy: 4th fatality in 24 hours in the Italian Alps | Avalanche kills skier in Italy: 4th fatality in 24 hours in the Italian Alps
ROME – An avalanche has killed a skier in the Dolomite Mountains, the fourth avalanche fatality in the Italian Alps in 24 hours.
Italian state TV said the skier was among four people struck by the avalanche near a mountain refuge Sunday mornin... |
add473a69be9819d1e00b67031af0e85 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/29/north-korea-meeting-deadline-nears/2768828001/ | 'It's a situation that concerns us': National security adviser says US still expects 'gift' from North Korea | 'It's a situation that concerns us': National security adviser says US still expects 'gift' from North Korea
National security adviser Robert O'Brien said Sunday the U.S. is still expecting the "Christmas gift" North Korea promised to deliver if progress is not made in negotiations between the two nations ahead of an e... |
6734364704a0ad93a7bb09edfa016098 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/29/us-strikes-iran-backed-militia-behind-attack-killed-american/2770555001/ | US conducts strikes in Iraq, Syria on Iran-backed militia behind attack that killed American, Pentagon says | US conducts strikes in Iraq, Syria on Iran-backed militia behind attack that killed American, Pentagon says
The U.S. carried out military strikes on five sites in Iraq and Syria that were linked to the Iranian-backed militia that was responsible for a rocket attack that killed an American contractor last week, a Pentag... |
60350eba9d4a6ff45d8e8ecc19c3f250 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/30/sudan-protests-27-sentenced-death-torturing-ahmed-al-khair/2773526001/ | Sudan sentences 27 security officials to death for torturing, killing protester | Sudan sentences 27 security officials to death for torturing, killing protester
CAIRO – A Sudanese court on Monday sentenced 27 members of the country’s security forces to death for torturing and killing a detained protester during the uprising against longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir earlier this year.
The death of pr... |
c37c5c08f5054888ce5e1f2435f5a996 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/02/iranian-military-leader-qassim-soleimani-killed-airstrike-iraq/2800808001/ | US launched Baghdad airstrike that killed Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani | US launched Baghdad airstrike that killed Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani
The Pentagon launched an airstrike Thursday night that killed a powerful Iranian military leader, Gen. Qasem Soleimani, at Baghdad’s international airport.
The Defense Department said it conducted the attack at President Donald Trump's di... |
efdfdfe4c8697c8cb37e76873d3711ee | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/02/us-embassy-attack-iraq-shows-trumps-quandary-us-iran-escalation/2796231001/ | ‘Dangerous stalemate’: Attack on U.S. Embassy in Iraq part of Iran’s escalating aggression | ‘Dangerous stalemate’: Attack on U.S. Embassy in Iraq part of Iran’s escalating aggression
WASHINGTON – Ominous statements from Washington and Tehran on Thursday highlighted the quandary President Donald Trump faces in confronting an increasingly aggressive Iran, even though Iran-backed protesters pulled back from thei... |
15c355541fd082d837c0efa8f89c76ba | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/03/gen-qasem-soleimani-killing-iran-trump-tensions/2802802001/ | Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vows vengeance for Gen. Qasem Soleimani's death | Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vows vengeance for Gen. Qasem Soleimani's death
Iran warned Friday a "harsh retaliation is waiting" for the United States after top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was killed by the Pentagon in an airstrike.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed vengeance.
Khamene... |
bf0cff448a7f8617edcc633e56fb2bb9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/04/iran-iraq-united-states-qasem-soleimani-trump/2804237001/ | Iran official on Soleimani killing: 'The response for a military action is military action' | Iran official on Soleimani killing: 'The response for a military action is military action'
Iran's ambassador to the United Nations said Saturday "the response for a military action is military action," as fears grew that a U.S. airstrike that killed the head of Tehran's elite Quds force and mastermind of its security ... |
6d28e8ec8f18fd30f7e65bd8661d0166 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/05/al-shabab-attacks-base-in-kenya/2818024001/ | Al-Shabab extremists kill 3 Americans in attack on military base used by US forces in Kenya | Al-Shabab extremists kill 3 Americans in attack on military base used by US forces in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya – Al-Shabab extremists overran a key military base used by U.S. counterterror forces in Kenya before dawn Sunday, killing three American Department of Defense personnel and destroying several U.S. aircraft and veh... |
dbc5939185430d52873ff51971889a41 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/05/iraq-expel-us-troops-iran-gen-qasem-soleimanis-killing/2817992001/ | Iraq votes to expel U.S. troops after Iran Gen. Qasem Soleimani's killing | Iraq votes to expel U.S. troops after Iran Gen. Qasem Soleimani's killing
In a sign of Iraq's mounting anger over a U.S. drone attack that killed Iran's top general, Qasem Soleimani, as well as an Iraqi leader of Tehran-backed militias, Iraq's Parliament on Sunday voted to expel U.S. military forces from the country.
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34c76a550c086e56a74aa358097ea1c5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/06/first-british-astronaut-helen-sharman-aliens-exist-live-among-us/2822777001/ | First British astronaut Helen Sharman says aliens exist – and may be 'here right now' | First British astronaut Helen Sharman says aliens exist – and may be 'here right now'
The first British person to go into space said she believes aliens are real – and they may be among us.
Helen Sharman made history in May 1991 as the first Brit to go to space when she was launched on the spacecraft Soyuz for eight da... |
5c9df5c4ec146c6392187ba663de22be | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/06/kane-tanaka-worlds-oldest-living-person-celebrates-117-birthday/2824040001/ | World's oldest living person celebrates her 117th birthday, extending record another year | World's oldest living person celebrates her 117th birthday, extending record another year
A Japanese woman honored last year by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest living person turned 117 on Thursday.
Kane Tanaka observed the occasion with a party at her nursing home in the city of Fukuoka on Sund... |
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