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Militants have committed crimes against humanity in Sudan, Human Rights Watch report warns
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity have been committed in El Geneina, West Darfur, against ethnic Massalit and non-Arab communities, according to a report ...
May 09, 2024
Cruise ship employee charged after allegedly stabbing three people with medical scissors
amphotora/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A man accused of going on a stabbing spree with a pair of medical scissors while aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship was arrested on Tuesday and charged with assaul...
May 09, 2024
Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure in sweeping assault in six regions
pop_jop/Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) -- Ukrainian energy facilities in six regions were bombarded early Wednesday by a Russian air attack, an hourslong strike that included dozens of missiles and drone...
May 08, 2024
Four children injured in Gaza amid Israel-Hamas war arrive in US for medical treatment
Palestine Children's Relief Fund(NEW YORK) -- Four Palestinian children who were injured or fell ill amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war have arrived in the United States to receive medical treatment, a...
May 08, 2024
Earth experienced its warmest April on record as US prepares for brutal summer heat
Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Earth has just experienced its 11th straight warmest month on record -- a preview of the brutal temperatures forecast for the summer, according to scien...
May 08, 2024
Two Ukrainians detained for allegedly plotting Zelenskyy assassination with Russia, Ukraine says
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Two colonels in Ukraine's State Protection Service were identified as part of a group planning to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian ...
May 07, 2024
Mother of US soldier detained in Russia says he was visiting girlfriend before arrest
Melody Jones(NEW YORK) -- The mother of Gordon Black, a 35-year-old United States Army soldier who was detained in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct last week, revealed he was visiting his girl...
May 07, 2024
American detained in Moscow after allegedly climbing into children's library, local news reports
amphotora/Getty Images(LONDON) -- An American visiting Russia was arrested after allegedly climbing into a children’s library in Moscow, a local television station reported.William Russel Nycum ...
May 07, 2024
US soldier detained in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct, Army says
quavondo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. soldier was detained in Vladivostok, Russia, on Thursday on charges of criminal misconduct, according to the U.S. Army."The Russian Federation notified the U....
May 07, 2024
Northern Gaza experiencing 'full-blown famine': UN official
People gather with jerrycans and other containers to collect water from a tanker cistern in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Apr. 30, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Parts of Gaza ...
May 07, 2024
