LONDON (AP) — Authorities in Scotland canceled trains, closed parks and warned people to tie down backyard trampolines as a rare summer storm brought potentially destructive winds to northern Britain.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A zoo in Denmark is asking for donations of small pets as food for its predators.
The Aalborg zoo said it is trying to mimic the natural food chain of the animals housed there “for the sake of both animal welfare and…
Plastic pollution is a “grave, growing and under-recognized danger” to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, a report published Monday in the Lancet medical journal said.
The new review of existing evidence, which…
Chechen Leader Kadyrov Appears Thinner After Health Rumors
Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic, appeared in a new video following widespread online rumors claiming he was rescued from a beach incident in Turkey. The…
More than a dozen former senior Israeli security officials issued a joint video message Sunday with a call to end the war in Gaza, arguing that Israel has racked up more losses than victories and that the fighting has dragged on for…
Kremlin Acknowledges Kyiv’s Proposal for Four-Way Presidential Talks
For a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to take place, the necessary expert-level groundwork must…
Russia Reacts to Trump’s ‘Dead Hand’ Ultimatum with Measured Tone
Russia takes nuclear issues seriously and does not wish to engage in rhetorical confrontations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told RBC following US…