At least 34 Colombian soldiers kidnapped after clashes with FARC dissidents
Defence minister says soldiers taken while evacuating area after a military operation that killed 11 rebels.
Has the world forgotten about the plight of the Rohingya?
Bangladesh says it’s run out of resources for the hundreds of thousands of refugees its hosting.
US reports its first New World parasitic screwworm infection in decades
A person in Maryland has been diagnosed with an infection of the flesh-eating New World screwworm. It’s the first case in the U.S. in decades.
Famine has been declared in Gaza. Will anything change?
Famine declared in Gaza City, with over half a million Palestinians facing catastrophic hunger as Israel advances.
Scientists uncover ‘coils’ in DNA that form under pressure
A new study shows that DNA forms coils under stress, not the tangled knots that scientists expected.
Thousands of bumblebee catfish captured climbing waterfall in never-before-seen footage
Scientists don’t know much about the rare bumblebee catfish, native to the rivers of Brazil. One research team was lucky enough to observe thousands of
UN demands justice over Israeli double strike on Gaza hospital
An initial Israeli military report says the attack targeted a “Hamas camera” and identified “gaps” for further investigation.
Artwork looted by Nazis 80 years ago spotted in estate agent ad
Portrait of a Lady seen in house near Buenos Aires, more than 80 years after it was looted from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam.
Ukraine admits Russia has entered key region of Dnipropetrovsk
Military says Russian advance “is the first attack of such a large scale” in industrial province.
Teen avoids jail over plot to attack Taylor Swift Vienna concert
Mohamed A will serve an 18-month suspended sentence after sending bomb-making instructions.
Trump didn’t say Japanese ‘came through the Panama Canal’ to attack Pearl Harbor
But the president has made errors when referring to the 1941 attack from Japan.
Did Jasmine Crockett ‘take down’ Mike Huckabee with Bible quotes during TV debate?
The claim originated from multiple YouTube videos posted in early and mid-August.
14 rumors we’ve fact-checked involving Bruce Springsteen
The “Born in the U.S.A.” singer is the subject of many rumors — some true, some not.
Judge hit with felony for helping migrant loses dismissal attempt
A federal judge has refused to stop the criminal case against Judge Hannah Dugan, a Wisconsin judge who allowed an undocumented immigrant and his lawyer