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Scientists have detected the brightest flare ever recorded from a supermassive black hole — an enormous cosmic explosion that blazed with the light of 10 trillion suns.Such flares are believed to result from tangled magnetic fields or disturbances in the superheated gas disks that surround bla...
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Democrat Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker and self-described democratic socialist, has been elected mayor of New York City, becoming the city’s first Muslim leader and its youngest mayor in decades.Mamdani defeated independent candidate and former Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, ...
The United States has circulated a draft U.N. Security Council resolution proposing the establishment of an international stabilization force in Gaza for at least two years, as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to end two years of war between Israel and Hamas.Two U.S. officials confirmed t...
At least 52 people have been killed and 13 remain missing after Typhoon Kalmaegi triggered massive flooding across the central Philippines, mostly in Cebu province, which is still recovering from a recent deadly earthquake, officials said on Wednesday.Six others died in a separate incident when a Ph...
Tanzania’s government has cautioned citizens against sharing images or videos that could “cause panic” as internet services gradually return following a six-day shutdown during deadly post-election protests.Mobile users received text messages Monday night warning that circulating s...
US President Donald Trump has officially endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral race, urging voters not to elect Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani, while warning that federal funding for the city could be drastically reduced if Mamdani wins.“Whether you personally like Andrew ...
Samia Suluhu Hassan was officially sworn in as Tanzania’s president on Monday following a contentious election that triggered deadly protests across the country.Hassan took the oath of office at a military base in the capital, Dodoma, in a ceremony closed to the public due to the violence surr...
Peru has announced it is severing diplomatic relations with Mexico over the asylum granted to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, who is under investigation for rebellion, officials said Monday.Peruvian Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela described Mexico’s decision to provide asylu...
Rescue teams and aid workers in central Vietnam are scrambling to reach remote areas devastated by floods and landslides that have killed at least 37 people, as another powerful typhoon threatens to strike later this week, officials said Monday.Days of torrential rain starting in late October trigge...
New Yorkers are deciding Tuesday on a generational and ideological shift that could reverberate nationally as they elect the next mayor of the country’s largest city.Democratic primary winner Zohran Mamdani is facing former Governor Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent, and longtime Republi...
Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, once the Israeli army’s chief legal officer, has become the focus of a national scandal following her sudden resignation, brief disappearance, and eventual arrest.The saga began last week when Tomer-Yerushalmi admitted that she had authorized the leak of a sur...
A medieval tower near the Roman Forum in central Rome partially collapsed on Monday during renovation work, leaving at least one worker seriously injured, according to Italian media reports.Firefighters rushed to the Torre dei Conti, using a mobile ladder to reach the upper floors where three worker...
In war-torn Gaza, some displaced Palestinians have found no refuge but the cemeteries — living among the dead in makeshift tents between gravestones.For five months, Maisa Brikah and her children have been living in a sun-scorched cemetery in the southern city of Khan Younis, where around 30 f...
At least 20 people were killed and about two dozen injured early Monday when a truck carrying concrete stone chips rammed into a passenger bus in southern India’s Telangana state, local authorities said.The state-run transport bus, carrying around 70 passengers bound for Hyderabad, collided he...
A powerful, 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 300 others, a health official said.The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter was located 22 kilometers (14 miles) west-southwest of the town of Khulm,...
United States President Donald Trump has claimed that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him Beijing would not attempt to take any military action against Taiwan while he remains in office.Trump made the remarks during an interview aired Sunday on CBS’s 60 Minutes, following his first in-per...
Nigeria has firmly rejected any potential U.S. military intervention following President Donald Trump’s recent warning over alleged persecution of Christians in the West African nation.A spokesperson for President Bola Tinubu said Sunday that the United States cannot unilaterally conduct milit...
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to start planning potential military action in Nigeria, citing concerns over the government’s handling of alleged persecution of Christians in the West African country. He also warned that the U.S. could immediately halt all aid and assistan...
The U.S. military conducted another deadly strike against alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Saturday.Hegseth said in a post on X that the targeted vessel was linked to a U.S.-designated terrorist group, though he did not speci...
China announced Saturday that its Shenzhou 21 spacecraft successfully docked with the country’s space station, completing the process at a record speed with its latest three-member crew.The docking took about 3.5 hours, roughly three hours faster than previous missions, according to the China ...
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