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A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia, collapsing buildings in major cities including Cali and Pereira. Authorities reported dozens of fatalities and…
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement on August 7, 2026, establishing a collective deterrence framework where an…
Ukrainian long-range drones struck a major logistics warehouse belonging to retail giant Wildberries in Yekaterinburg, igniting a roof fire and prompting the…
An independent report released at the Interlochen Center for the Arts details roughly 70 allegations of sexual abuse by nearly 50 adults…
Russia slashed its seaborne petroleum product exports by a third in July amid Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure and domestic export restrictions,…
Energy markets faced renewed upward pressure as traders reacted to ongoing navigational ambiguity in one of the world's most critical petroleum transit…
British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Saturday as the out-of-control Bald Range wildfire nearly doubled in size to 9,500 hectares.…
A 5-month-old infant and a 27-year-old woman died late Saturday night when a 22-foot power boat overturned near Liberty Island in New…
A 41-year-old man was hospitalized following a violent street assault on Coogee Bay Road in Sydney’s east late Saturday night. Captured on…
As hints of a relaunch emerge, fans and creators are expressing a desire for a revived MySpace focused on personal expression, raw…
A car bomb detonated Saturday at a toll plaza on the Pan-American Highway in southwestern Colombia, injuring two guards. Colombia entered a…
British Columbia authorities declared a provincial state of emergency as wildfires burned across western Canada. The blazes forced thousands of residents to…