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Cartel Banner Found With Five Bodies Under Guanajuato Bridge
When a banner signed by the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel turned up alongside five bodies under a bridge near Cárdenas, Salamanca, on February 9, 2025, the message
Kalyani Firecracker Blast Kills 4, Injures 3 Critically
Three people remain in critical condition at Kalyani's district hospital after Friday's firecracker explosion killed four and leveled two homes. Hospital offici
Two Tourists Killed in Sri Lanka Hostel Fumigation
A tragic incident occurred in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 7, 2025, when two tourists lost their lives after their hostel room was fumigated with a pesticide
Bengio-Led AI Safety Report Drops January 29
Yoshua Bengio, the Canadian machine learning pioneer often called one of the "godfathers" of AI, has spent months overseeing 95 other experts. The group's work
Learjet 55 Crash Kills 7 in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Learjet Crash: A Medical Flight’s Fatal Final Minutes
Northeast Philadelphia is reeling. On January 31, 2025, a Learjet 55—a plane built for speed
Chappell Roan Breaks Triple J Hottest 100 Vote Record
In the end, it came down to a single song.
More than 2.4 million votes were cast in the 2024 Triple J Hottest 100. The countdown, broadcast on 25 January 2025,
Avalanches Kill Five Skiers in French Alps
A tragic incident has unfolded in the French Alps, where five people, four from Norway and one from Switzerland, lost their lives in two separate avalanches whi
Ireland Probes 183 km/h Connemara Storm Infrastructure Fail
The storm that tore through Connemara on January 24th has left more than just a provisional wind gust of 183 km/h in the record books. It has laid bare a hard q
13 Die in Jalgaon After Fleeing Train onto Track
It was not the fire that killed them. It was the track they ran to.
Thirteen people are dead in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, after stepping off one train and into the
Trump Inaugurated as 47th US President
The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States took place on Monday, January 20, 2025, marking the commencement of his...
TikTok Goes Dark Under US Federal Ban Law
The clock ran out for TikTok in the United States on January 19, 2025. The short-form video app, used by millions of Americans to share everything from dance ro
Cal Fire Reports Palisades Fire 50% Contained
California's wildfire season has seen a significant development, with Cal Fire reporting that the Palisades Fire is now more than 50% contained, while the Eaton
Wildfire Death Toll Hits 24 as Search Continues
Twenty-four lives. That number is climbing. The wildfires have killed two dozen people, and the search for more victims continues. Behind each number is a home
Newsom Warns LA Wildfires May Be Worst US Disaster
California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a stark warning about the ongoing wildfires impacting Los Angeles County, stating that they could become the worst n
Economic Toll Emerges as National Guard Deploys to LA County Wildfires
The economic toll of the Los Angeles County wildfires is only beginning to come into focus. Entire commercial strips have been reduced to ash. Residential neigh
Stampede at Damascus Mosque Kills 3 Women, Injures 5 Children
A devastating incident occurred at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on January 10, 2025, resulting in the loss of three women's lives and injuring five ch
California Wildfire Kills 5, Forces 100,000 Evacuations
A devastating wildfire is sweeping through the Pacific Palisades and Hollywood neighborhoods of Los Angeles and Altadena, California, United States, forcing the
Ethiopia Evacuates 135M Near Mount Fentale Volcano
For the first time since the 19th century, Mount Fentale is restless. The stratovolcano in central Ethiopia has begun shaking with volcanic tremors, and authori
China State Hackers Breach US Treasury Systems
The United States Department of the Treasury has just disclosed a significant breach of its security systems, revealing that a state-sponsored actor from the People's...
27 Migrants Die as Boats Capsize off Tunisia’s Kerkennah
The Kerkennah Islands sit low and flat off Tunisia's eastern coast. They are not a destination. They are a waypoint, often the last land before the open Mediter
Thailand Bus Crash Kills 5, Injures 30 in Surat Thani
A devastating tour bus crash in Surat Thani province, Thailand, has left five people dead and 30 injured, after the vehicle collided with a tree on January 1, 2
Gas Blast Kills Three Egypt Police Officers at Academy
The blast that killed three officers at Egypt's police academy on December 29 was not a random act of violence. It was a gas explosion. That distinction matters
US Accuses Russia of Downing Azerbaijan Airlines Flight
The evidence is mounting, and it points to Moscow. While the world waits for formal investigative conclusions, the United States has already made its position c
OPEC
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