At least 6 killed after fire rips through New Zealand hostel
A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas in what a fire chief on Tuesday called his “worst nightmare.”
Pair charged with playing Hitler speech on train's intercom in Austria
Two people were charged in Austria for allegedly playing speeches by Adolf Hitler via the loudspeaker system of a train running from Bregenz to Vienna, Austrian news agency APA reported Monday.
Sherpa guide climbs Mount Everest for 26th time, tying all-time record
Pasang Dawa Sherpa reached the summit on Sunday morning, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak.
China sentences US citizen, 78, to life in prison on spying charges
Details of the charges against John Shing-Wan Leung, who was first detained on April 15, 2021, have not been publicly released.
Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar as groups gear up for nationwide, large-scale emergency response
Thousands are hunkering down in monasteries, pagodas and schools, seeking shelter from a powerful storm that slammed into the coast of Myanmar. At least three people have been reported killed.
Kate Middleton plays the piano in surprise appearance at Eurovision Song Contest: 'Enjoy the show'
The Princess of Wales was joined by last year's winner, Ukrainian group Kalush Orchestra, and other artists
NYC works to house migrants after Title 42 expiration
The city is scrambling to find them housing. According to the mayor’s office, just this past week alone more than 4,200 asylum seekers arrived in the city.
Israel, Islamic Jihad agree on cease-fire to halt 5 days of fighting
Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip agreed to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire late Saturday, seeking to halt five days of intense fighting that killed 33 Palestinians, including at least 13 civilians.
Eurovision 2023: Swedish singer Loreen wins global music competition
Swedish singer Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with her power ballad “Tattoo," at a colorful, eclectic music competition clouded for a second year running by the war in Ukraine.
Housing association discovers body of tenant six years after death
The association officials also reportedly discovered a 1½-foot pile of unopened mail, food that expired in 2017 and reading glasses on a TV guide for May 4, 2017.
Doomsday cult death toll hits 200 in Kenya, with more than 600 reported missing
Autopsies conducted on more than 100 bodies last week showed the victims died of starvation, strangulation, suffocation and injuries from blunt objects.
Fishy business: 27 arrested in illegal eel trafficking investigation
According to the Civil Guard, 1.5 tons of live eels were seized, along with “several tons of frozen batches” of eels not suitable for the food chain.
Serbians hand over thousands of weapons to authorities following deadly mass shooting
The Serbian Interior Ministry on Thursday said on Instagram that police also have received nearly 300,000 rounds of ammunition and about 470 explosive devices during the same period.
Watch: Crews blow up German autobahn bridge
The bridge was deemed unsafe after a routine check in 2021.
University of Utah athlete flees US amid rape charge, investigation
19-year-old diver Benjamin Smyth is wanted on a rape, forcible sodomy and forcible sexual abuse charges.
Spain plans to ban outdoor work during extreme heat
Second Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz said that the government will modify occupational risk legislation to prohibit outdoor work when the weather agency issues red or orange alerts.
US to begin denying asylum at Mexico border, open 100 migration hubs
The U.S. will begin denying asylum on Thursday to migrants who show up at the Mexico border without first seeking protection, as plans are being finalized to create new legal pathways.
Babies born in Britain using DNA from 3 people
Critics warn that tweaking the genetic code this way could be a slippery slope that eventually leads to designer babies for parents
French reporter killed in Ukraine by rocket fire: 'We are devastated'
Arman Soldin, a video coordinator for the international French news agency Agence France-Presse, was 32 years old.
Tech industry layoffs: LinkedIn cuts 716 jobs, shuts down China app
Professional networking platform LinkedIn says it’s laying off more than 700 workers and shuttering its China jobs app, in the latest round of tech industry downsizing.