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iStock/graphixel(NEW YORK) — This week, Indonesia’s president announced that the capital Jakarta was sinking at an alarming rate — and that the capital needed to be relocated. Jakarta, where former president Barack Obama spent some […]

adam smigielski/iStock(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Venezuela’s opposition leaders on Tuesday announced a new effort with some military backing to oust Nicolas Maduro, the socialist president of the country who has been battling a swell of protests […]

Chris Jackson – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — As she and Prince Harry await the birth of baby Sussex, Meghan is getting support from some high-profile friends and family. Harry’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, visited Meghan at Frogmore Cottage, […]

RollingEarth/iStock(LONDON) — The University of Cambridge announced Tuesday that it will begin a two-year investigative study into the school’s “dark phase of human history” of slavery. The study will look into how Britain’s colonial era […]

pawel.gaul/iStock(HONG KONG) — Thousands took to the streets in Hong Kong to protest against the government’s proposal to change an extradition law, which would allow individuals to be sent to mainland China for trial. The […]

ADG PI Indian Army/Twitter(LONDON) — The Indian army claimed via Twitter to have seen footprints belonging to the “Yeti,” the “elusive snowman” of Nepalese folklore, sparking ridicule on social media. “For the first time, an […]

Joel Carillet/iStock(NEW YORK) — ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared to be featured in a rare new video released Monday – only his second ever – to show he is alive by speaking about the […]

Victoria Jones – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth II skipped the traditional gifts of pottery or lace for an eighth wedding anniversary and instead gave Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, a special honor. Kate […]

Andrew Mepham/iStock(LONDON) — Firefighters in England battled a blaze that broke out in the forest that inspired the Hundred Acre Wood, the setting for the Winnie the Pooh books. Fire crews from several departments worked […]

zudin/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Navy admiral in charge of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay has been fired for an unspecified “loss of confidence in his ability to command.” “Commander, U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Navy […]

Carl Court/Getty Images(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) — Sri Lanka has barred face veils in the wake of the Easter bombings that killed hundreds of people at churches and high-end hotels. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said […]

Franco Origlia/Getty Images(ROME) — Pope Francis donated $500,000 to Mexico-based projects to help migrant communities as media attention fades, the Vatican said Saturday. The funds will be distributed between 27 projects associated with 16 Mexican […]

Barbara Leininger(WASHINGTON) — American Todd Leininger has been released by Venezuela’s government and returned to the United States, his family said Friday. “Over the past five years, all I have hoped and worked for is […]

Solo swimmer/Facebook (NEW YORK) —  A South African swimmer has splashed his way into history by swimming across Lake Malawi during the tropical cyclone Idai, breaking two world records in the process. Martin Hobbs became […]

Carl Court/Getty Images(NEW YORK) —  A shoot-out erupted in eastern Sri Lanka on Friday night between security forces and suspects linked to the string of suicide bombings that has claimed hundreds of lives, according to […]

Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un departed the Russian city of Vladivostok on Friday, a day after a summit with Russia’s president Vladimir Putin. Kim boarded his armored train at […]

STR/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Maria Butina, the Russian national accused of conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government, was sentenced to 18 months of incarceration and deportation to Russia “promptly upon the […]

gynane/iStock(LONDON) — Police in London are asking the public to help identify suspects who reportedly smashed a van through a Tiffany’s storefront, swiped a still-unknown quantity of baubles and escaped on mopeds. The incident, in […]

Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will have a big decision to make once their baby is born: Who the godparents will be for their first-born child. […]

David Tran/iStock(NEW YORK) — European regulators on Thursday said they are investigating whether Facebook violated the European Union’s privacy laws, which are much stricter than those in the U.S. “The Data Protection Commission was notified […]