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Rescuers on Monday (September 16) successfully freed a juvenile pygmy blue whale that had wedged itself underneath a private wharf in New Zealand's Kawau Island.

At a White House reception celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month on Wednesday (September 18), U.S. President Joe Biden jokingly asked actress Jessica Alba for a job.

Aerial footage showed lava fountains as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted in a remote area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, during a rally in Uniondale on Wednesday (September 18), seemed to admit that he hasn’t read his wife’s book. "I hope she said good things about me. I don’t know. I didn’t... So busy," Trump remarked.

Nigeria's hydrological services agency has warned of potential flooding in 11 states after neighboring Cameroon said it was starting to release water from one of its largest dams following recent heavy rainfall in West and Central Africa. Arrthy Thayaparan has more.

A Chilean company is set to launch an electric bus service in one of the most extreme environments in the world, Antarctica. The idea is to transport researchers and tourists, according to Reborn Electric Motors research and development engineer Nicolas Medina Gonzalez.

When Colin Farrell looked in the mirror after donning prosthetic makeup for his role as the title character in the Max series “The Penguin,” he said he could no longer recognize himself. Co-star Rhenzy Feliz said he felt like his brain was playing tricks on him when he saw the striking difference in Farrell’s appearance for his sinister role.

The U.S. remains involved in intensive diplomatic efforts to prevent an escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday.

Gisele Pelicot, who was drugged and raped by dozens of men recruited by her husband, called the men standing trial "degenerates" on Wednesday (September 18) while attempts from some defense lawyers to question her credibility caused outrage in the courtroom. Emma Jehle reports.

Lebanese electronics store owner Mustafa Jemaa said he has removed devices he believed were safe from his shop out of an abundance of caution. Hand-held radios used by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across the country's south, further stoking tensions with Israel a day after similar explosions hit the group's pagers.

Hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday (September 18) across Lebanon's south and in Beirut suburbs, further stoking tensions with Israel a day after similar explosions by the group's pagers. Kristy Kilburn reports.

A sculpture made up of plaster casts of the faces of 726 transgender, non-binary and gender nonconforming people was unveiled on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth in London on Wednesday (September 18). "We've been quiet for a long time," said Terry Holiday, co-founder of Archivo de la Memoria Trans Mexico. British transgender woman and activist Stephanie Lynnette said it was "very emotional" to see the unveiling.

Fendi looked back to the 1920s for its Spring-Summer 2025 collection at Milan Fashion Week on Tuesday (September 17), as the Italian luxury label prepares to mark 100 years since its founding next year.

Lebanese eye surgeon and parliament member Elias Jrade has been working around the clock in Beirut, treating victims of Tuesday’s (September 17) pager detonations across Lebanon. Alex Cohen has his story.

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday filed a civil claim seeking more than $100 million from the owner and operator of the container ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore killing six and paralyzing a major transportation artery for the U.S. Northeast. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.

An explosive detonator could "theoretically" fit within a pager, according to Basel Halak, a University of Southampton secure electronics associate professor. He spoke to Reuters on Wednesday (September 18), the day after thousands of the devices used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon.

Smoke billows out of a mobile phone shop in Sidon after hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday (September 18) across Lebanon's south and in Beirut's southern suburbs, a security source and a witness said.

After pager blasts targeted the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (September 18) warned it could signal "a pre-emptive strike before a major military operation."

Lines of people in Wroclaw passed sandbags to secure river banks and to protect buildings in the Polish city of Wroclaw on Wednesday.

A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia triggered an earthquake-sized blast at a major arsenal in the Tver region on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a nearby town, war bloggers and some media reported. Sean Hogan reports.

Diplomats and analysts have described a militant attack in Mali's capital Bamako on Tuesday as a major blow to the country's ruling junta. David Doyle has more.

Gavi, which funds vaccine purchases for low-income countries, has said it will buy 500,000 doses of Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine in a $50 million deal. David Doyle has more.

Deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal have exhausted emergency services, with Spanish and Moroccan reinforcements arriving on Wednesday to help, the civil protection authority announced. Fiona Jones reports.

A giant humanoid robot developed by robotics company "Man-Machine Synergy Effectors", West Japan Railway Company and Nippon Signal, was shown to visitors at Japan Robot Week on Wednesday (September 18). The robot has already been rolled out for repair work on overhead wires since July 2024.

The pontiff prayed on Wednesday (September 18) for all those affected by the devastating floods especially across Austria, Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic.