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World News Roundup: Robberies, Runways & Rising Tensions

This week’s headlines move between pollution, politics, and power plays. After the festival of lights, New Delhi sank into one of its most toxic smog events in years, while South…

Flood in Alaska’s western coast, leaving widespread damage

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World News Roundup: Power, Passports & the Planet

This week’s headlines move between the supernatural and the geopolitical. America drops out of the world’s most powerful passport rankings, China and the U.S. trade fresh accusations over tariffs, and…

U.S. Government shutdown - Travelers queue at airports

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World News Roundup: Shutdowns, Spies & Soaring Gold

This week, travel chaos deepens as the U.S. government shutdown enters its second week, spilling delays across major airports. North of the border, Canada’s prime minister courts Trump in a…

Latest News this Week: Australia’s Lord Howe Island

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World News Roundup: Crises, Convoys & Collisions

This week’s headlines stretch from the Middle East to the Pacific. Greta Thunberg and other activists were detained as Israeli forces intercepted aid ships, while Washington edges toward a government…

Onu building with flags under a blue sky in New York

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World News Roundup: Fault Lines, Flotillas & Frontiers

This week’s headlines span diplomacy, disasters, and discovery. World leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, Italy and Spain deploy navy ships after drone attacks on a…

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World News Roundup: Power Plays, Protests & Vanishing Giants

This week spans extremes of scale; from tiny flecks of matcha whisked in Uji to a 348-foot superyacht seized from a Russian oligarch. China launches an ultra-long-haul “direct” flight with…

Latest News: Uganda’s conservation efforts show how species once lost can return stronger

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World News Roundup: Fires, Fortunes & Frontiers

This week covers a striking mix of crisis and change—from fiery forests in the U.S. to military power plays, political protests, and rare conservation wins. Trump’s bold claims of military…

Latest News this Week: Molten lava arcs skyward from Kīlauea’s summit crater

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World News Roundup: Lava, Leaders, and Lines in the Sand

This week’s headlines travel from diplomatic chess games in the East to volcanic eruptions in the Pacific, with stops in unexpected corners like a near-empty North Korean resort and a…

Scientists argue wasps deserve more credit in the natural world

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World News Roundup: Tradeoffs, Truths & Territorial Disputes

This week’s headlines span technology, geopolitics, misinformation, and science. China’s bullet trains now connect modern metropolises to cities that once formed the heart of ancient dynasties. In Alaska, a U.S.…

Scotland has reported a dramatic rise in whale and dolphin strandings.

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World News Roundup: Fossils, Floods & Shifting Frontiers

This week’s headlines cover energy, weather, science, and spectacle, with stories that stretch from ancient fossils to futuristic theme parks. China buys up discounted Russian oil as India pulls back…