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Iceland Vote Snubs EU Ambitions for Good
Iceland has voted against resuming European Union membership talks, with 52.5% rejecting the government's central foreign policy ambition and prioritizing natio
Ontario Deploys Billboard To Troll Trump 'Lake America' Order
Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a defiant 'Lake Ontario' shoreline billboard, a direct political performance mocking Trump's 'Lake America' order amid a bitt
Milo Yiannopoulos Deported Three Days After ICE Arrest
Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was deported from the U.S. to the U.K. within three days of his arrest by ICE, a rapid enforcement of his 2019 visa ove
Langtang Glacier Collapse Triggered a Magnitude 5.2 'Quake'
A catastrophic flash flood that killed at least 469 people on the Nepal-Tibet border was caused by the total collapse of the Langtang Lirung glacier, an event t
Russian Strike Kills 37 at Crowded Kyiv Arsenal
A Russian missile strike on a Kyiv warehouse storing weapons killed at least 37 people, a brutal example of Moscow's strategy to cripple Ukrainian logistics and
CIA Chief Warns Russia Against NATO Attack in Moscow
The CIA director made a secret trip to Moscow to personally warn Russia against any attack on NATO members, a private confrontation the Kremlin publicly dismiss
Infamous Genocidal Commander Mladić Dies in UN Custody
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić has died in a UN detention unit, finalizing his legal sentence while ensuring the bitter conflict over his geno
Greenland Withholds Verdict On Denmark's Forced Fertility Drive
Greenland says two conflicting reports can't conclude if Denmark's forced IUD campaign against Inuit women was genocide, leaving thousands without a formal reck
Mayor Cancels Wedding Day For National Mourning Of King
Oslo's mayor cancelled her wedding on the day it was scheduled, shifting from bride to mourner as the country entered official mourning after King Harald V's de
China Warns of Himalayan Dam Collapse Within Days
A 2.5 million cubic meter barrier lake formed by a landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border is at high risk of bursting, threatening a second catastrophic flood an
Norway's Beloved 'People's King' Dies at 89
King Harald V of Norway, who redefined the monarchy as a modern, unifying force, has died at 89, leaving the institution's future in doubt as public support plu
Florida Misused Sick Kids' Medicaid Cash To Fight Weed
A Florida grand jury concluded the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million from a Medicaid settlement, diverting money meant for sick children into