Conger Ice Shelf in Antarctica collapses amid record warmth
“I don’t think there has been a shelf collapse like this in East Antarctica since we’ve been able to receive satellite data,” Rob Larter, a marine geophysicist at the British…
Philippine volcano: Authorities evacuate thousands as Taal spews mile-high plume
CNN — A small but restive volcano south of the Philippine capital spewed a 1.5 kilometer (0.9 miles) plume on Saturday, prompting authorities to raise an alert level and evacuate…
China air crash: All 132 people onboard plane reported dead in Monday’s disaster
The Boeing 737 crashed in the mountains in southern China’s Guangxi region Monday afternoon, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). It was en route from the southwestern…
China doesn’t have a Covid exit plan. Two years in, people are fed up and angry
Restricted borders, constant digital tracking, and the potential for mass testing and snap lockdowns whenever a handful of cases appeared were all trade-offs for a comparatively Covid-free life while the…
Ethiopia’s Tigray region say committed to observing humanitarian ceasefire
The government in Addis Ababa declared the cessation of hostilities on Thursday, saying it was to allow aid to flow into Tigray. “The government of Tigray will do everything it…
Jeddah: Smoke plume seen after Houthi attack on Saudi oil facility ahead of Formula 1 race weekend
There have been no casualties so far in the attack, the official told CNN. The Houthis said they used a “large number” of drones to target the facility. The Saudi-led…
Ukrainian crew member who tried to sink Russian oligarch linked yacht: ‘It was my first step for the war with Russia’
But on February 26, with the ship docked on the Spanish island of Mallorca, in the Mediterranean, all that changed. Ostapchuk saw media reports of a Russian missile strike on…
North Korea’s new ICBM: What we know about the missile and Kim Jong Un’s plans
North Korean state media said on Friday that leader Kim Jong Un had directly guided the launch of the weapon, known as the Hwasong-17, its most advanced to date. The…
Flights are taking huge ‘detours’ to avoid Russian air space. Here’s what that means for emissions
In lieu of using Russian airspace, some flights from Europe to Asia are flying south of the country or, in some cases, taking a painfully long reroute over the Arctic.…
North Korea fires first suspected ICBM since 2017
The suspected ICBM flew to an altitude of 6,000 kilometers (3,728 miles) and to a distance of 1,080 kilometers (671 miles) with a flight time of 71 minutes before splashing…