Atlanta-based Marine Corps vet uses experience to train Ukrainians fighting Russian invasion

An Atlanta Marine Corps veteran and entrepreneur is doing what he can to help fight Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He’s training a handful of civilians in military combat.

Iceland government warns tourists to avoid lava-spewing volcano

Authorities in Iceland have warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is spewing lava and noxious gases from a fissure in the country’s southwest.

At least 5 killed after helicopter carrying foreign tourists crashes near Mount Everest

Officials said rescuers recovered the bodies of five people and were searching for the sixth. The helicopter was returning to the capital, Kathmandu, on Tuesday morning after bringing the tourists on a sightseeing trip.

Biden, King Charles III focus on climate change in Windsor Castle meeting

President Joe Biden and King Charles III participated in a climate-focused roundtable with officials from the financial and philanthropic sectors.

Chinese cities open air raid shelters for relief amid deadly heat wave

Cities across China opened their air raid shelters to offer residents relief from the heat Friday as unusually high temperatures across parts of the country started claiming lives.

Toxic gas leak in South Africa kills 16, including 3 children, authorities say

South African police say at least 16 people, including three children, have died from a leak of a toxic nitrate gas that was being used by illegal miners to process gold.

Video shows Russian fighter jets harassing American drones over Syria

Russian fighter jets flew dangerously close to several U.S. drone aircraft over Syria on Wednesday, setting off flares and forcing the MQ-9 Reapers to take evasive maneuvers, the Air Force said.

Israel ends West Bank raid after 12 Palestinians killed

Israel withdrew troops from a West Bank militant stronghold Wednesday, but warned that its most intense military operation in the occupied territory in nearly two decades could be repeated.

Victoria Amelina, award-winning Ukrainian writer, dies after Russian missile attack

The PEN America rights group says award-winning Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina has died from her injuries suffered after a Russian missile attack on a popular restaurant last week.

Polish boy, 7, falls from ferry to his death, mother also dies trying to save him

Polish police say a 7-year-old child who fell overboard from a passenger ferry in the Baltic Sea and his mother, who jumped into the water after him, are both dead.

MP Motorsport driver Dilano van ‘t Hoff dies after crash at race in Belgium

MP Motorsport driver Dilano van ‘t Hoff, 18, died Saturday after a crash at the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine in Belgium, his team said in a statement.