China's conducted spy balloon program for years, Pentagon says

The Navy and Coast Guard are still working to recover pieces of the downed Chinese balloon so they can be analyzed.

'Strong indication' Putin provided missile that downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine

An investigation team said they had insufficient evidence to launch new prosecutions and suspended their probe into the shooting down of the plane that killed all 298 people aboard in 2014. Russia has denied any involvement in the downing of the flight.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brings daughter to visit troops

State media’s lofty description of Kim’s daughter, who has been called "respected" and "beloved," has inspired debate on whether she’s being primed as her father’s successor.

Race to find survivors as earthquake toll tops 7,000

Rescuers are hoping to pull survivors from the rubble before they succumb to the cold two days after an earthquake tore through southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria.

Former UK officer, exposed as serial rapist, sentenced to life

Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick, 48, admitted last month he was a serial rapist in what prosecutors described as one of the most shocking cases involving a serving police officer

Wreckage, rescue and hope in Turkey's earthquake epicenter

Crowds gathered at wreckage sites throughout Turkey, vapor showing the air as people breathed in and out in anticipation of reaching more survivors of Monday's magnitude-7.8 earthquake.

Crowd cheers as Syrian children pulled from rubble
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Multiple children were found alive and pulled from a pile of rubble in Bisnia, Syria, even as the country?s death toll from catastrophic earthquakes surpassed 7,000 on Tuesday. Footage captured by Karam Kellieh shows a large crowd cheering as authorities rescued several people, including children, from debris.

Supercut video of kids being rescued after earthquake
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It may be tough to watch, but amid the devastation in Turkey and Syria, rescuers are busy risking their own lives to dig victims from the rubble, including many children.

BP reports profits doubled to $27.7 billion

BP said Tuesday that underlying replacement cost profit jumped to $27.7 billion in 2022 from $12.8 billion a year earlier. The company also announced plans to buy back $2.75 billion of stock from shareholders.

Here’s a look at the world’s deadliest earthquakes since 2000

A devastating earthquake that impacted Turkey and Syria and killed thousands is the latest to wreak havoc globally. One of the worst since 2000 was an earthquake in Haiti, which left more than 300,000 people dead in 2010.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un missing ahead of mass military parade

North Korea’s capital Pyongyang is expected to hold mass military parades this week but the country’s leader Kim Jong Un hasn’t been seen in public for more than a month.

Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, killing more than 4,000

Rescuers in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria are searching through the frigid night, hoping to pull more survivors from the rubble.

Drone footage shows earthquake damage in Syria's Idlib
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Drone footage shows some of the damage in Idlib after a powerful earthquake struck southeast Turkey, near the Syrian border, on Feb. 6, 2023. Credit: Syria Civil Defence via Storyful

Rescuers pull child from rubble in Syria after deadly earthquake
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Warning: Distressing content. Video from the Syria Civil Defence shows a child being pulled from the rubble of a building described by the group as in Souran, in northern Aleppo, on Feb. 6, 2023, after a powerful earthquake. (Credit: Syrian Civil Defence via Storyful)

7.8 magnitude earthquake hits southeast Turkey, Syria
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The powerball earthquake toppled hundreds of buildings and killed more than 1,500 people on Feb. 6, 2023, in areas of Turkey and Syria.

Building reduced to rubble by deadly earthquake in Turkey
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A powerful earthquake hit southern Turkey and Syria in the early hours of Feb. 6, 2023. Footage sent to Storyful by Ahmet Aslan shows the aftermath of an apartment building collapse in Sanliurfa. Credit: Ahmet Aslan via Storyful

Chile wildfires: Death toll rises amid record-breaking heat wave

At least 22 people have died in connection to the fires and 554 have been injured, including 16 in serious condition, according to Interior Minister Carolina Tohá.