(AUKLAND, New Zealand) -- Two people were killed after a gunman opened fire at a construction site in Auckland, New Zealand, police said. The suspected shooter was also found dead, New Zealand Police said. A police officer and four civilians were also injured during the shooting, New Zealand Police Acting Superintendent…
(ROME) -- The intense heat gripping Europe won’t end soon and according to the European Space Agency bulletin, it has only just begun. The prolonged sizzling temperatures in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Poland and more countries on the continent, are potentially the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe. Rome shattered records…
(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. Army private who had just finished a stint in a South Korean detention facility crossed the border into North Korea "without authorization" and is in custody in the secretive country, United Nations and U.S. officials said Tuesday. The soldier was identified as 23-year-old Pvt. Travis King,…
(WASHINGTON) -- After a U.S. Army soldier launched international headlines by apparently intentionally crossing the border into North Korea on Tuesday, the Biden administration sent mixed signals on how far it might be willing to go to secure his release. "We're looking into this," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told…
(BUSAN, South Korea) -- A U.S. Navy nuclear-capable submarine on Tuesday made a port call in South Korea for the first time in decades. The USS Kentucky made a rare stop in Busan, marking the first time a nuclear ballistic missile submarine visited South Korea since 1981. The development comes as…
(WASHINGTON) -- After Russia announced it would end its participation in a critical deal that has allowed ships to safely export millions of tons of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, top Biden administration officials on Monday accused Moscow of weaponizing food. But even as they denounced the decision, they signaled…
(LONDON) -- A series of explosions damaged a section of the single bridge that connects Russia to Crimea on Monday, marking the latest attack on Moscow's crucial link to the annexed peninsula. The blasts occurred before dawn, killing a married couple and wounding their daughter, according to Russian state media.…
(LONDON) -- Iran's infamous hijab police, known as the "morality police," are again patrolling the streets, Iranian authorities said. The controversial measure was announced Sunday along with a series of other severe actions that are being taken against women just 10 months after the death of Mahsa Amini in police…
(NEW YORK) -- A Cuban rapper, who helped write the 2021 Latin Grammy song of the year, reportedly sewed his own mouth shut to protest his alleged mistreatment in a maximum-security prison on the island, according to posts on his social media pages, other Cuban activists and his wife. In…
(NEW YORK) -- Smoke from the Canadian wildfires -- fueled by record heat and dry conditions -- could severely impact the health of millions of people across the United States. More than 800 active fires burning throughout Canada has led to smoke traveling south, affecting air quality in several states,…
