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A Ukrainian MP is being investigated for calling in sick during the war, and then showing up in the Maldives with his wife and kids
The lawmaker was found staying at the Waldorf Astoria, a five-star luxury resort where prices start at more than $5,000 per night, per officials.
Mangrove forest thrives around what was once Latin America's largest landfill
It was once Latin America’s largest landfill. Now, a decade after Rio de Janeiro closed it down and redoubled efforts to recover the surrounding expanse of highly polluted swamp, crabs, snails, fish and birds are once again populating the mangrove forest.
51 pilot whales die in Australia as officials race to save dozens of others in mass stranding
Dozens of other pilot whales were saved but ended up re-stranded further down the beach.
Forests Are Losing Their Ability to Hold Carbon
A Russian soldier said he was shot in the leg fighting in Ukraine then sent back out 10 days later, where he was shot again
A Russian soldier told CNN that only 170 men were left alive from his unit of 600, and that only two of them had not been injured.
Laser mapping reveals a forgotten Maya city in the jungle
Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV
Elite troops have detained the president - now officers say they are closing the country's borders.
Russia ‘using disinformation’ to imply Sweden supported Qur’an burnings
Swedish government says ‘Russia-backed actors’ attempting to damage country’s bid to join Nato
Russia abruptly fired a front-line general, and now Ukraine is seizing the moment to punch through the defenses he had overseen
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hinted at some front-line success in Zaporizhzhia, saying the military "had very good results."
Mediterranean Sea hits highest-ever temperature
The global sea surface temperature climbed to unprecedented highs for the month of June
Zelenskyy advises Russians leave Crimea while Kerch Bridge is somehow still functioning
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has advised Russian occupiers in Crimea to consider returning to Russia while the bridge built by the invaders across the Kerch Strait [Crimean (Kerch) Bridge] is still functioning.
Climate change is killing off a vital ocean current system and it could spark permanent droughts and extreme winters, scientists say
A key system of Atlantic Ocean currents may collapse anytime between 2025 and 2095, a new study found. This would result in weather pattern changes that
Russia's economy is being propped up by Wagner Group's gold-smuggling operations, UK government report says
The mercenary group's smuggling operations are "critical" to Russia's ability to run its economy in spite of sanctions, the report said.
Sweden Warns Terror Threat Has Grown After Koran Burnings
Russia and Belarus banned from 2024 Paris Olympics
Ukraine still won't commit to the Olympics in 2024, despite an official ban for Russia and Belarus. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin's failure to act quickly against the Wagner rebellion suggests he is "uncertain" about the Russian elites around him, the Institute for the Study of War says.
Moldova expels 45 Russian diplomats, administrative staff reduced by 60
Corrected: The headline has been corrected and the data on the laid-off employees has been clarified.
‘X’ Rebrand Gets Twitter Blocked Under Indonesia Porn Laws
The domain X.com had previously been used by sites running afoul of the country’s rules on “negative” content.
Russia briefly deployed its super-advanced T-14 tanks to Ukraine, then withdrew them again, state media says
The roll-out of the top-tier Russian T-14 tanks has been plagued with delays and technical problems.