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Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Maria A. Olvera Tristán via U.S Navy (WASHINGTON) — U.S. military officials released two handout photos of the evacuation of the U.S. embassy staff from Sudan, marking the first official view of evacuees landing at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti. The photos, taken by Navy and Air Force photographers, show staffers […]

(WASHINGTON) — After intense negotiations, the Sudanese Armed Forces & Rapid Support Forces had agreed to implement a 72-hour cease-fire across the country beginning at midnight Monday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Monday afternoon in Washington. Blinken added that the U.S. would “coordinate with regional and international partners, and Sudanese civilian […]

(LONDON) — Fighting in Sudan between forces loyal to two rival generals has triggered a mass exodus of foreigners, while locals struggle to escape. A number of countries — including the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan, Italy, Germany, France and Canada — airlifted and evacuated diplomats, embassy staff and others […]

(KOSTYANTYNIVKA, UKRAINE) — Alina Ivanchenko and her 9-year-old daughter, Zlata, waited as long as they could before leaving the city of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine. Preparing to leave the relative safety of the central city of Dnipro along with a dozen other locals, the overriding emotion is bittersweet. “We were postponing till the last minute,” […]

(KHARTOUM, Sudan) — Under pitch black conditions and amid fighting, U.S. military forces swooped into war-torn Sudan in two Chinook helicopters and evacuated the American embassy in a “fast and clean” operation, military officials said late Saturday evening. President Joe Biden confirmed the evacuation of U.S. government personnel from Khartoum under his orders and said […]

(NEW YORK) — Just over two weeks before Camilla, the queen consort is crowned alongside her husband King Charles III at the coronation, one of her children is speaking out. Tom Parker Bowles, the eldest of Camilla’s two children, said that he is keeping perspective even as his mom ascends to the throne alongside Charles. […]

(LONDON) — Members of Britain’s royal family are honoring the late Queen Elizabeth II on what would have been her 97th birthday. Prince William and Kate, the princess of Wales, shared a photo on social media of the queen posing with 10 of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The photo was taken by Kate last summer […]

Wildlife Conservation Society/Government of Chad (LONDON) — A lion has been spotted in Chad’s Sena Oura National Park for the first time in almost two decades. A team of conservationists from the Chadian government and the New York City-based nonprofit Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) released an image on Thursday showing what they described as “a […]

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (TORONTO) — Authorities are looking for about $14.77 million (20 million Canadian dollars) worth of gold and other high-value goods that were stolen from a holding cargo facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport, according to police. A “high-value container” was stolen from a holding cargo facility after it was taken off a […]

(NEW YORK) — High in the hills of the San Juan Tlacotenco Forest, the worth of water is revealed as nearby villagers make the arduous journey to the Zacasonapan Spring. For generations, the pilgrimage has been a regular tradition for many who live in the area and rely on the natural water source for survival. […]