American student Ken DeLand reunited with mother, heading home, official says
Missing person Ken DeLand Jr. has been found and is reunited with his mother in Lyon, France as he prepares for repatriation. DeLand, the upstate New York college…
American tourists stranded near Machu Picchu, might not be home by Christmas as protests grip Peru
Hundreds of tourists remain stranded in a town near the ruins of the mountain city of Machu Picchu as protests grip the country of Peru. Americans, Europeans and…
UN human rights commissioner has ‘serious concerns’ about Elon Musk suspending journalists on Twitter
One of the highest-ranking officials in the United Nations said that the intergovernmental organization has “serious concerns” about the future of Twitter. Volker T?rk, the United Nations High…
Hippo in Uganda chomps down on 2-year-old boy, brave bystander takes quick action
A two-year-old boy is safe and has made a full recovery after a brave bystander rescued him from the jaws of an angry hippopotamus. The boy was nearly…
China to suffer over 1 million COVID deaths in 2023, new model predicts
China could experience over one million deaths caused by the spread of COVID next year, according to a new projection. The U.S.-based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation…
US announces return of Iraqi artifacts taken from museum during 2003 invasion
On Wednesday, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced that U.S. investigators would return seven Mesopotamian and Neo-Babylonian seals to Iraq. The seals are a small part of the…
Iran government’s protest crackdown kills dozens of children, prompts calls for removal from United Nations
Dozens of children have died during the Iranian government’s crackdown on protests across the country, prompting some to urge the United Nations to kick Iran from the global…
Reporter’s Notebook: Making Russia pay for Ukraine invasion
One way or another, realistically or not, there is a certain expectation that Russia will have to pay for what it has destroyed in Ukraine. You break it, you…
Easter Island still recovering from October wildfire that damaged moai statues
The hillside of Rano Raraku volcano on Rapa Nui feels like a place that froze in time. Embedded in grass and volcanic rock, almost 400 moai – the…
Croatian lawmakers reject bid for country to help train Ukrainian soldiers as part of European Union mission
Croatian lawmakers on Friday rejected a government bid for the country to help train Ukrainian soldiers as part of a European Union mission. The vote in parliament was…