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Bears escape wildlife park enclosure and feast on week’s worth of honey

In a scene that could have been from “Winnie the Pooh,” two young bears who escaped from their enclosure at a zoo in England were eventually discovered in a food storage area chowing down on honey and other snacks. Mish and Lucy, two 5-year-old European brown bears, sneaked out of their enclosure at wildlife park Wildwood […]

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Norwegian royal charged with rape; police say victim count in double digits

The eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon, Marius Borg Høiby is facing charges of multiple counts of rape, sexual assault and bodily harm. The charges come after a month-long investigation following Høiby’s multiple arrests in 2024. Oslo Police Attorney Andreas Kruszewski confirmed that

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Iranian sleeper cells may be targeting opponents on Canadian soil

OTTAWA, Canada – While Iran’s retaliatory military attacks against Israel have ended, the Canadian government department responsible for national security is monitoring “the residual impact of the evolving situation in the Middle East,” according to a spokesperson for Public Safety Canada. “Canada’s law enforcement agencies remain on alert,” Noémie Allard said in a statement provided

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UK authorities seize cocaine worth more than $130 million from a ship at London port

British authorities seized 2.4 metric tons of cocaine in a ship arriving in England from Panama, authorities said Saturday, calling it one of the U.K.’s biggest drug busts in years. The drugs, valued at $132 million, were found under containers on a vessel at London Gateway port, east of the British capital. The shipment was

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Terror in Gaza: Hamas offers bounties to kill US and local aid workers, group says

EXCLUSIVE — The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is facing a new threat as Hamas terrorists allegedly place bounties on the heads of its workers, including U.S. security personnel and local aid staff.  According to GHF, Hamas is offering monetary rewards to anyone who kills or injures the organization’s workers. “We are aware of credible reports

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IDF kills key Hamas founder deemed an ‘orchestrator’ of Oct 7 terror attack in Israel

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday confirmed that they had “eliminated” one of the founders of Hamas in a joint operation with the Israel Security Agency (ISA).  Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa, a senior figure in Hamas’ military wing, was killed in Gaza City in an airstrike in the Sabra on Friday, the IDF

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Iran warns of ‘real capabilities’ if Trump doesn’t drop ‘disrespectful’ tone toward supreme leader

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned President Donald Trump Friday to drop what he called a “disrespectful” tone toward Tehran’s supreme leader or face serious consequences.  In a blunt post on X, Araghchi said if Trump truly wants a deal with Iran, he must show respect instead of insulting Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Araghchi wrote that

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Iranian foreign minister reiterates ‘serious damage’ to nuclear facilities, despite ayatollah’s comments

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi admitted in an interview on state TV that the U.S.’s strikes caused serious damage to Tehran’s nuclear facilities, despite Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s insistence that there was minimal impact. Araghchi said in the interview that “the level of damage is high, and it’s serious damage,” according to the Associated Press. Post-strike

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Venezuelan opposition member details harrowing 400-day captivity at UN

Pedro Urruchurtu spoke to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday about what he had endured at the hands of Nicolás Maduro’s regime while being forced to shelter in place for over 400 days. Urruchurtu and four other members of Venezuela’s political opposition were freed in May in a successful U.S. rescue mission. He

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New WHO report fails to rule out COVID-19 lab leak origin as China continues to impede investigation

A World Health Organization (WHO) scientific advisory group on Friday released a report on the origins of COVID-19, concluding that available evidence suggests the deadly pandemic was caused by “zoonotic spillover,” either directly from bats or through an intermediate host. The report from the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), which

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