Pope Francis arrives in Istanbul as part of an effort to forge closer ties between the ancient western and eastern wings of Christianity. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
Russia said on Thursday that Western claims that it was cooperating militarily with North Korea were inaccurate and said its relationship with Pyongyang was neither directed against third countries nor threatening to the security of the region. Reuters on April 25 reported from Washington that China was providing moorage for a U.S.-sanctioned Russian cargo ship implicated in North Korean arms transfers to Russia, according to satellite images obtained by Reuters from Britain's Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). The ship had conducted at least 11 deliveries between the North Korean port of Rajin and Russian ports from August 2023, according to RUSI, which has been tracking its movements as part of a project to use open source data to monitor North Korea's sanctions evasion networks.
Scientists have observed an orangutan applying medicinal herbs to a face wound in an apparently successful attempt to heal an injury, the first time such behaviour has been recorded.Orangutans are known to learn skills from each other through observation, but the scientists said they had no record of similar behaviour in 21 years and 28,000 observation hours in the area.
US antitrust authorities cleared ExxonMobil's acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources under the condition that the shale producer's former CEO be barred from the company's board, regulators announced Thursday.In October, ExxonMobil announced the acquisition of the fellow Texas-based Pioneer for about $60 billion in a big bet on the Permian Basin, a key US shale region.
Housing is at a premium and so is parking in the Netherlands, but a parking space put up for sale this week for almost half-a-million euros -- more than the average home price -- has raised eyebrows. It noted that hundreds of parking spaces were on sale in the Netherlands "but this specific price has... raised eyebrows."
President Joe Biden broke his virtual silence Thursday on the nationwide Gaza campus protests, saying the United States was not authoritarian but insisting "order must prevail."The US president also said the protests could not be allowed to disrupt classes and graduations for thousands of students at campuses across the United States.
An alumni relations crisis and a crime-fighting mayor eager to quell unrest helped set the stage for more arrests at Columbia University.
President Biden condemned violence and destruction on college campuses while defending the right for pro-Palestinian protesters to demonstrate.
A mass fish die-off in a reservoir in southern Vietnam’s Dong Nai province has shone a new light on soaring temperatures in Southeast Asia.
Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would ban discrimination based on a person’s hairstyle or hair texture, marking the latest attempt in Congress to pass a federal CROWN ACT.
The president rejected the idea that the National Guard should be called in to quell some of the demonstrations at campuses across the country.
Will the nation's highest court take on the Keystone's State election case?
President Joe Biden on Thursday expanded two national monuments in California following calls from tribal nations, Indigenous community leaders and others for the permanent protection of nearly 120,000 acres (48,562 hectares) of important cultural and environmental land. The designations play a role in federal and state goals to conserve 30% of public lands by 2030, a move aimed at honoring tribal heritage and addressing climate change, the White House said in a news release. Republicans have opposed some of Biden's previous protection measures, alleging he exceeded his legal authority.
President Andrzej Duda has submitted to parliament a draft bill aimed at increasing Poland's defence readiness, citing new forms of threat from Russia, the National Security Bureau (BBN) said on Thursday. Under the proposal, the general and operational military commands would be combined into a joint body in the NATO and European Union member state. The draft also envisages new permanent defence plans ensuring the army's ability to respond to sudden threats immediately, and aims to boost the flow of information and coordination between Poland's civilian and military authorities.
The Venezuelan government is aiming to make up for the return of U.S. oil sanctions by raising tax revenues so it can increase spending on public workers and secure their support in July's elections, public and private sector sources said. Washington reimposed broad oil sanctions in April in response to what it said was President Nicolas Maduro's failure to meet electoral commitments inked last year with the opposition. The renewed restrictions mean companies must seek individual licenses from the U.S. to operate in Venezuela, slowing efforts to increase crude production and hitting government coffers ahead of the July 28 contest, where Maduro is seeking his third re-election.
Former President Donald Trump wouldn’t commit to accepting the 2024 presidential election results — echoing comments he made during the 2020 election campaign.
Apple will extend a newly introduced core technology fee to iPadOS apps downloaded on its App Store after the operating system for iPads was added to a list of key services subject to EU tech rules, the iPhone maker said on Thursday. Apple in March announced a core technology fee (CTF) of 50 euro cents per user account per year for major app developers even if they do not use any of its payment services or its App Store, with the first 1 million user accounts exempted from the fee. The CTF is part of a set of new charges linked to changes to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) which requires Apple to open up its closed ecosystem by allowing apps developers to distribute their iPhone apps directly to consumers instead of through its App Store, among other obligations.
A wounded orangutan was seen self-medicating with a plant known to relieve pain. It's the first time an animal has been observed applying medicine to a skin injury.
CNN is tracking where arrests have been made in a wave of pro-Palestinian campus protests rippling across US universities.
An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday. Scientists observed Rakus pluck and chew up leaves of a medicinal plant used by people throughout Southeast Asia to treat pain and inflammation. The adult male orangutan then used his fingers to apply the plant juices to an injury on the right cheek.
At a Ukrainian power plant repeatedly hit by Russian aerial attacks, equipment department chief Oleh has a one-word answer when asked what Ukraine’s battered energy industry needs most: “Patriot.” Ukrainian energy workers are struggling to repair the damage from intensifying airstrikes aimed at pulverizing Ukraine’s energy grid, hobbling the economy and sapping the public’s morale. Staff worry they will lose the race to prepare for winter unless allies come up with air-defense systems like the U.S.-made Patriots to stop Russian attacks inflicting more destruction on already damaged plants.
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