A search and rescue operation is underway for a submarine touring the wreckage of the Titanic
The US Coast Guard launched a search and rescue operation Monday to locate a submarine that went missing during an expedition taking tourists to the wreckage of the Titanic, CNN partner CTV News reported.
2023-06-20 00:26
Saudi Arabia is quietly changing its textbooks. Could that lead to acceptance of Israel?
Textbooks in Saudi Arabia have been changing. For years, researchers have been observing a gradual moderation on subjects ranging from gender roles to the promotion of peace and tolerance.
2023-06-19 23:21
Heat, drought and fire: Europe's year of extremes in 2022 will not be a 'one-off,' new report finds
Last summer was the hottest on record for Europe and caused more than 16,000 excess deaths, according to the report.
2023-06-19 22:23
As Switzerland's glaciers melt, voters approve new climate law to cut planet-heating pollution
Swiss voters have approved a new law to cut the use of fossil fuels and significantly reduce levels of planet-heating pollution, as the country faces alarming levels of glacier melt.
2023-06-19 19:23
Russia claims to have remotely detonated tank laden with explosives, in apparent new tactic
Russia's Ministry of Defense has claimed that a Ukrainian stronghold was destroyed by a remotely-controlled tank packed with a huge amount of explosives, in what appears to be a new battlefield tactic.
2023-06-19 18:57
Alibaba founder Jack Ma gives first class as visiting professor at University of Tokyo as he retreats from tech empire
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has given his first lecture as a visiting professor to the University of Tokyo, as the high-profile Chinese entrepreneur retreats further from his business empire following a crackdown by Beijing.
2023-06-19 16:53
Body language, knowledge of the game and luck: the art of chess photography
Two people hunched over a black and white checkered board, deliberating what moves they will make, how their opponent might counter and how they might counter that counter, with barely a flicker of emotion passing over their faces.
2023-06-19 16:49
Huge firefight erupts as Israeli forces raid Jenin, 3 Palestinians dead
A huge firefight erupted between Israeli military forces and Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin Monday, leaving at least three Palestinians dead, authorities said.
2023-06-19 16:15
Hundreds of Pakistanis dead in Mediterranean migrant boat disaster, official says
More than 300 Pakistani nationals have been killed in the sinking of a packed trawler off the coast of Greece, the latest tragedy to expose the refugee crisis confronting the European Union as tens of thousands seek sanctuary from war, persecution and poverty.
2023-06-19 11:47
Blinken meets China's top diplomat in final day of high stakes visit to Beijing
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sat down with China's top diplomat on the final day of a high stakes visit to Beijing aimed at stabilizing relations, with all eyes on whether Washington's envoy will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping later in the day.
2023-06-19 10:57
Twelve dead and others missing as cyclone hits southern Brazil
At least 12 people have died, five are missing and nearly 3,000 have been left homeless after an "extratropical cyclone" hit Brazil's Rio Grande Do Sul, local authorities say.
2023-06-19 00:46
Police and protesters injured in clashes at French-Italian tunnel site
A dozen police officers and several protesters were injured Saturday in clashes at the construction site of an Alpine railway tunnel connecting France and Italy.
2023-06-18 23:26