China has launched new drills encircling Taiwan. Why now?
Tensions are once again ratcheting up in the Taiwan Strait, with China launching military drills encircling Taiwan just days after the democracy swore in a new leader long loathed by…
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They flew to New Caledonia for a romantic escape. Now they’re trapped as Macron tries to quell deadly riots
When Maxwell Winchester and his wife arrived in the South Pacific island of New Caledonia nearly two weeks ago, they were excited for what would be their first child-free holiday…
China starts ‘punishment’ military drills around Taiwan days after island swears in new leader
China has launched two days of large-scale military drills surrounding Taiwan in what it called “punishment” for so-called “separatist acts,” days after the self-ruling island swore in a new democratically elected leader…
Scientists say they’ve found where the sun’s magnetic field originates
The sun has a powerful magnetic field that creates sunspots on the star’s surface and unleashes solar storms such as the one that bathed much of the planet in beautiful…
UK lawmaker who lost four limbs to sepsis returns to Parliament
British lawmaker Craig Mackinlay has received a standing ovation in Parliament as he returned to the House of Commons after undergoing a quadruple amputation following a sepsis infection. Mackinlay, who…
May’s full flower moon will light up the sky this week
Stargazers are in for a treat this week: The full moon returns for its May engagement, peaking on Thursday morning. May’s full moon is known as the flower moon, a…
‘Everything is burning’: Battles rage outside Kharkiv as Ukraine tries to hold back Russian advance
There are some towns that Ukraine can just never afford to lose, and Lyptsi is one of them. But the grip the nation keeps is tenuous: The streets are aflame from an airstrike moments earlier when…
Biden’s EPA is trying to take a huge bite out of the climate crisis. Can it survive Trump’s Supreme Court?
President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency threw down a gauntlet on climate this spring, pushing carmakers toward electric vehicles, cracking down on natural gas leaks and forcing power plants to…
Spain, Norway and Ireland will recognize a Palestinian state
Spain, Norway and Ireland have announced plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state, in a move that is likely to bolster the global Palestinian cause but strain relations with Israel.…
The Ukraine war is forcing migrating eagles to change their flight paths, scientists say
Greater spotted eagles are already a species under threat. Now, scientists have found that they have been facing yet another danger: the war in Ukraine. Eagles have been exposed to…