A magical encounter in northern Finland blends ancient folklore, swirling auroras and an unexpectedly curious fox.

Environmental experts are warning that the U.S. push to revamp and boost Venezuela’s vast oil reserves could worsen decades of ecological damage and increase planet-warming pollution in a country already struggling with the legacy of a long-declining petroleum industry. The warnings come as Washington has intensified pressure on Venezuela following the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro last weekend. Since then, the United States has moved to assert control over Venezuelan oil exports,

In southern Nepal, tigers, leopards, and rhinos are more dangerous than avalanches and altitude sickness are in the high Himalaya.

The recall affects nearly 50 countries across the globe. The infant formula was recalled after it may have been contaminated with a toxin.

Nearly half a million people had their power cut on Friday as a strong storm unleashed winds over 130 mph in France and the United Kingdom.

Latvia will seek an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council in response to Russia’s latest heavy attacks on Ukraine, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže said on Friday. Russia earlier carried out renewed large-scale airstrikes on Ukraine and said it had, for the second time since the start of the war, used its nuclear-capable Oreshnik intermediate-range missile in stike on the western city of Lviv, not far from the border with Poland.

The Venezuelan government has released just nine prisoners following an announcement by the authorities in Caracas that a large number of political prisoners would be freed, the Foro Penal human rights organization said on Friday. Foro Penal said the number released represented around 1% of the 800 it believes are being held in Venezuela's prisons.

Iran’s growing reliance on cryptocurrency in 2025 exposed how digital assets now power sanctions evasion and militant networks.

Making sense of the various rationales going around — including drugs, democracy and the "Donroe Doctrine."

A series of mild eruptions at the most active volcano in the Philippines has prompted the evacuation of nearly 3,000 villagers from a danger zone on its foothills, officials said Wednesday. Authorities raised the 5-step alert around Mayon Volcano in the northeastern province of Albay to level 3 on Tuesday after detecting intermittent rockfalls, some as big as cars, from its peak crater in recent days along with deadly pyroclastic flows — a fast-moving avalanche of super-hot rock fragments, ash

An almost complete battle trumpet dating back around 2,000 years to the Iron Age has been unearthed by in England.

Melting ice, thawing permafrost and crumbling fjord walls are just a few of the risks climate change poses for those living and working in Greenland.

Former President Jair Bolsonaro was granted a brief leave Wednesday from his 27-year prison sentence for a coup attempt so that he could undergo medical tests at a hospital in the capital after he fell from his bed. Police escorted the 70-year-old Bolsonaro from the federal police's headquarters in Brasilia to the nearby DF Star hospital where he arrived at around midday for three brain tests. At around 4:30 p.m. local time (1930 GMT), Bolsonaro's wife Michelle said on Instagram that the exams

Israel says Volker Türk's office makes "absurd" accusations in a report that details what the UN calls "systemic discrimination" against Palestinians.

A new think tank report posits that "even extensive efforts to reduce collateral damage can lead to a loss of diplomatic support if the information environment is not actively managed. " A key lesson of the Gaza war is that “even extensive efforts to reduce collateral damage can lead to a loss of diplomatic support if the information environment is not actively managed,” according to a think tank report.

Jan 7 () - The United Arab Emirates' drug regulator has ​recalled certain Nestle infant formula ‌products after the company recalled specific batches ‌over a potential toxin risk, the state news agency (WAM) reported on Wednesday. The Emirates Drug Establishment said no ⁠illness or ‌adverse events linked to the affected batches have been ‍reported or confirmed, WAM added.

The prime minister toured communities near Israel’s southern border with Egypt with Katz and Ben-Gvir, outlining a multi-year plan to expand settlements and crack down on crime. Israel’s government will launch a national project to “return the Negev to the State of Israel,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a tour of the western Negev on Wednesday.

Hundreds of people gave a fascist salute at a rally in Rome on Wednesday, raising their right arms in what is known in Italy as the "saluto romano," or Roman salute. The gesture, which is punishable under Italian law in certain circumstances, frequently appears at gatherings of neo-fascist groups and supporters of former dictator Benito Mussolini.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on Wednesday that Warsaw was open to the possible deployment of German troops in Poland as part of efforts to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine. German soldiers have been stationed in Poland for years as part of various NATO missions, Sikorski said, adding that the presence of Bundeswehr troops on Polish soil would therefore be nothing new.

New research shows how identity-driven assumptions can turn common ground into conflict.

Tuesday's high-level meeting of the supporter states of Ukraine sends a strong signal of unity, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said. The agreed joint declaration sends a clear message, she wrote after the discussions in Paris.

In November 2024, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that he had won a years-long battle to get authority to build a new high-tech border fence with Jordan to block smuggling. The IDF’s new security fence with Jordan could be completed as early as the start of 2028, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox individuals have demonstrated against their conscription into the Israeli military, according to media reports. Leading rabbis called for the protest in Jerusalem, the Times of Israel reported on Tuesday.

Germany has raised the prospect of a military involvement in securing a potential ceasefire in Ukraine during a meeting of Kiev's allies in Paris. "This could include, for example, us registering forces for Ukraine on neighbouring NATO territory after a ceasefire," Chancellor Friedrich Merz said following the meeting.

Ukraine's supporter states have agreed on contributions to efforts to end the Russian war at a meeting in Paris, a top EU official said on Tuesday evening. "We stand ready to commit to a system of politically and legally binding guarantees that will be activated once a ceasefire enters into force," European Council President António Costa posted on X after the consultations.

He's fighting with Ukraine to overthrow Putin's regime.

Why the two countries are connected — and what could happen next.

France and Malaysia have joined India in condemning Grok for creating sexualized deepfakes of women and minors.

IDF soldiers destroyed a two-kilometer-long terror tunnel in northern Gaza as part of ongoing operations to dismantle Hamas infrastructure, the military said. The IDF destroyed a two-kilometer-long terror tunnel in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, the military confirmed on Sunday.

Schools in "safe and secure areas" will be allowed to reopen after 250 children were taken in November.