Mass grave with 1,000 skeletons found in Germany
Archaeologists say they have discovered what may be the largest mass grave ever excavated in Europe at a site in southern Germany. Roughly 1,000 skeletons of plague victims have so…
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Confusion persists over when the Princess of Wales will appear in public again
Speculation over when Catherine, Princess of Wales will return to official royal duties continues this week after expectations were raised by an unlikely source: the British Army. The UK Ministry…
Newborns die of hunger and mothers struggle to feed their children as Israel’s siege condemns Gazans to starvation
Anwar Abdul Nabi perches on the edge of a bed at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. Her eyes are sunken with grief. The young mother tenderly holds the fingers of…
World’s largest hunger crisis looms in Sudan, UN warns, as humanitarian response hits ‘breaking point’
The war in Sudan is “triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis,” with more than 25 million people “trapped in a spiral” of food insecurity, a United Nations agency has warned.…
Oldest ‘dead’ galaxy spied by Webb may cause astronomers to revise their understanding of the early universe
Astronomers have spotted the oldest “dead” galaxy ever observed while studying the cosmos with the James Webb Space Telescope, and it’s one of the deepest views into the distant universe…
No space left for bodies, says gravedigger who’s overseen half of Gaza’s burials
Saadi Baraka wakes at dawn and works until dusk, digging on his knees in the dirt as he tries to bury Gaza’s dead with dignity in a cemetery he says…
Israeli forces fired at Palestinians waiting for aid in northern Gaza, eyewitnesses say
The shooting took place at the Kuwait Roundabout on Rasheed Street in Gaza City shortly before midnight, said one eyewitness, who had traveled there to try to get flour. The…
Maldives signs China military pact in further shift away from India
Maldives on Tuesday said China will provide it with “military assistance,” in the latest sign that the Indian Ocean archipelago’s pro-China shift is well under way following the election of President Mohamed…
What it’s like on board an outnumbered Philippine ship facing down China’s push to dominate the South China Sea
As dawn slowly broke on the horizon, a large fleet of Chinese vessels came into view from the deck of a Philippine Coast Guard ship as it entered the contested…
How the 2024 total solar eclipse will differ from 2017
When a total solar eclipse creates a spectacle in the skies over Mexico and North America on April 8, it will mark the first time such an event has occurred…