Passengers Rescued From Disabled Cruise Ship Off Norway’s West Coast
Helicopters were being used to evacuate some of the vessel’s 1,300 passengers after its crew issued a mayday call on Saturday amid engine problems, high seas and strong winds.
Death Toll From Cyclone Idai Climbs To More Than 600
As the floodwaters from Cyclone Idai have started to recede, the death toll has begun to rise dramatically across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
U.S.-Backed Forces Declare Defeat Of ISIS ‘Caliphate’
The U.S.-backed Syrian Defense Forces say they have defeated ISIS in the town of Baghouz, ISIS’ last remaining territory.
Readers write: Prairie presence, and delayed adulthood
Regarding the Feb. 18 Points of Progress article, “Slow and steady, grassland grows”: As a native of a prairie state – North Dakota – the article on grasslands expressing concern for their conservation evoked a “yes!” There are national grasslands esta…
Global Newsstand: Put women at the negotiation table, and more
“March 8, International Women’s Day – or ‘Women’s Combat Day’, as many feminists call it in Germany – has just been declared a public holiday in Berlin,” writes Hannah Neumann. “Awareness for discrimination and sexualised violence is rising…. At the…
Students In Ukraine Learn How To Spot Fake Stories, Propaganda And Hate Speech
A new report says students who received media literacy training were 18 percent better at identifying false reports than students without the lessons. Girls gained more knowledge than boys.
President Trump Says The ISIS Territorial Caliphate Has Been Eliminated In Syria
The White House announced on Friday that the ISIS territorial caliphate has been eliminated in Syria.
Aid Has Begun To Reach The Areas Hardest Hit By Cyclone Idai In Africa
A week after a powerful cyclone tore across southeast Africa, the death toll is still uncertain and could rise. Aid workers are trying to reach submerged villages which lack drinking water and food.
Christchurch brings global white supremacist threat into sharp relief
The setting alone was shocking: a pastoral, oceanside city in New Zealand, the country ranked the planet’s second-most peaceful, after Iceland. When a white-supremacist terrorist opened fire in two Christchurch mosques on March 15, taking 50 lives inc…
Trump-Netanyahu: True bromance, or marriage of convenience?
As president, Donald Trump has had his share of bromances with world leaders – certainly more than his predecessor, the cool Barack Obama, ever did. There was the short-lived fling with French President Emmanuel Macron, an early dalliance with Japanes…
How New Zealand Has Come Together Since The Christchurch Shootings
One week after a gunman killed 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, the country marked the day with prayers and remembrances.
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