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Montreal Jewish school targeted in shooting for second time in less than a week, police say
MATHIEW LEISER/AFP via Getty Images(MONTREAL) -- A Jewish school in Montreal was shot at Sunday, the second time in under a week the school has been targeted with gunfire, according to police. The fac...
Nov 13, 2023
Iceland warns of 'significant likelihood' of volcanic eruption as earthquakes shake southwest
Tim Bieber/Getty Images(LONDON) -- As thousands of earthquakes rumbled Iceland's southwestern coast over the weekend, local weather officials warned of a "significant likelihood" of a volcanic eruptio...
Nov 13, 2023
US launches third strikes on Iran-linked groups amid attacks on American soldiers: Officials
Stocktrek Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- American aircraft on Sunday struck a weapons storage facility and a command-and-control center used by Iran-linked militants in Syria in the latest round of ...
Nov 13, 2023
5 US special operations troops killed in Veterans Day weekend crash after training 'mishap': Officials
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Five American service members were killed in a crash late Friday after their helicopter had a "mishap" during a training exercise and went i...
Nov 12, 2023
Judge rules in Prince Harry, Elton John's lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A judge in the United Kingdom issued a ruling Friday in Prince Harry's lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Ltd., the publisher of the Daily Mail, The Mail...
Nov 10, 2023
'Catastrophe looming' in Gaza as hospitals appear close to collapse, doctor says
Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A doctor inside Gaza has warned the health sector is on the brink of total collapse. "We've reached the point where the fuel is running out everywhere. A...
Nov 09, 2023
With record-breaking temperatures in October, Earth caps off its hottest 12-month period on record, report finds
SimpleImages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The planet has capped off its hottest 12-month span on record now that temperatures in the month of October have surpassed previous records throughout history. G...
Nov 09, 2023
French authorities say they are investigating possible foreign link to Star of David graffiti
Bernard Van Berg / EyeEm/Getty Images(PARIS) -- Officials in France said they are investigating a possible Russian link to a spate of potentially antisemitic graffiti that appeared on buildings in Par...
Nov 09, 2023
US Reaper drone shot down near Yemen by Iranian-backed Houthi militants, defense official says
KeithBinns/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was downed in international airspace near Yemen on Wednesday, according to a U.S. defense official. "We can confirm that a U.S. military...
Nov 09, 2023
US launches 2nd round of airstrikes on Iran-backed groups it says attacked American troops
Nik Oiko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. military on Wednesday said American warplanes struck a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria that officials said was ...
Nov 08, 2023
