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Prince Harry, Meghan reportedly asked by King Charles III to leave Frogmore Cottage, their UK home
Steve Parsons/PA Images via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, may no longer have a residence in the United Kingdom to call home. Harry and Meghan, who no...
Mar 01, 2023
At least 57 dead, dozens more injured in Greek train derailment
SAKIS MITROLIDIS/AFP via Getty Images(TEMPI, Greece) -- At least 57 people were killed and more than 80 others were injured in a head-on collision between a freight train and a passenger train in Gree...
Mar 01, 2023
Nigeria presidential election 2023: Bola Tinubu declared winner amid calls for a rerun
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(MAIDUGURI, Nigeria) -- Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu was declared the winner of Nigeria's presidential election early Wednesday, amid calls from the opposition for a r...
Mar 01, 2023
Iran can make enough material for nuclear device in 'about 12 days,' US official says
KeithBinns/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A top Pentagon official said Tuesday that Iran could make the nuclear material for a device in about 12 days if it wanted to do so. Last week, the International ...
Mar 01, 2023
Antarctic sea ice has reached a record low for the year, researchers say
Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Scientists are keeping a close eye on the Antarctic ice shelf as recent activity could soon cause rapid melting and rising sea levels. The se...
Mar 01, 2023
Ukraine military adviser: 'Our air defense system will not be complete without F-16s' from US
ABC News(KYIV, Ukraine) -- The war in Ukraine is entering its second year as fighting continues on the eastern frontline, where the battle for Bakhmut has intensified in recent weeks. The United Natio...
Feb 28, 2023
One of the world's last cities with a mask mandate plans to drop it
Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- Hong Kong is ending its mask mandate Wednesday, becoming one of the world's last cities to drop rules demanding face coverings. In a press conf...
Feb 28, 2023
New mosquito raises fear of year-round Malaria in Kenya
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Researchers from Kenya’s Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) have detected a new species of mosquito in the East African nation that has shown resistance to...
Feb 28, 2023
'Rare' Northern lights show on display for second night in a row in UK
Herman Prawiraharja / 500px / Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- Stargazers in the U.K. who missed the first round of a rare Northern lights display will be treated to an encore performance. On Sunday ni...
Feb 27, 2023
Canada bans TikTok on government-issued devices
Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Canada banned TikTok on government-issued mobile devices on Monday over data security concerns, following a similar ban from the ...
Feb 27, 2023
