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Stefan Cristian Cioata/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Travelers will no longer be required to wear masks on European flights or in airports. The decision was announced Wednesday by the European Union Aviat...

pawel.gaul/Getty Images(TEL AVIV, Israel) -- Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran journalist working for Al Jazeera, was killed Wednesday morning in the West Bank city of Jenin, according to the network and t...

Ben Stansall - WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Queen Elizabeth did not attend the opening of Parliament Tuesday, marking the first time in six decades the queen has not been present. Her absence Tues...

YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, ...

Lee Jin-Man - Pool/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- The inauguration of Yoon Suk-yeol as the 20th president of South Korea took place at the National Assembly compound in Seoul on Tuesday, marking ...

kolderal/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is officially welcoming the first group of refugees coming to the U.S. under the "Uniting for Ukraine" program, the Department of Homeland...

*EDITOR'S NOTE: This picture was taken during a trip organized by the Russian military.* - Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special mili...

ANTON NOVODEREZHKIN/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- During a military parade in Moscow on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed his troops fighting in neighboring Ukraine, but off...

Getty Images/Anastasia Vlasova(NEW YORK) -- During its war in Ukraine, Russia's top military leadership has proven to be particularly vulnerable, experts say. Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has claimed...

pawel.gaul/Getty Images(EXUMA, Bahamas) -- An investigation is underway after three American tourists were found dead at a Bahamas resort on Friday, officials said. The guests were staying at the Sand...