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TERRORISM22 hours ago

Explosion rocks Yemen airport in 'cowardly terrorist attack' as new Cabinet members land

The members of the Yemeni government’s newly formed Cabinet, including Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, were greeted with a loud explosion soon after its plane landed Wednesday in the city of Aden, in what an official is calling a "cowardly terrorist attack carried out by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia." 

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Germany1 day ago

American radio station in Germany goes off the air after 75 years, blames coronavirus pandemic

The American presence on Berlin’s airways since 1945 that carried English-language news and music ended this month when the last US radio station in the German capital stopped broadcasting, Politico reported Tuesday.

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Latin America1 day ago

Bill legalizing abortion passed in Argentina, largest Latin American to legalize procedure

Middle East

Iran21 hours ago

B-52s fly over Persian Gulf as 'complex attacks' from Iran feared, US ready to thwart

TERRORISM22 hours ago

Explosion rocks Yemen airport in 'cowardly terrorist attack' as new Cabinet members land

National Guard6 days ago

Pennsylvania teacher sends Merry Christmas message home to students while deployed with National Guard

Iran6 days ago

How Iran's central bank currency system is manipulated to fund regional proxy wars

Europe

DISASTERS14 hours ago

Norway landslide injures 10, about two dozen missing

Brexit18 hours ago

British lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade deal with EU

Earthquakes20 hours ago

Earthquake aftershocks rattle Croatia, keep residents out of homes

Georgia1 day ago

Raphael Warnock, in sermon, said Brexit was example of 'ethnocentrism and hate'

Latin America

Latin America1 day ago

Bill legalizing abortion passed in Argentina, largest Latin American to legalize procedure

WorldDecember 11

Argentina's lower house passes bill legalizing abortion

Venezuelan Political CrisisDecember 7

Venezuela’s Maduro claims sweep of boycotted election

Venezuelan Political CrisisDecember 6

Venezuelan voting begins in disputed assembly elections amid boycotts from opposition

China12 hours ago

China clamping down on research into origins of COVID-19 pandemic

More than a year after the first known COVID-19 cases broke out in China, Beijing is clamping down on research into the pandemic’s origins, while actively promoting fringe theories that it could have originated outside the country.

AIR AND SPACE12 hours ago

Japan’s solution to space junk problem is wooden satellites that would burn up upon reentry

Japanese researchers are working on satellite technology that would use wood components to eliminate excess space junk as the objects burn up harmlessly upon reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere.

Iran13 hours ago

Iran to pay $150G to families of Ukraine plane crash victims

Iran on Wednesday said it will pay $150,000 to the families of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces near Tehran in January.

DISASTERS14 hours ago

Norway landslide injures 10, about two dozen missing

The Norwegian small town of Ask awoke to a landslide early Wednesday morning that injured 10 people and left 21 unaccounted for. 

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Earthquakes20 hours ago

Earthquake aftershocks rattle Croatia, keep residents out of homes

Aftershocks jolted central Croatia on Wednesday, a day after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake killed at least seven people, injured dozens and left several towns and villages in ruins.

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TERRORISM22 hours ago

Explosion rocks Yemen airport in 'cowardly terrorist attack' as new Cabinet members land

The members of the Yemeni government’s newly formed Cabinet, including Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, were greeted with a loud explosion soon after its plane landed Wednesday in the city of Aden, in what an official is calling a "cowardly terrorist attack carried out by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia." 

Germany1 day ago

American radio station in Germany goes off the air after 75 years, blames coronavirus pandemic

The American presence on Berlin’s airways since 1945 that carried English-language news and music ended this month when the last US radio station in the German capital stopped broadcasting, Politico reported Tuesday.

Latin America1 day ago

Bill legalizing abortion passed in Argentina, largest Latin American to legalize procedure

Canada1 day ago

Despite coronavirus guidance, Ontario’s finance minister Rod Phillips went abroad on ‘personal trip’

In Canada, Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday ordered his finance minister, Rod Phillips, to “immediately” return to the country after discovering that he had left Canada earlier this month for a holiday.

Justice Department1 day ago

US 'ready' to try man convicted in Daniel Pearl's murder, acting AG Rosen says

A provisional court in Pakistan ordered Omar Sheikh’s release from prison last week.

Spain1 day ago

Spain to keep registry of people who refuse COVID-19 vaccine, will share with EU: health minister

Spain will begin keeping a record of those who refuse a coronavirus vaccine and will share that information with other nations in the European Union, the country's health minister said Monday.

Earthquakes1 day ago

Croatia rocked by magnitude 6.3 earthquake

A strong earthquake hit central Croatia on Tuesday, causing major damage to homes and other buildings in a town southeast of the capital. A girl was killed in the quake and a man and a boy were pulled out alive from a car buried in rubble and sent to a hospital.

World1 day ago

US sells ambassador's home in Israel for $67M, cementing embassy move to Jerusalem

The United States sold the ambassador’s residence in Israel for more than $67 million in July, according to an official Israeli record of the sale that shines new light on a transaction that has been shrouded in secrecy.

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China12 hours ago

China clamping down on research into origins of COVID-19 pandemic

AIR AND SPACE12 hours ago

Japan’s solution to space junk problem is wooden satellites that would burn up upon reentry

Iran13 hours ago

Iran to pay $150G to families of Ukraine plane crash victims

DISASTERS14 hours ago

Norway landslide injures 10, about two dozen missing

Earthquakes20 hours ago

Earthquake aftershocks rattle Croatia, keep residents out of homes

TERRORISM22 hours ago

Explosion rocks Yemen airport in 'cowardly terrorist attack' as new Cabinet members land

Germany1 day ago

American radio station in Germany goes off the air after 75 years, blames coronavirus pandemic

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