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Skip to Main Content World News A traffic jam forms in Honolulu Tuesday, July 29, 2025, as people heed a tsunami evacuation warning that coincided with rush hour following a powerful earthquake in Russia’s Far East early Wednesday. AP By Associated Press updated on July 30, 2025 5 minutes to read Share Share Send this

The Greek poet Crinagoras of Mytilene (1st century BC–1st century AD) once addressed a little poem to an earthquake. He asked the quake not to destroy his house: Earthquake, most dread of all shocks … spare my new-built house, for I do not know of any terror equal to the quivering of the earth. Like

The announcement this week by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the recognition of a Palestininian state has been welcomed by many who want to see a ceasefire in Gaza and lasting peace in the region. In contrast to other recent statements on the status of Palestine, however, the UK has said it will recognise

Late in the evening, the Antarctic sky flushes pink. The male leopard seal wakes and slips from the ice into the water. There, he’ll spend the night singing underwater amongst the floating ice floes. For the next two months he sings every night. He will sing so loudly, the ice around him vibrates. Each song

Jason Momoa’s historical epic Chief of War, launching August 1 on Apple TV+, is a triumph of Hawaiians telling their own stories – despite the fact their film and TV production industry now struggles to be viable. The series stars Momoa (Aquaman, Game of Thrones) as Kaʻaina, an ali’i (chief) who fights for – and

Without even realising it, your world sometimes gradually gets smaller: less walking, fewer days in the office, cancelling on friends. Watching plans disintegrate on the chat as friends struggle to settle on a date or place for a catch-up. You might start to feel a bit flat or disconnected. Subtle changes in habit and mood

Several wildfires burning across the northwestern Canadian provinces are again sending vast amounts of smoke into the upper Midwest and northeastern US, swamping the area with unhealthy air quality – some of the worst in the world, according to some metrics. Northerly winds began pushing smoke south into Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan on Thursday.  Air

The madman accused of brutally murdering two parents in front of their children in Arkansas’ Devil’s Den State Park “looked soulless” as three detectives arrested him in the middle of a haircut. Andrew James McGann entered Lupita’s Beauty Salon in Springdale, Arkansas, just before 5 p.m. on July 30, five days after the brutal murders

Dean Cain’s short-lived fling with “Baywatch” bombshell Pamela Anderson didn’t last for one simple reason.  During a candid interview, Cain, 59, explained that their six-month romance started out “hot,” but ultimately fizzled out.  “That candle burned hot and short,” he told Variety. Cain explained that he had ties to Anderson, 58, when she was becoming

Country music artist Conner Smith returned to the stage for the first time since a tragic car accident in June that left an elderly woman dead.  His performance marked a deeply emotional and faith-filled night at the Grand Ole Opry. Sources close to Smith exclusively shared a video with Fox News Digital that showed the singer