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Egypt reclaims 3,400-year-old stolen statue of King Ramses II
Hatem Maher, Reuters | Posted April 22 - 7:37 p.m. | Save Story
Egypt welcomed home a 3,400-year-old statue depicting the head of King Ramses II after it was stolen and smuggled out of the country more than three decades ago, the country's antiquities ministry said on Sunday.
Terry Anderson, US journalist held hostage nearly 7 years in Lebanon, dead at 76
Alistair Bell, Reuters | Posted April 21 - 9:57 p.m. | Save Story
Terry Anderson, a U.S. journalist who was held captive by Islamist militants for almost seven years in Lebanon died on Sunday at age 76, his daughter said in a statement.
Russia says US facing humiliation in Ukraine like in Vietnam
Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters | Posted April 21 - 11:01 a.m. | Save Story
Russia said on Sunday U.S. lawmakers' support for $60.84 billion more in aid for Ukraine showed that Washington was wading much deeper into a hybrid war against Moscow that would end in humiliation on a par with the Vietnam or Afghanistan conflicts.
Massive river flooding expected in China's Guangdong, threatening millions
Bernard Orr and Ethan Wang, Reuters | Posted April 21 - 9:11 a.m. | Save Story
Major rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China's Guangdong province are threatening to unleash dangerous floods, forcing the government on Sunday to enact emergency response plans to protect more than 127 million people.
Israel, Iran play down apparent Israeli strike. The muted responses could calm tensions — for now
Josef Federman and Jon Gambrell, Associated Press | Updated April 19 - 4:05 p.m. | Save Story
An apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan. The assault Friday comes in retaliation for Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country.
Iran fires air defense batteries in provinces as sound of explosions heard near Isfahan
Associated Press | Updated April 18 - 9:33 p.m. | Save Story
State media said Iran fired air defense batteries after reporting explosions near the city of Isfahan. It remained unclear if the country was under attack.
US stops UN from recognizing a Palestinian state through membership
Michelle Nichols, Reuters | Updated April 18 - 4:17 p.m. | Save Story
The United States on Thursday effectively stopped the United Nations from recognizing a Palestinian state by casting a veto in the Security Council to deny the Palestinian Authority full membership of the world body.
Woman wheels corpse into Brazil bank to sign for loan
Rodrigo Viga Gaier, Reuters | Posted April 17 - 8:03 p.m. | Save Story
A woman brought a 68-year-old man in a wheelchair into a bank branch and tried to get him to sign for a loan, but he had been dead for hours, Brazilian police said on Wednesday.
Astronomers spot massive 'sleeping giant' black hole less than 2K light-years from Earth
Ashley Strickland, CNN | Posted April 17 - 2:33 p.m. | Save Story
Astronomers have spotted the most massive known stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy after detecting an unusual wobble in space.
Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games
Nicholas Paphitis, Associated Press | Posted April 16 - 8:34 p.m. | Save Story
The flame for the Paris Olympics will be officially lit Tuesday at the birthplace of the ancient games, and will then be carried through Greece for 11 days before being handed over to Paris organizers on April 26.
Tensions rise in Australia after a bishop and priest are wounded in a knife attack in a church
Mark Baker and Rod Mcguirk, Associated Press | Posted April 16 - 6:31 p.m. | Save Story
A teenager has been accused of wounding a Christian bishop and priest during a church service in a second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days, leaving communities on edge, leaders calling for calm and a besieged church urging against retaliation.
Fire destroys Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange dating to 1600s, collapsing its dragon-tail spire
Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press | Updated April 16 - 11:02 a.m. | Save Story
A fire has swept through one of Copenhagen's oldest buildings, causing the collapse of the iconic spire from the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange.
Next stop for the IOC delegation that praised Utah's 2034 Winter Games bid? The French Alps
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 16 - 8:23 a.m. | Save Story
The IOC's Future Host Commission that visited Utah last week heads to France next week to do the same for the proposed 2030 Winter Games venues.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators block traffic into Chicago airport, causing headaches for travelers
Sophia Tareen, Associated Press | Posted April 15 - 4:01 p.m. | Save Story
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked a freeway leading to three Chicago O'Hare International Airport terminals, temporarily stopping vehicle traffic into one of the nation's busiest airports.
Bombing at Afghanistan airport that killed 13 troops — including 1 Utahn — wasn't preventable, report says
Lolita C. Baldor and Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press | Posted April 15 - 11:55 a.m. | Save Story
A new review says the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops — including one from Utah — and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable, and the "bald man in black" spotted by U.S. service members the morning of the attack was not the bomber.
A man is arrested after a stabbing at a church service in Sydney. Police say no lives are in danger
Mark Baker And Rod Mcguirk, Associated Press | Posted April 15 - 8:15 a.m. | Save Story
Police say a man has been arrested after a bishop and three churchgoers were stabbed in Sydney. Police say it occurred during a televised service on Monday.
Officer, bystanders hailed for stopping man who killed 6 at a Sydney mall
Rick Rycroft And Keiran Smith, Associated Press | Posted April 14 - 5:25 p.m. | Save Story
A police officer and several bystanders are being hailed for running "towards danger" to confront the attacker who stabbed and killed six people at a suburban Sydney shopping center.
Iran warns Israel against retaliation; global powers urge restraint
James Mackenzie, Parisa Hafezi and Jeff Mason, Reuters | Posted April 14 - 9:32 a.m. | Save Story
Iran warned Israel and the U.S. on Sunday of a much larger response if there is any retaliation for its mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory overnight, as Israel said "the campaign is not over yet."
