Israel declares Gaza City a combat zone, says bodies of 2 hostages recovered as it expands the war

Israel’s military said Friday that it had launched the “initial stages” of a planned offensive to seize Gaza City, declaring the Palestinian territory’s biggest population center a “dangerous combat zone.”…

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F-16 jet crashes while practicing for air show in Poland, killing pilot

An F-16 pilot was killed Thursday when his jet crashed during preparations for an air show in central Poland, a government spokesperson said. Spokesperson Adam Szłapka confirmed the death in…

Crews battling wildfire in English countryside face added risk of hidden WWII-era bombs exploding

North Yorkshire, England — The already-risky work of fire crews battling a wildfire in England’s North York Moors National Park has been made all the more dangerous by World War II-era…

Massive Russian attack on Ukraine’s capital leaves several dead and dozens wounded, officials say

Kyiv, Ukraine — A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital early Thursday, including a rare strike in the center of the city, killed at least ten people…

Denmark summons U.S. envoy over report people linked to Trump trying to foment dissent in Greenland

Copenhagen, Denmark — Denmark’s foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national public broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with…

Plea scrawled in blood on a pillow saves Chinese woman trapped in locked room for 30 hours

Shanghai — A Chinese woman trapped in a locked room for 30 hours was finally rescued after she flung a pillow bearing a message written in her own blood out…

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack reportedly changes Lebanon plans amid backlash over “insulting remarks” to journalists

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack canceled a planned visit to southern cities in Lebanon Wednesday, Lebanon’s National News Agency said, amid a backlash over…

Smiling miniature figurine thought to be first Viking “portrait” unveiled in Denmark

Denmark’s National Museum has unveiled what it described as the first “portrait” of a Viking: a miniature 10th-century figurine depicting a man with an imperial moustache, braided beard and neatly-groomed…