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California Airports Face Holiday Flooding Risk from El NiñoWorld

California Airports Face Holiday Flooding Risk from El Niño

By Islam El-Sakka Major California airports used by millions of holiday travelers could face significant flood...

Eight of Nine English Water Companies Fail Environmental Standards, Report FindsWorld

Eight of Nine English Water Companies Fail Environmental Standards, Report Finds

By Fatma Younis A joint report by England's environmental regulators has found that eight of the country's nin...

US Lawmakers Urge Rubio to Oppose Colombia's Amazon Aerial Spraying PlanWorld

US Lawmakers Urge Rubio to Oppose Colombia's Amazon Aerial Spraying Plan

By Salma El-Sakka A group of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio not to support Co...

Trump Rally Attendee Compares MAGA Crowd to Jonestown CultWorld

Trump Rally Attendee Compares MAGA Crowd to Jonestown Cult

By Salma El-Sakka An attendee at a Donald Trump rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina, mocked a Fox News reporter...

Trump Administration Sees 1 in 5 Federal Workers Leave Since 2025World

Trump Administration Sees 1 in 5 Federal Workers Leave Since 2025

By Ahmed Abdelsalam The U.S. federal workforce has shrunk by nearly one-fifth since President Donald Trump ret...

At Least 14 Killed in Ukraine Train Station AttackWorld

At Least 14 Killed in Ukraine Train Station Attack

By Karim Hammam At least 14 people were killed in an attack on a train station in Ukraine....

Third-Party Spoilers Could Sway Key Midterm RacesWorld

Third-Party Spoilers Could Sway Key Midterm Races

By Basant El-Faramawy Both major US parties are quietly backing little-known third-party candidates in several...

Putin dwarfed by Mozambique's tallest leader at GECF summitWorld

Putin dwarfed by Mozambique's tallest leader at GECF summit

By Sohaib Shams Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared noticeably shorter than Mozambique's President Danie...

US Muslims Resilient Amid Hate Attacks on Abdul El-SayedWorld

US Muslims Resilient Amid Hate Attacks on Abdul El-Sayed

By Sohaib Shams Muslim communities in the United States express concern but remain resilient as reported hate ...

Pentagon Fires General Accused of Leaking Classified InformationWorld

Pentagon Fires General Accused of Leaking Classified Information

By Salma El-Sakka The Pentagon has fired a general it says leaked classified information to the media....

Jewish Israeli blocs reject Palestinian support ahead of 2026 electionWorld

Jewish Israeli blocs reject Palestinian support ahead of 2026 election

By Karim Hammam Jewish Israeli political blocs are rejecting support from Palestinian citizens ahead of the 20...

Met Police refers itself to watchdog over 2019 Meghan security letterWorld

Met Police refers itself to watchdog over 2019 Meghan security letter

By Ahmed Abdelsalam The Metropolitan Police has voluntarily referred itself to the Independent Office for Poli...

Trump misgenders fired general, warns of 'big problems'World

Trump misgenders fired general, warns of 'big problems'

By Karim Hammam President Donald Trump misgendered the Pentagon's recently fired top military planner, referri...

Metropolitan Police refers itself to IOPC over Markle letterWorld

Metropolitan Police refers itself to IOPC over Markle letter

By Sohaib Shams The Metropolitan Police has voluntarily referred itself to the Independent Office for Police C...

Denver Proposes Lawn Patrol to Enforce Water Restrictions Amid DroughtWorld

Denver Proposes Lawn Patrol to Enforce Water Restrictions Amid Drought

By Sohaib Shams Denver officials have proposed a 15-person lawn patrol to enforce water restrictions as the ci...

Trump Cancels Kansas Rally Days Before Midterm ElectionWorld

Trump Cancels Kansas Rally Days Before Midterm Election

By Salma El-Sakka President Donald Trump has canceled his scheduled Saturday rally in Kansas, one of his only ...

Yemen's Taiz in Famine as Saudi Airstrike Kills 13World

Yemen's Taiz in Famine as Saudi Airstrike Kills 13

By Fatma Younis A Saudi airstrike killed at least 13 people in western Taiz on Thursday, while the city's gove...

At Least 14 Killed in Attack on Ukraine Train StationWorld

At Least 14 Killed in Attack on Ukraine Train Station

By Salma El-Sakka At least 14 people were killed in an attack on a train station in Ukraine, according to repo...

Putin Warns Russia Ready for War With Europe Amid TensionsWorld

Putin Warns Russia Ready for War With Europe Amid Tensions

By Basant El-Faramawy Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is prepared for a potential war with Europe...

U.S. Expels Cuban Diplomat After UN ConfrontationWorld

U.S. Expels Cuban Diplomat After UN Confrontation

By Islam El-Sakka The Trump administration expelled a Cuban diplomat from the United States on Wednesday, a da...

Lula's Brazil Win: Seven Lessons for Climate, DemocracyWorld

Lula's Brazil Win: Seven Lessons for Climate, Democracy

By Salma El-Sakka Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's runoff victory over far-right incumbent Jair...

Trump Cabinet Members Accused of Hatch Act Violations on Campaign TrailWorld

Trump Cabinet Members Accused of Hatch Act Violations on Campaign Trail

By Fatma Younis Ethics experts and watchdog groups have accused at least nine of President Donald Trump’s 15 c...

US and Japan Agree to Joint Missile Production in JapanWorld

US and Japan Agree to Joint Missile Production in Japan

By Sohaib Shams The United States and Japan have agreed to establish a production facility in Japan to jointly...

Israeli Strikes Hit Gaza as Health Ministry Urges Rafah OpeningWorld

Israeli Strikes Hit Gaza as Health Ministry Urges Rafah Opening

By Sohaib Shams Israeli strikes hit the Gaza Strip as the Health Ministry called for the opening of the Rafah ...

Alaska Governor Orders Investigation Into Peltola Campaign Over Second Dan SullivanWorld

Alaska Governor Orders Investigation Into Peltola Campaign Over Second Dan Sullivan

By Basant El-Faramawy Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Thursday he is directing the state Department of Pub...

Top Middle East Photos: Israel Election, Lebanese Art, Salah TransferWorld

Top Middle East Photos: Israel Election, Lebanese Art, Salah Transfer

By Sohaib Shams A curated photo gallery published this week showcases some of the most striking images from ac...

Lawyers Challenge NY AG Letitia James' Role in Cornell Assault CaseWorld

Lawyers Challenge NY AG Letitia James' Role in Cornell Assault Case

By Islam El-Sakka Attorneys for Gillio Lopes, one of seven former Cornell University fraternity members accuse...

Trump Cancels Kansas Rally Days Before MidtermsWorld

Trump Cancels Kansas Rally Days Before Midterms

By Basant El-Faramawy Former President Donald Trump has canceled his scheduled appearance at a weekend rally i...

England Needs Significant Rainfall by April to End Drought, Experts SayWorld

England Needs Significant Rainfall by April to End Drought, Experts Say

By Islam El-Sakka Despite heavy rain from storms Austen and Boelo, large parts of England remain officially in...

Voters Face 140+ Ballot Measures in 2026 MidtermsWorld

Voters Face 140+ Ballot Measures in 2026 Midterms

By Salma El-Sakka Voters in the 2026 midterm elections will decide on more than 140 statewide ballot measures,...

Trump Uses Transphobic Slur Against Rival at RallyWorld

Trump Uses Transphobic Slur Against Rival at Rally

By Basant El-Faramawy Former President Donald Trump opened a rally by commenting on another man's appearance a...

Sylvia Earle Urges End to Antarctic Krill Fishing as Nations Debate QuotaWorld

Sylvia Earle Urges End to Antarctic Krill Fishing as Nations Debate Quota

By Basant El-Faramawy Renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle is calling for a complete halt to krill fishing near...

Mason-Dixon Line map sells for $950,000 at auctionWorld

Mason-Dixon Line map sells for $950,000 at auction

By Sohaib Shams A hand-drawn map depicting the Mason-Dixon Line sold Thursday for $950,000 at Brunk Auctions i...

Netanyahu Accused of Smear Tactics After Israeli Election LossWorld

Netanyahu Accused of Smear Tactics After Israeli Election Loss

By Salma El-Sakka Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of deploying smear tactics to ret...

Pentagon Suspects Hackers Caused Freezer Malfunctions at Military BasesWorld

Pentagon Suspects Hackers Caused Freezer Malfunctions at Military Bases

By Ahmed Abdelsalam The Pentagon suspects hackers may be behind a series of freezer malfunctions that spoiled ...

Trial Date Set for Man Charged in White House Correspondents' Dinner AttackWorld

Trial Date Set for Man Charged in White House Correspondents' Dinner Attack

By Karim Hammam A federal judge on Thursday scheduled a September 2027 trial for Cole Tomas Allen, the man cha...

Nearly 53,000 Offenders Recalled to Prison in England and WalesWorld

Nearly 53,000 Offenders Recalled to Prison in England and Wales

By Basant El-Faramawy Almost 53,000 offenders have been recalled to prison in England and Wales, marking a rec...

Trump Defends Vivek Ramaswamy Over Controversial AdWorld

Trump Defends Vivek Ramaswamy Over Controversial Ad

By Sohaib Shams Former President Donald Trump has again voiced support for Republican presidential candidate V...

Met Police refers itself to watchdog over handling of Thomas Markle allegationsWorld

Met Police refers itself to watchdog over handling of Thomas Markle allegations

By Fatma Younis The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC...

Trump Staffer Linda McMahon Seeks $43,000 for Office Furniture Amid Agency ClosureWorld

Trump Staffer Linda McMahon Seeks $43,000 for Office Furniture Amid Agency Closure

By Basant El-Faramawy Linda McMahon, a staffer in the Trump administration, is requesting $43,000 to furnish h...

Spanish Long Jumper Julieta Gallego Among 69 Dead in Toledo Train CrashWorld

Spanish Long Jumper Julieta Gallego Among 69 Dead in Toledo Train Crash

By Fatma Younis Spanish long jumper Julieta Gallego was among at least 69 people killed when two high-speed tr...

King Charles III Dances at Bahamas Junkanoo Parade During Caribbean TourWorld

King Charles III Dances at Bahamas Junkanoo Parade During Caribbean Tour

By Islam El-Sakka King Charles III joined a Junkanoo parade in Nassau on Wednesday, setting aside royal formal...

Super El Niño Could Cause 870,000 Deaths, Scientists WarnWorld

Super El Niño Could Cause 870,000 Deaths, Scientists Warn

By Fatma Younis Climate scientists have warned that a super El Niño event could kill approximately 870,000 peo...

FBI Agents Fear Trump Team May Order Seizure of Voting MachinesWorld

FBI Agents Fear Trump Team May Order Seizure of Voting Machines

By Ahmed Abdelsalam FBI agents are reportedly concerned that allies of former President Donald Trump could dir...

Cornell Faculty Advance No-Confidence Vote Over Gang-Rape Case HandlingWorld

Cornell Faculty Advance No-Confidence Vote Over Gang-Rape Case Handling

By Fatma Younis Cornell University faculty are moving forward with a no-confidence vote against campus leaders...

Flávio Bolsonaro Calls Himself 'Leader of Brazil' After Election LossWorld

Flávio Bolsonaro Calls Himself 'Leader of Brazil' After Election Loss

By Fatma Younis The defeated candidate in Brazil's presidential election, Flávio Bolsonaro, has referred to hi...

Hong Kong Leader Apologizes for Deadly Fire, Housing Secretary ResignsWorld

Hong Kong Leader Apologizes for Deadly Fire, Housing Secretary Resigns

By Islam El-Sakka Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee issued a rare public apology on Thursday for a residentia...

Trump Administration Claims DC Arch Would Be Military Drone Defense BaseWorld

Trump Administration Claims DC Arch Would Be Military Drone Defense Base

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Top officials from the Trump administration have told a federal court that a proposed 250-...

Indonesians describe haze impact on livelihoodsWorld

Indonesians describe haze impact on livelihoods

By Islam El-Sakka Indonesians are sharing how persistent haze conditions are affecting their livelihoods, high...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Targeted by Chinese Spy, Report SaysWorld

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Targeted by Chinese Spy, Report Says

By Basant El-Faramawy US intelligence agencies believe Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has been targeted b...