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Mountaineer Nirmal Purja in a red and black down expedition suit standing on a snow ridge with a glaciated Karakoram peak behind him

The Avalanche That Killed Nirmal Purja Caught All Ten of His Climbers at Once

Elite Exped confirmed on Saturday that Nirmal Purja, the Nepali-born British mountaineer who turned…

By Mark Masterson · Aug 1

Twin barbed-wire border fences run down a hillside to a beach at Ceuta, with a rock breakwater extending into the Mediterranean and a patrol boat offshore

57 Died Reaching Ceuta. Spain Returned 48,300 People to Morocco Within Two Days.

Spanish authorities confirmed on Friday evening that 57 people died trying to reach Ceuta,…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 31

Evacuees wade from a pebble beach toward an orange inflatable boat as a Hellenic Coast Guard patrol vessel waits in rough water offshore, with wildfire burning through palm trees on the hillside behind them.

Weather & Environment

Greece Is Pulling People Off Beaches by Boat as Wind Grounds Its Firefighting Aircraft

Greek crews took more than 200 people off Gulf of Corinth beaches by boat…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 31

The United States Capitol lit from within at blue hour beneath heavy storm clouds, its dome reflected in wet, deserted pavement across the empty plaza

The Iran War Expands as the Senate Blocks the Only Vote That Could Stop It

The Senate has now voted twice on ending the Iran war, and the only…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 30

A wide dark impact crater in a harvested wheat field ringed by scattered metal fragments, with blue and white police tape, two officers, a police van and firefighters beside a fire truck in the background.

Poland Identified the Russian Missile Within Hours, Then Left Article 4 Alone

A Russian cruise missile crossed roughly 100 kilometers into Polish territory early Thursday and…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 30

Five interceptor missile trails rise from a desert airbase at night as two bright intercept flashes detonate high above silhouetted hangars and a radar array.

Iran Fired First This Time, and the Pause Trump Ordered Was Never Written Down

The US struck Iranian targets Wednesday night after the Revolutionary Guard fired first at…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 29

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu seated in armchairs in the Oval Office with US and Israeli flags behind them

Trump Meets Netanyahu at the White House as the Iran Strike Pause Holds

President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 28

A collapsed traditional Japanese house with a dark tile roof beside a road split by deep fissures, emergency responders in blue and orange uniforms working in the middle distance, and a cracked elevated highway viaduct behind

Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Rocks Kumamoto, the Prefecture Japan Staked Its Chip Revival On

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, injuring at least 50 people…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 28

Massive wildfire advancing through pine forests toward a city skyline with thick smoke and firefighting aircraft dropping flame retardant

France’s Bordeaux Wildfire Triggers the Country’s Biggest Peacetime Evacuation Since World War II

A wildfire in France’s Gironde region has burned through 42,000 hectares and forced more…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 27

Aerial view of the Strait of Hormuz at dusk with oil tankers on dark waters and distant orange glow on the Iranian coastline

U.S. Stops Bombing Iran After Two Weeks of Strikes as China Brokers New Peace Push

The U.S. military did not launch airstrikes against Iran on Friday night for the…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 27

Aerial view of dry cracked farmland and grain silos shimmering under a blazing sun in the American heartland

Weather & Environment

A Heat Dome Is Baking the Central U.S. This Weekend, and 80 Million People Are in Its Path

A massive ridge of high pressure locked over the central United States on Friday…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 26

A massive crowd fills San Diego Comic-Con Hall H with phones raised as a flaming skull image glows on the main stage screen

Ryan Gosling Is Ghost Rider, David Jonsson Is the New Black Panther, and Marvel Just Won Comic-Con

Marvel Studios walked into Hall H on Saturday night and reminded 6,500 screaming fans…

By Mark Masterson · Jul 26

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Emergency lights illuminating Berlin Tiergarten park at night with Brandenburg Gate in background after vehicle attack at Pride parade

Vehicle Rams Crowd at Berlin Pride Parade, Killing 1 and Injuring at Least 17

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber flies low over the Persian Gulf at dusk with smoke plumes rising from the Iranian coastline

Trump Says He Is ‘Close’ to Ordering a ‘Massive Attack’ on Iran as 13th Night of Airstrikes Wraps

The White House at dusk with a cracked diplomatic treaty document and smartphone screen in the foreground, editorial news illustration

Trump Signed the Saudi Nuclear Deal, Then Rewrote Its Terms on Social Media

Oil tanker at sea with fire and black smoke rising from its bow in the Red Sea

Houthis Hit Two Saudi Oil Tankers in the Red Sea, and Crude Is Suddenly Knocking on $100

A US Air Force B-1 Lancer bomber with swept wings flying at dusk beneath a storm-lit sky

The B-1 Bomber Just Entered the Iran War. Here’s What That Escalation Actually Means

Military honor guard carrying flag-draped transfer cases on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base at dusk with a C-17 aircraft in the background

Trump Honors Four Fallen Service Members at Dover as Iran War Death Toll Climbs to 17

Shipping containers with Canadian maple leaf flags at a cargo port under overcast skies

New 50% Tariffs on Canadian Hockey Sticks, Cheese, and Cars, and the USMCA May Be Dead

Aerial drone view of a shark silhouette in shallow turquoise water near a beach

Drone Video Shows a 10-Foot Great White Shark Stalking Children Off a Southern California Beach [VIDEO]

Diplomatic table split between Saudi Arabian and American flags with a glowing uranium fuel rod assembly at center

Landmark Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia That Could Open the Door to Uranium Enrichment

Smoke rises from a U.S. military base in the Middle East at dusk with the American flag silhouetted against an orange sky

The Pentagon Just Admitted Nearly 100 Troops Were Injured in Iran, and Its Own Tracking System Showed Zero

Pete Hegseth seated at a microphone in a Senate hearing room with protesters holding signs behind him

Hegseth Says Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion as Pentagon Demands $67 Billion More From Congress

Dark storm clouds rolling over a Gulf Coast beach town with rain bands and choppy waves

Weather & Environment

Tropical Storm Bertha Targets Gulf Coast With Days of Heavy Rain and Coastal Flooding

Cinematic view of a federal courtroom during sentencing of a cartel leader, seen from the gallery with dramatic lighting and American flag

El Mayo Zambada Gets Life in Prison, Ending the Sinaloa Cartel’s Founding Chapter

Kevin Keegan in a dark suit at a football stadium during golden hour

Kevin Keegan, the Two-Time Ballon d’Or Winner Who Embodied English Football’s Joy, Dies at 75

A large cargo ship engulfed in flames and black smoke on the Black Sea after being struck by cruise missiles

Russian Cruise Missiles Kill 10 on a Grain Ship Off Odesa in the Deadliest Black Sea Attack This Year

10 Downing Street with a figure approaching in morning light

Andy Burnham Will Be Britain’s Seventh Prime Minister in a Decade. That’s the Story.

Cargo ship burning in the Strait of Hormuz with smoke billowing against a dusk sky

The US-Iran Ceasefire Is Dead and the Strait of Hormuz Is the Reason

U.S. soldier in explosive ordnance disposal gear kneeling near debris from a downed Iranian drone in dusty northern Iraq terrain at sunset

Another American Killed in Iraq as U.S. Troops Pay the Price of an Escalating Iran War