A woman who was swept more than 50 miles out to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach has miraculously survived after spending 37 hours in the water, officials say. A cargo ship spotted the woman, identified only as a Chinese national in her 20s, drifting in a swimming ring early Wednesday off the southern...
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Iraq issues death sentence against wife of late ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
The wife of late Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is set to be hanged after an Iraqi court on Wednesday issued a death sentence against her for committing “crimes against humanity,” genocide against the Yazidi people and “terrorist actions.” Asma Mohammed was arrested in Turkey in 2018 before being handed over to the Iraqis...
Australian rangers kill crocodile that fatally attacked 12-year-old girl swimming in creek
Rangers have shot dead a 14-foot crocodile in northern Australia after it killed a 12-year-old girl while she was swimming with her family last week, police said Wednesday. The girl’s death was the first fatal crocodile attack in the Northern Territory since 2018 when an Indigenous woman was killed while gathering mussels in a river....
NATO forges closer ties with Asian partners in response to concerns over China
In the third year of the war in Ukraine, NATO is set to deepen relations with its four Indo-Pacific partners, which, although not part of the military alliance, are gaining prominence as Russia and China forge closer ties to counter the United States and the two Koreas support opposing sides of the conflict in Europe....
This desert moss could help support Martian colonies, according to a study from China
Scientists have identified a super resilient desert moss species in China’s western region of Xinjiang that could help sustain possible colonies on Mars, a study by the Chinese Academy of Sciences showed. When subjected to conditions that simulate the environment on Mars, the moss – Syntrichia Caninervis – was found to be able to withstand...
US-built F-16 jets are on their way to Ukraine from Denmark, the Netherlands, Blinken says
The first batch of U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets are already being transferred to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands and will be flying over Ukrainian skies this summer, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. Blinken, speaking at an event on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington, said a robust package...
Zelenskyy says action against Putin cannot wait until US election in November: 'Step out of the shadows'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that decisive action must be taken before the U.S. presidential election in November to repel Russia’s offensive against his country, using an address on the sidelines of the NATO summit to press for greater support during a pivotal but tumultuous stretch in America’s political calendar. “It’s time to step...
Former Israeli general warns of growing threat of war with Hezbollah amid rising tensions with Iran proxy
JERUSALEM – Retired Gen. Yaakov Amidror, the former national security adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, discussed with Fox News Digital the likelihood of an imminent full-blown war between the Jewish state and the Lebanon-based terrorist movement Hezbollah. TheShiiteLebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah, which is the de facto ruler of Lebanon, according to experts on...
NATO appears divided on pushing Biden to lift strike bans for Ukrainian offense
World leaders continue to meet in Washington, D.C., for the 75th anniversary of NATO’s founding and to show a united front against Russia as its war in Ukraine rages on. But as the alliance comes together to bolster its collective defense and to champion Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his frontline fight, there are some...
NATO places nearly $700M order for Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, official says
NATO has placed an order for Stinger anti-aircraft missiles worth almost $700 million in the name of several member states, the alliance’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. “Just today, the (NATO procurement agency) NSPA signed a new multinational contract for Stinger missiles worth almost $700 million,” he told a gathering of defence industry leaders...









