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May 24, 2024

2 arrested for allegedly plotting knife attack at German synagogue

German authorities say they have arrested two men suspected of plotting a knife attack on worshipers at a synagogue. The arrests reportedly occurred on Friday.

May 24, 2024

British woman, 3 children allegedly linked to ISIS repatriated from Syrian camp

Syrian Kurdish-led authorities in the country's northeast say they have handed over a British woman and three children linked to the Islamic State group to a U.K. delegation.

May 24, 2024

Giant stellar nursery revealed in new images from ESA's space telescope

The European Space Agency released new pictures of stars and galaxies from the Euclid observatory. Its mission is to help scientists understand dark energy and dark matter.

May 24, 2024

Top Russian military officials are being arrested on corruption charges as Putin begins fifth term

Several Russian defense ministry personnel have been arrested on corruption charges over the last month, just before President Vladimir Putin began his fifth term.

May 24, 2024

For first time, researchers scale General Sherman, world's largest tree, in search of new threat to sequoias

Researchers climbed General Sherman, the world's largest tree, for the first time ever in search of bark beetles, which have become more threatening to giant sequoia trees.

May 24, 2024

Rescue canine Kodi, 'Dog on Trial' star, awarded top prize at Cannes Film Festival

Kodi the griffon mix, starring as Cosmos in the Swiss comedy-drama "Dog on Trial," won this year's Palm Dog award at Cannes. He narrowly beat Xin, a sighthound.

May 24, 2024

Harris announces partnership to give 80% of Africa internet access by 2030

Vice President Kamala Harris has announced the formation of a new partnership to help provide internet access to 80% of Africa by 2030, up from roughly 40% now.

May 24, 2024

Popular protest anthem 'Glory to Hong Kong' to be pulled from all platforms, creator says

The distributor of the popular protest song "Glory to Hong Kong" on Friday announced the decision to remove the music from all platforms due to a court ban in the city.

May 24, 2024

Trial set for UK men accused of collaborating with Hong Kong intelligence service

A judge says a manager of the Hong Kong trade office in London and another man will go on trial for allegedly helping Hong Kong authorities gather intelligence in the U.K.

May 24, 2024

Thai town overrun by wild monkeys launches capture and relocation operation

A Thai town, overrun by a population of wild monkeys, has launched a plan to capture the monkeys using baited cages and relocate them, authorities said.