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Boeing's safety culture and manufacturing quality, both at the center of a full-blown crisis following a January mid-air panel blowout, faced scrutiny on Wednesday (April 17) in two U.S. Senate hearings. Angela Johnston has more.

Law enforcement officers broke up a protest at Columbia University on Thursday (April 18), arresting over 100 demonstrators who had occupied a campus lawn in support of the Palestinian people.

Polish President Andrzej Duda discussed Ukraine and the Middle East with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a meeting in New York on Wednesday (April 17) at which the former U.S. president said he was 'behind Poland all the way.'

India's remotest areas on Thursday (April 18) geared up for the world's largest general election on Friday (April 19).

President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for sharply higher U.S. tariffs on Chinese metal products as part of a package of policies aimed at pleasing steelworkers in the swing state of Pennsylvania, at the risk of angering Beijing. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.

Canadian and U.S. authorities said on Wednesday (April 17) six people have been arrested and three more are being sought in connection with what they called the largest gold heist in Canadian history - a cargo of over C$22 million ($16 million) in gold and currency. Ryan Brooks reports.

After surviving an Israeli airstrike in November that killed 17 members of his extended family, 13-year-old Palestinian boy Zein Oroq died on Sunday (April 14) after being struck by an airdrop of aid. Kristy Kilburn reports.

Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives tried repeatedly to repeal an 1864 ban on abortion on Wednesday but failed to get the Republican support they needed against the Civil War-era measure poised to become state law once again. Laila Shahrokhshahi reports.

When an Israeli shell struck Gaza's largest fertility clinic in December, the explosion destroyed more than 4,000 embryos plus 1,000 more specimens of sperm and unfertilized eggs stored there. They were the last hope for hundreds of Palestinian couples facing infertility, and an example of the unseen toll of Israel's assault on Gaza. Lucy Fielder has more.

The University of Southern California canceled Muslim student Asna Tabassum's valedictorian speech this week– citing campus safety concerns and passions around the latest Middle East conflict. In a Wednesday interview with Reuters, Tabassum urged the school to reconsider. Gabe Singer reports.

Climate scientists have warned that a recent heatwave in West Africa, the worst in the region's living memory, is a sign that extreme temperatures could become more frequent. David Doyle has more.

Before and after videos of Denmark's treasured stock exchange show the structure decades ago, covered in snow and captured with film stock. Then, decades later, during the Copenhagen Light Festival with strobe lights streaming from its tower. And finally, the day part of the building was engulfed in flames, and aftermath.

The Ukrainian military says Russia has ramped up its illegal use of riot control agents on the frontline to try to clear trenches as Moscow begins to make bigger advances in the east more than two years since its full-scale invasion. Angela Johnston has more.

The Democratic-majority U.S. Senate on Wednesday dismissed impeachment charges against President Joe Biden's top border official, bringing a swift end to an effort that House of Representatives Republicans launched months ago. Ryan Chang has the details.

The Biden administration said it would not renew a licence that was due to expire early on Thursday (April 18) that had largely eased oil sanctions on Venezuela, as it moves to reimpose punitive measures in response to President Nicolas Maduro's failure to deliver on election promises. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (April 18) called on supporters of Ukraine to maximize their efforts against Russian aggression as he met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on the sidelines of the G7 ministerial meeting in Capri, Italy.

The city's Bondi Westfield shopping center on Thursday (April 18) opened its doors once again for the first time since a man with a knife killed six people on Saturday (April 13) before police shot him. Residents could enter to pay their respects to the victims, with stores remaining closed and a white floral tribute laid out on the second floor.

A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England belongs to a gigantic marine reptile from 202 million years ago that appears to have been among the largest animals ever on Earth. Kristy Kilburn reports.

Indonesian authorities raised the alert level of Sulawesi's Mount Ruang to the highest and issued a tsunami warning after volcanic activities spiked late on Wednesday (April 17), they said in a statement on Thursday (April 18).

A mosque in the northern Indian city of Varanasi is at the center of a dispute between local Hindu and Muslim communities, with one side hoping to build a temple there, and the other side set on preventing the mosque's destruction. As Angela Johnston explains, the case is symbolic of longstanding tensions between both communities as India hosts the world's largest election.

Dubai police rescued a cat from floodwaters on Wednesday (April 17) as the country was hit by a rare torrential storm.

Israel will make its own decisions about how to defend itself, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, as Western countries pleaded for restraint in responding to a volley of attacks from Iran. Zachary Goelman produced this report.

Every year, around 10 to 15 sea otter pups are found stranded off the California coast, often because of storms separating mother and pup, according to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California. It's partnering with Monterey Bay Aquarium to introduce surrogate mother otters to the stranded pups in the hopes of returning them to the wild.

Nearly two dozen women are at the center of a battle to have their village in eastern Serbia relocated away from a copper mine that they say has polluted their land and water and ruined the surrounding countryside. Olivia Zollino has more.

Twenty-five years since Tony Blair's leadership role during the 1998-99 Kosovo war, the former British prime minister still finds fans in Kosovo, where a life-size statue in his likeness is being created. Angela Johnston has more.