5 villagers stuck in a flooded cave for more than a week found alive in Laos, rescuers say
Five villagers stuck in a flooded cave in central Laos for more than a week were found alive, rescuers said Wednesday, but two others are missing.
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Dissident flees China by inflatable boat, hoping it’s 4th time lucky on escape attempts
A Chinese dissident who fled the country aboard an inflatable boat has been detained in South Korea, with rights groups calling for him to be granted asylum after three previous escape attempts saw him returned to China.
Chinese dissident is detained in South Korea after fleeing by inflatable boat
A Chinese dissident who fled the country aboard an inflatable boat has been detained in South Korea, with rights groups calling for him to be granted asylum after three previous escape attempts saw him returned to China.
Hamas’ newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza killed, Israel says
Israel’s military said it killed Mohammad Odeh, Hamas’ newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza, just days after his predecessor was also killed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamim Netanyahu said that Odeh had headed Hamas’ intelligence division at the time of the October 7 terror attacks.
Inside the '911 call center' for Strait of Hormuz oil tankers stuck in crossfire
NBC News' Raf Sanchez brings us an exclusive look at the chaos unfolding in the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran War. He speaks with a crew member who was caught in the crossfire and takes us inside a U.K. agency serving as an emergency call center.
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Gandalf, Picasso and MLK: Cultural references ground Pope Leo’s AI warning
It took a little over a year for Pope Leo XIV to write more than 42,000 words of his first encyclical, which deals with the safeguarding of human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence.
Russia pressures U.S., Ukraine’s allies to flee Kyiv, threatening ‘systematic strikes’
Abandon the Ukrainian capital or risk being hit in a new and intense wave of attacks
‘I’m from Miami,’ but ‘it’s hot’: Rubio talks Hormuz, trade and searing temperatures in India
Summers in New Delhi can be brutal, even for Floridians used to the heat
‘I’m from Miami’ but ‘it’s hot’: Rubio talks Hormuz, trade and searing temperatures in India
Summers in New Delhi can be brutal, even for Floridians used to the heat
‘I’m from Miami’ but ‘it’s hot’: Rubio tours India as temperatures soar past 100 degrees
Summers in New Delhi can be brutal, even for Floridians used to the heat
Starbucks struggles to quell outrage over ‘Tank Day’ campaign that evoked massacre in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — The head of Starbucks in South Korea apologized again Tuesday as the company faces sustained public backlash against a marketing campaign widely perceived as mocking those who died for the country’s pro-democracy movement.
Starbucks struggles to quell outrage over ‘Tank Day’ ad campaign that evoked massacre in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — The head of Starbucks in South Korea apologized again Tuesday as the company faces sustained public backlash against a marketing campaign widely perceived as mocking those who died for the country’s pro-democracy movement.
Rubio tours India’s famed Taj Mahal amid strained trade relations
Secretary of State Marco Rubio toured India’s famed Taj Mahal during a four-day visit at a critical time for U.S.-India relations. After bilateral talks with India’s external affairs minister, Rubio expressed optimism about future trade ties between the two countries, which were strained by President Trump’s tariff policies.
Starbucks faces backlash in South Korea over ‘Tank Day’ campaign
Starbucks is facing backlash in South Korea over a “Tank Day” marketing campaign that evoked the country’s deadly 1980 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. In South Korea, Tank Day commemorates the day the country’s then-military government sent troops and tanks to supress mass rallies for democracy.
Iran accuses U.S. of violating ceasefire and threatens retaliation after new strikes
Iran accused the United States on Tuesday of “a clear violation of the ceasefire” between the two countries after the U.S. launched what it called defensive strikes that threatened to disrupt intensifying talks to end the war
U.S. launches new strikes in southern Iran
The U.S. military struck targets in Iran near the Strait of Hormuz in what a spokesman for the military said Monday were acts of self-defense
U.S. military says it conducted strikes against targets in Iran
The U.S. military struck targets in Iran near the Strait of Hormuz in what a spokesman for the military said Monday were acts of self-defense
U.S. military says it conducted ‘self-defense strikes’ against targets in Iran
The U.S. military struck targets in Iran near the Strait of Hormuz in what a spokesman for the military said Monday were acts of self-defense.Capt.
Spanish government confirms new case of hantavirus
The Spanish government on Monday said it has confirmed a new case of hantavirus connected to the cruise ship MV Hondius, which became the center of an outbreak that killed three people earlier this month
Ebola patients flee in attacks on DR Congo health facilities, hobbling response
Doctors operating on the front lines of the fight against Ebola in Congo are having to deal with attacks on their facilities and fleeing patients.
Ebola patients flee in attacks on Congo health facilities, hobbling response
Doctors operating on the front lines of the fight against Ebola in Congo are having to deal with attacks on their facilities and fleeing patients.
Mexico to host Iran’s World Cup team after U.S. refusal, president says
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday her government agreed to allow the Iranian national football team to stay in Mexico during the World Cup.
China’s Huawei touts chip design breakthrough in bid to defy U.S. sanctions
SHANGHAI — Chinese tech giant Huawei said Monday that it had achieved a breakthrough that would allow it to make cutting-edge chips within five years, touting the news as a significant milestone in Beijing’s effort to circumvent U.S. technology restrictions
Pope Leo warns AI is fueling conflict, urges world to slow advances
Pope Leo XIV has called for AI advances to be slowed and blamed the technology for fueling conflict around the world.
Pope Leo warns AI is fueling conflict, urges world to ‘slow’ advances
Pope Leo XIV has called for AI advances to be slowed down while blaming the technology for fueling conflict around the world.
Allegations of rape on ‘Married at First Sight UK’ rattle the reality-TV industry
Allegations of rape and sexual abuse on the British version of the reality show “Married at First Sight” have rattled the industry and led to threats of tighter regulation
Iran says no deal ‘imminent’ despite progress in talks with U.S.
Iran has warned that an agreement to end the war with the United States was not imminent, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a deal with Tehran was still possible Monday
China controls a metal that’s key for the Iran war, sending the U.S. on a global hunt for more
The United States is burning through weapons stockpiles in Iran, and replacing them will require large amounts of tungsten, a powerful metal whose supply is dominated by China.
Trump says he won't 'rush into' deal to end war with Iran
President Trump said Sunday that he will not “rush into a deal” to end the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, after senior Republican lawmakers warned it could be a “disastrous mistake.” It comes a day after the president said that a potential deal was “largely negotiated.” NBC News’ Raf Sanchez reports.
‘Can’t believe I’m sitting here’: Paraglider escapes death after plane rips through glider
A woman paragliding over the Austrian Alps survived a horrifying mid-air collision after a small plane flew through her glider sending her spiraling out of control thousands of feet in the air.