Scientists discover new dinosaur in Argentina
Paleontologist Rodrigo Alvarez announced the discovery of a new medium-sized herbivorous dinosaur in Argentina that was a fast runner and lived around 90 million years ago in present-day Patagonia.
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Nothing off the table in US response to China overcapacity, Yellen says
The Biden administration is not taking any options off the table to respond to China's excess industrial capacity, which is a top concern for the U.S. and its allies, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters on Thursday (April 25).
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What's behind the pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. universities?
Student protests in the U.S. over the war in Gaza have intensified and expanded over the past week, with a number of encampments now in place at colleges including Columbia, Yale, and New York University. Lucy Ha explains why.
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A look at VIP lounges for wealthy Paris Olympics guests
Olympics' enthusiasts with deep pockets will be offered a variety of services and VIP spaces provided by American company 'On Location,' when the Games kick off this summer.
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Wildlife experts seek cause of mass whale-stranding
Australian wildlife experts were taking measurements and samples from whales that had beached on the shores of Western Australia on Thursday (April 25), looking to determine the cause of the mass stranding event.
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Macron: 'Europe could die' without stronger defenses
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Thursday (April 25) for stronger, more integrated European defenses as he outlined his vision for a more assertive European Union on the global stage. Olivia Chan reports.
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Spain PM suspending duties 'unprecedented' - analyst
Political analyst Miguel Murado explained on Thursday (April 25) that the decision of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to suspend his public duties was ‘unprecedented’ in the country. Sanchez said on Wednesday (April 24) he would step back "for a few days" to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a court launched a business corruption probe into his wife's private dealings.
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NATO’s Stoltenberg flies in Eurofighter on patrol
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg flew aboard a German Air Force Eurofighter on Thursday (April 25) as part of his visit to the Rostock-Laage air base, home to the Luftwaffe’s “Air Squadron 73 S” near the Baltic Sea coast.
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Venice residents protest against payment system
Venice residents on Thursday (April 25) staged a protest against the introduction of a payment system for tourists, aimed to thin the crowds that throng the canals during the peak holiday season. Giovanni Andrea Martini, a member of an opposition group in the Town Hall, said the new ticketed system "regulates nothing" and that the city will still suffer from over-tourism.
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Venice introduces first payment charge for tourists
The Italian city became the first in the world on Thursday (April 25) to introduce a payment system for tourists in an effort to thin the crowds that throng the canals during the peak holiday season. Alice Rizzo has more.
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US's Blinken says committed to stable China relationship
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Shanghai on Thursday (April 25), where he met with business leaders and students and reaffirmed the United States' commitment to a stable relationship with China.
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy meets UK's Jeremy Hunt in Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday (April 25) he met British finance minister Jeremy Hunt in Kyiv and called for sanctions against Russia to be tightened to stop Moscow bypassing them.
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Giuliani among 18 indicted in Arizona election case
Rudy Giuliani, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, is among 18 people charged in Arizona with illegally seeking to claim the state's 2020 electoral votes for the then-U.S. president, in an indictment unsealed on Wednesday (April 25) that names Trump as an unindicted co-conspirator. Diane To reports.
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Portugal celebrates 50 years of democracy
Portugal marked the half century milestone on Thursday (April 25) with a military ceremony in capital Lisbon and street parties expected later on in the day. The country's "Carnation Revolution" saw the toppling of the longest fascist dictatorship in Europe.
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The migrant survivor haunted by his memories
Last summer Senegalese fisherman Birane Mbaye and his friend Omar Seck left Senegal aboard a crowded wooden fishing boat, seeking a better future in the Canary Islands. But the voyage was hit by disaster, and Mbaye returned alone. David Doyle has more.
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Music CEO: TikTok ban a 'blessing in disguise'
The U.S. Senate passed a bill late on Tuesday (April 23) that gives Chinese tech firm ByteDance up to a year to divest TikTok, or the app will be banned altogether. Reuters spoke to JP Morray, the CEO of music management company Interlude Studios, about the effects of the ban on the music industry. Ryan Chang reports.
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Police arrest pro-Palestinians protesters LA campus
Police arrested Pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Southern California on Wednesday evening (April 24) as campus demonstrations in support of Gaza continued to spread around the U.S.
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Pods of whales stranded on Australia's west coast
Four pods of pilot whales were stranded at Toby Inlet, about 236 km (146 miles) south of state capital Perth, the Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions said.
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Pro-Palestinian rally in LA sparks clashes with police
Protesters and police clashed on the campus of the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles during a pro-Palestinian demonstration on Wednesday (April 24).
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Parents say 'stay strong' after seeing son in Hamas hostage video
Parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a young Israeli-American man who has been held captive in Gaza since Hamas' October 7 attack, made a plea to negotiating parties. Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin told their son to "stay strong" after seeing him in a Hamas-released video on Wednesday (April 24).
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Spain's PM Sanchez pauses public duties to 'reflect' on future
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday (April 24) that he will suspend public duties until next week to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a court launched a business corruption probe into his wife's private dealings. Olivia Zollino reports.
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Sky over Athens turns orange under Sahara sandstorm
Eyewitness video from Athens, Greece, showed an orange sky after dust from the Sahara Desert covered the city on Tuesday (April 23).
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Kenya floods force thousands to flee
Raging floods continued to inundate parts of Kenya over the weekend, forcing thousands of families to flee their homes and seek refuge as heavy rains persisted across more than two dozen counties.
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Biden signs Ukraine aid, TikTok ban package
President Joe Biden signed a hard-fought bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dollars of new U.S. aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia, notching a rare bipartisan victory for the president as he seeks reelection and ending months of wrangling with Republicans in Congress. Alex Cohen has more.
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Archeologists unearth pre-Roman burial site in Italy
A pre-Roman necropolis was discovered in southern Italy during excavations for the construction of a future electricity station.
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