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Authorities in the Russian city of Orenburg called on thousands of residents to evacuate immediately on Friday (April 12) amid rapidly rising flood waters. Major rivers have burst their banks due to a historic deluge of melting snow. Alice Rizzo has more.

As Russia has intensified its air campaign against Ukraine in the last month, hammering its energy infrastructure and urban areas, no major city has been harder hit than Kharkiv. But the drying up of Western military support in recent months has left the city dangerously unprotected. Sean Hogan has more.

Scientists have found that coral bleaching is occurring in deeper waters, including in The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, despite its extensive protection. Olivia Zollino has more.

A record soybean harvest in Brazil's southernmost state should offset losses in the drought-hit center west, keeping a lid on prices in the world's largest producer and exporter and slowing the pace of sales, according to local farmers and cooperatives. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.

Stefanie Brander, one of the more than 2,000 women over 64 who won a court case against Switzerland over climate inaction, was on the frontlines of a protracted legal battle in which she said authorities showed little regard for the older plaintiffs. Alice Rizzo has more.

Thousands continue to flee Myanmar to Thailand, a day after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy near the border fell to anti-junta resistance that is gaining strength. Thailand is urging peace and dialogue as it remains neutral in the conflict. Sean Hogan reports.

Campaigners, including Spanish disability rights activist Cristina Paredero, are seeking an EU-wide ban on the forced sterilization of people with disabilities. Forced sterilization remains legal or not explicitly banned in 12 of the EU's 27 members, including Portugal, Finland and Croatia. Rachel Judah has more.

Five years after a devastating fire, the restoration of the Notre-Dame cathedral is nearing completion, boosting President Emmanuel Macron's hopes of a lasting legacy ahead of the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.

Stefanie Brander, one of the more than 2,000 women over 64 who took Switzerland to court over its climate inaction, has been on the frontline of a protracted legal battle in which she said the authorities showed little regard for the senior plaintiffs.

Deaths caused by the mosquito-born dengue disease have more than tripled in Peru so far this year, according to data from the South American nation's government, which passed an emergency decree this week to redouble efforts in containing an epidemic that has hit poor areas the hardest. Devi Rajaram reports.

An Israeli man, who was arrested in Malaysia last month carrying six guns and dozens of bullets, pleaded not guilty in a Kuala Lumpur court on Friday (April 12) to charges of unauthorised trafficking and possession of firearms, according to his lawyer. Diane To reports.

The United Nations on Thursday (April 11) released new footage showing the extent of devastation in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis after the recent withdrawal of Israeli ground troops, while UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram described the moment her team's car was hit by live ammunition while waiting to enter northern Gaza. Their mission was eventually aborted.

People stranded in floodwater were being rescued by Tallahassee police, as seen in video released on Thursday (April 11), as a fierce storm swept into Florida.

A home security video captured a possible tornado moving through a North Carolina neighborhood near Charlotte on Thursday (April 11) with extreme winds, ripping large branches from a tree and sending debris flying.

A court in Vietnam handed the death sentence on Thursday (April 11) to real estate tycoon Truong My Lan for her role in a $12.5-billion financial fraud, the country's biggest on record, state media said. Laila Shahrokhshahi reports.

Sam Bankman-Fried, facing the prospect of spending much of his adult life behind bars, on Thursday appealed his conviction and 25-year prison sentence for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded. Gabe Singer reports.

Long-simmering tensions between China and its neighbors took center stage on Thursday (April 11) as leaders of the U.S., Japan and the Philippines gathered at the White House to push back on Beijing's stepped-up pressure on Manila in the disputed South China Sea.

Ukraine risks collapsing under Russia's onslaught without U.S. support, a disaster that could embolden China and spark a new crisis in East Asia, Japan's prime minister told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday, urging them to overcome "self-doubt" about the country's role on the world stage. Alex Cohen has more.

The FBI is concerned about the possibility of an organized attack in the United States similar to the one that killed scores of people at a Russian concert hall last month, the bureau's director, Christopher Wray, told a House of Representatives panel on Thursday. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.

Actors Kirsten Dunst and Wagner Moura sought to understand how journalists cope with working in war zones as they prepared for their starring roles in the movie "Civil War," which is released in U.S. cinemas on Friday. Angela Johnston reports.

Local authorities opened shelters on Thursday (April 11) for residents whose homes have been flooded in Russia's Orenburg region.

Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter has been charged with bank fraud for stealing millions of dollars from the Los Angeles Dodgers player to cover gambling debts, U.S. officials announced at a news conference on Thursday. Zachary Goelman produced this report.

It is the first of its kind, its developers say: a microrobot which can navigate in a cell network and stimulate individual cells in a targeted manner. The discovery has the potential for new treatment methods for patients battling cancer or other diseases, according to lead researcher Berna Ozkale Edelmann. Olivia Zollino has more.

The Women’s Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) hosted its annual ‘ An Unforgettable Evening’ gala in Beverly Hills, California on Wednesday (April 10) with actor Demi Moore as this year's honoree.

O.J. Simpson, the American football star and actor who was acquitted in a sensational 1995 trial of murdering his former wife but was found responsible for her death in a civil lawsuit and was later imprisoned for armed robbery and kidnapping, has died at the age of 76. Freddie Joyner has more.