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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 […]