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Comment on this storyCommentA superyacht sank off the southern coast of Italy over the weekend in a spectacular capsizing captured on video and shared on Twitter by the Italian coast guard.The video compilation shows the My Saga, a roughly 130-foot vessel, struggling against the waves before slowly sinking into the water.The yacht was sailing…

5:18 a.m. ET, November 23, 2023 Convoy of aid trucks lines up at Egypt-Gaza border in preparation for truce…

Concern about the potential for a radiation leak at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is persisting. Ukraine’s state energy operator has warned there are “risks of hydrogen leakage and sputtering of radioactive substances” at the Russian-occupied plant. Authorities were distributing iodine tablets to residents who live near the plant in case…

ATHENS, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The head of Greece's intelligence service stepped down on Friday amid increased scrutiny of the agency's surveillance practices including an accusation by an opposition party leader that he was wiretapped in 2021.Panagiotis Kontoleon, chief of the EYP intelligence service, submitted his resignation "following mistaken…

Russian President Vladimir Putin seen at the plenary session during the Saint Petersburg Economic Forum SPIEF 2022, on June 17, 2022 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.Getty ImagesRussian President Vladimir Putin slammed the U.S. and wider West, claiming Tuesday that America wants to drag out the war in Ukraine."The situation in Ukraine shows that the…

US President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference after his meeting with China's President President Xi Jinping in Woodside, California, on Wednesday. Doug Mills/The New York Times/Pool/APUS President Joe Biden accused Hamas of committing a “war crime” for operating what the US and Israel have claimed is a command node under the Al-Shifa…

Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get "5 Things You Need to Know Today" delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.)1. PrimariesThe near-term political fate of Republican Rep. Liz Cheney was decided Tuesday after Wyoming voters ousted her from her House seat. "This primary election is over, but now…

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said "Putin's work schedule will not allow him to take part in the farewell ceremony for Gorbachev on September 3," adding that the Russian President visited the Central Clinical Hospital today to pay his respects to Gorbachev, laying flowers by the coffin.A farewell ceremony for Gorbachev, which will be open to the…

Kyiv, Moscow trade blame for hits on Zaporizhzhia plantUN's Guterres: Any attack on nuclear plant is 'suicidal'Plant in Russian-held region operating normally -MoscowTwo Ukrainian grain ships leave ports, 12 since last weekAug 8 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for international inspectors to be given access…