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2 dead after BASE jumping accident in Utah canyon, including extreme athlete – National
A weekend BASE jumping accident in a Utah canyon killed two people, one of them a daredevil athlete best known…
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12 dead after Missouri skydiving plane crashes, authorities say – National
A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers on a skydiving outing crashed into a Missouri field in flames on…
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What We Know About the Fatal Crash of a Skydiving Plane in Missouri
Federal investigators arrived Monday in Butler, Mo., hoping to learn what caused a skydiving plane to crash shortly after takeoff…
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WHO and Brazil urge world leaders to finalise Pandemic Agreement to prevent future global health crises
Penned by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the message underscored a shared global…
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Ukraine: Latest Russian attack kills civilians, damages cultural landmark
The Russian strikes damaged homes, schools and other civilian buildings in Ukraine’s two most populous cities, including the grounds of…
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Sudan civilians trapped by fear, disappearance and detention: rights experts
Both sides in the conflict – the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), along with allied groups – are increasingly trying…
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WHO commends Uganda’s Ebola response, urges vigilance and regional cooperation
The outbreak, confirmed in both the DRC and Uganda in May, is caused by the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, for which there…
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World News in Brief: Risky return home in Lebanon, displacement in Gaza, emergency funding for Somalia
Few concrete details have emerged about the deal to end the conflict that erupted at the end of February, with impacts across the Middle…
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Triple climate threats affect nearly half the world’s children
About 1.1 billion children now face at least three overlapping climate hazards, threatening their health, education and survival, according to…
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While world waits for details on Iran-US accord, UN calls for Hormuz aid corridor
At the Human Rights Council in Geneva, deputy UN rights chief Awa Dabo stressed how disruption to shipping in the…
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