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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...
Jun 26, 2026
'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 ...
Jun 25, 2026
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 mi...
Jun 25, 2026
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...
Jun 24, 2026
1st-of-its-kind mission will attempt to save aging space telescope using robot spacecraft
Startup Katalyst Space is teaming up with NASA to try and rescue the Swift telescope using the company's newly developed robotic spacecraft. (NASA)(LO...
Jun 23, 2026
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 exper...
Jun 22, 2026
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation with 'good grace'
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation as UK Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, outside No.10 Downing Street on June 22, 20...
Jun 22, 2026
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...
Jun 19, 2026
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 Sh...
Jun 19, 2026
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 af...
Jun 18, 2026