Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei confirmed First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as interim head of the country’s executive branch following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials were confirmed dead on
A 10-year-old Australian boy remained in a coma Friday following a collision earlier this week between two helicopters that killed four people, including the boy’s mother. Another boy, age 9, who was hospitalized in critical condition after the crash, awoke Thursday after
Viral videos posted online show rhinos aggressively chasing visitors in India safari parks as the drivers do their best to outrace the beasts. In the first video, filmed on Dec. 30, 2022, a rhino in the Manas National Park in Assam, India
Dozens of Christian graves were found defaced and toppled at a historic cemetery in Jerusalem and Israeli police say they have arrested two people related to the crime. Police officers were sent to the Protestant cemetery on Jerusalem’s Mount Zion to investigate
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Friday that he believes a war with China over Taiwan can be avoided even as tensions over the island remain high. Tense relations with China peaked in August 2022 after then-Speaker of the House
The state of Sinaloa, Mexico is being hit with a wave of violence, officials say, following the arrest of the son of jailed drug cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán in the days leading up to President Biden’s visit to the country. Sinaloa state
A Beijing hospital has run out of beds, forcing patients to rest on stretchers or lay on the hallway floors as COVID-19 infections run rampant in the country and stretch thin the public health sectors’ resources. “We have no beds, we have
Officials in Taiwan say that 17 Chinese military aircraft along with three ships entered an area close to the island on Friday morning local time amid an increase in tension. The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense said the aircraft and ships were
A Mexican cartel leader was killed in a shootout with police early Thursday, days after a violent escape from prison, according to reports. Intelligence forces tracked down Ernesto Alfredo Pinon de la Cruz – known as “El Neto” – in the border
The son of notorious Mexican drug cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán was nabbed Thursday after a six-month interagency investigation, Mexican authorities confirmed. During an afternoon press conference, Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Guzmán’s son – whom he only identified as
Hong Kong will end a year-long ban on importing hamsters as the region unwinds its strict COVID-19 policies. “Our staff will arrange to collect samples from hamsters and other small mammals for COVID-19 testing,” a spokesperson for the city’s Agriculture, Fisheries and