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Small plane crashes into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper
China's national flag flutters in the wind next to the CITIC tower on May 12, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Maxim Shemetov Pool/Getty Images)(BEIJING) -- A small aircraft crashed into Beijing's tallest skyscraper before falling down in front of the building, according to eyewitnesses who spoke with Reuters and the Associated Press.Videos taken by people near the Citic Tower appeared to show the plane striking a high floor before it spun downward and crashed to the ground in front of the tower's entrance.Photos showed what appeared to be a hole or broken glass on one side of the building.Authorities have yet to address the incident. Videos, images and search results of the crash are actively being scrubbed from the Chinese internet. This ... Read More
Venezuela health minister says around 235 people dead and 4,300 injured in catastrophic earthquakes
[caption id="attachment_1518509" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Neighbors carry a man rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building the day after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)[/caption]LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings Thursday and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed around 235 people and left at least 4,300 people injured. “Unfortunately we have received around 235 patients who arrive without vital signs or die when they arrive at our health facilities,” Health Minister Carlos Alvarado told state media Thursday. The number of dead and injured is expected to rise with thousands reported missing after the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes ... Read More
Russia reports one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks on its soil and annexed Crimea
[caption id="attachment_1518506" align="alignnone" width="1024"] A woman holds her cat after it being found during search and rescue works in the damaged residential building following Russia's missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)[/caption]Russian air defenses intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in a major nighttime attack on 12 Russian regions as well as the Russia-held Crimean peninsula, the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday. It appeared to be one of the biggest drone attacks on Russian regions and the illegally annexed Crimea since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago. In an effort to turn the tables on Russia’s grinding war of attrition, Ukrainian long-range drones have for months been ... Read More
‘The floor under me was shaking’: American tourist recounts escaping death in Venezuela quakes
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 24, 2026, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Photo by Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images)(CARACAS, Venezuela) -- When the first of two massive earthquakes hit Venezuela, American tourist Jason Wang said he was on a mountaintop outside Caracas, about to get on a cable car to head down.It was just after 6 p.m. local time on Wednesday when a 7.2 magnitude jolted the South American country's coastal region, followed 39 seconds later by an even stronger 7.5 magnitude tremor, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).High up on El Ávila mountain, about 7 miles outside the capital city, the 39-year-old Wang of Las Vegas said he was caught in a scene of confusion ... Read More
Scorching heat wave continues in Europe with record-breaking highs in UK and France
Beachgoers in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Georg Wendt/picture alliance via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Countries across Europe were on Thursday in the middle of one of the most brutal heat waves within the last 50 years, with temperatures breaking June records in the United Kingdom and France.Weather officials in the United Kingdom said temperatures on Wednesday rose in some areas to 35.7 degrees Celsius, or about 96.2 degrees Fahrenheit, topping a June 1976 record of 35.6 C.The Met Office updated its Red Extreme Heat Warning, spreading the warning along most of the southern and western areas of the United Kingdom."This is exceptional heat for June with temperature records expected to be broken this week," Met Office Chief Forecaster Matthew Lehnert said ... Read More
At least 164 dead and 971 injured after powerful quakes rock Venezuela, acting president says
[caption id="attachment_1518179" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Rescue worker carry an injured man after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)[/caption]CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — At least 164 people have died and 971 were injured after a pair of powerful quakes rocked Venezuela, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Thursday, adding that rescue teams are rushing to the hardest-hit areas to free people trapped under rubble. Wednesday evening’s 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes were among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century and could be felt throughout the region. The country's main airport was damaged and closed, while buildings were evacuated in places as far away as Brazil’s Amazon, about 1,700 kilometers (1,050 miles) from Venezuela’s capital, ... Read More
An oil tanker navigates the Strait of Hormuz despite threats from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
[caption id="attachment_1518185" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Residents swim in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz as a small motorboat passes cargo ships and other commercial vessels offshore near Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)[/caption]DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Liberian oil tanker made its way out of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday despite threats to shipping from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and using a new route close to Oman’s shore that has been promoted by a U.N. maritime agency. The transit of the Stoic Warrior and the threats come as tensions rise between Iran and the United States over the terms of their interim accord aimed at permanently ending the Iran war. From getting ... Read More
France confirms 1st Ebola case linked to DRC as UN warns outbreak is fastest-growing in Africa’s history
Ebola virus test, conceptual image. (DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- France has confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the United Nations warned that the outbreak is the fastest-growing in Africa's history.The patient in France is a humanitarian doctor who recently returned from the DRC and has been transferred to a specialist hospital, authorities confirmed.French health officials said the case was detected quickly, the necessary precautions are in place and that there is no indication of local spread."France has specialized capabilities for managing highly transmissible infectious diseases," France's Ministry of Health said in a statement announcing the case. "Patients are treated in a designated healthcare facility, following strict ... Read More
Heat stress is intensifying worldwide, scientists say
A man cools himself at a public fountain on June 21, 2026 in Seville, Spain. (Marcelo del Pozo/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- The number of people who experience heat stress around the world every year has increased exponentially in the last several decades due to climate change, according to new research.One billion more people are currently facing at least one day of "extreme heat stress" annually compared to the 1970s, according to a study published Monday in Nature Climate Change.Heat stress is defined as the net heat load on an individual and can be influenced by temperature, humidity, wind and radiation, according to the paper. Heat stress is the leading cause of weather-related deaths and can exacerbate underlying illnesses, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, ... Read More
Suspect charged after 3-year-old boy wound up in crocodile enclosure released on bail
Stock image of handcuffs. (Westend61/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- The man arrested and charged after a 3-year-old boy wound up in a crocodile enclosure at a British zoo was released on bail Friday as the investigation continues, police said.The unidentified 30-year-old suspect from Norfolk was released after investigators said he "was assessed as unfit for police interview," according to the Cambridgeshire Constabulary.The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon at Johnsons of Old Hurst, a family-run farm and zoo located in Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, when the unidentified boy "ended up in the crocodile enclosure," police said.The boy sustained "serious injuries" while in the enclosure and was pulled out by staff from the zoo. He received medical treatment at the scene before being taken to the hospital, ... Read More
Thousand-year-old ancient oak tree tied to ‘Robin Hood’ legend has died, wildlife charity says
Major Oak, RSPB Sherwood Forest Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, May 2026 (Ben Andrew/RSPB)(LONDON) -- A giant, ancient oak tree located in the the Sherwood Forest -- the iconic setting of the "Robin Hood" legend -- has died, one of the U.K.'s top bird and wildlife conservation charities said.Famous for its enormous trunk -- about 36 feet in circumference -- and gnarled branches, the Major Oak was believed to be about 1,200 years old, according to the RSPB Bird & Wildlife Conservation Charity.The tree had been in "visible decline" for several years, the charity said and failed to produce any leaves this spring."Whilst the tree's failure to produce leaves this year is heart-breaking for everyone -- from the many people over the ... Read More
Man arrested after 3-year-old boy critically injured in crocodile enclosure: Police
Stock photo of a crocodile. (Diego Kondratzky/500px/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 3-year-old boy wound up in a crocodile enclosure at a zoo in eastern England, suffering serious injuries, according to police.The "distressing incident" occurred Thursday afternoon at Johnsons of Old Hurst, a family-run farm and zoo located in Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, police said.The boy "ended up in the crocodile enclosure" and was taken to a local hospital, where he was in critical but stable condition, Cambridgeshire police said.A 30-year-old man who is an apparent stranger to the child has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the incident, police said."At this stage we are speaking ... Read More
Ukraine strikes Moscow oil refinery in large-scale drone attack, with Zelenskyy saying it’s ‘time the war ended’
Black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Ukraine launched hundreds of drones on Thursday targeting more than a dozen Russian regions, including Moscow, where they struck an oil refinery, sending plumes of black smoke into the air over the Russian capital.Russia’s Ministry of Defense said the country's defenses destroyed some 555 drones in the early morning hours. About 180 of those were shot down as they approached Moscow, the city’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said in an update in Russian on the Telegram messaging app.Ukraine laid claim to the aerial attack, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ... Read More
Massive chunk of sea ice has not refrozen in West Antarctica, satellite images show
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