(MOSCOW) -- Nearly one year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. is increasingly focused on denouncing what it calls a "brutal" paramilitary group aiding Russian forces there. The Wagner group is a private military organization run by an ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin with tens of thousands of…
(LONDON) -- The Namibian government has announced that the number of Rhino’s poached in the Southern African nation reached a record-high in 2022 -- rising by 93% since 2021. New data from Namibia’s Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism shows that 87 rhinos were killed in 2022 -- 61 Black…
(VANCOUVER, Canada) -- The Canadian province of British Columbia said it's decriminalizing small amounts of some drugs to help combat the number of drug overdose deaths. During the three-year pilot program, which started Jan. 31, no one 18 years and older will be charged if caught in possession of 2.5…
(MIAMI) -- But the four indictments laid out in federal court in Miami on Wednesday tell the very real story of a presidential assassination that has thrown Haiti into chaos for nearly two years, leaving the Haitian people with a feeble government and deadly challenges—gang rule, cholera and hunger chief…
(NEW YORK) -- Iranians protesting their country's regime have been putting their lives on the line to call out injustices and, even in the face of violence, say they will continue to raise their voices. Saman, who fled the country after losing an eye due to a paintball gun when…
(PERTH, Australia) -- The health effects of coming into contact with a radioactive capsule no bigger than a coin that was lost in Western Australia -- and has since been found -- could potentially be severe, according to experts. Caesium-137 is a human-made fission project often used in radiological laboratories…
(DONETSK REGION, Eastern Ukraine) -- Russia has escalated its attacks on Ukrainian positions in eastern Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin presses for gains on the battlefield ahead of the one-year anniversary of the war towards the end of this month. Ukrainian and Russian forces remain locked in a brutal…
(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department has informed Congress that Russia is no longer meeting obligations set by the only nuclear arms control pact shared by two powers, putting a rare area of cooperation between Washington and Moscow at risk. "Russia is not complying with its obligation under the New START…
(RAMALLAH, West Bank) -- Wrapping up a visit to the Middle East amid cascading violence between Israelis and Palestinians, Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced that senior U.S. officials would remain in the region to continue discussions on "constructive ideas for practical steps that each side can take…
On this day, January 31, 1981… Blondie’s single “The Tide Is High” became their third number one song. The track was a remake of a 1967 rocksteady song originally recorded by Jamaican group The Paragons. In addition to the U.S., “The Tide Is High” also went on to top the charts…
