Here’s what to know about NASA astronauts’ delayed return to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — NASA is wrestling over how and when to bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station, after repeatedly delaying their return aboard Boeing’s troubled capsule. Do they take a chance and send them home soon…
‘Miseries of the Balkhash’: Fears for Kazakhstan’s special lake
Balkhash, Kazakhstan — Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters stretching out into the desert expanses in the shape of a crescent, you can see why they call Lake Balkhash the “pearl of Kazakhstan.” But pollution, climate change and…
US abortion numbers rise since Roe was overturned, study finds
Abortion was slightly more common across the United States in the first three months of this year than it was before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and cleared the way for states to implement bans, a report released…
Namibian occupational therapists assist children with mental health
Windhoek, Namibia — Poverty, family dysfunction, hopelessness and learning challenges are among the reasons children, sometimes as young as 9, take their own lives. The Namibia Association of Occupational Therapists on Saturday brought together children, parents, and health care workers…
How will Ukraine’s foray into Russia affect the war?
A swift Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region was the largest such cross-border raid by Kyiv’s forces in the nearly 2½-year war, exposing Russia’s vulnerabilities and dealing a painful blow to the Kremlin. The surprise foray has prompted thousands of…
Mars and Jupiter get chummy in the night sky
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade. They’ll be so close Wednesday, at least from our perspective, that just a sliver of moon could fit between them….
‘Another day of horror’: UN rights office condemns Israeli strikes at Gazan school
At around 4:30am during dawn prayer on Saturday, a mosque inside Al Tabaeen School was struck by the IDF “at least three times”, the UN rights office, OHCHR, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said in a statement, adding that the…
Convict in Kremlin critic murder released from jail to fight in Ukraine
A man convicted in the killing of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov has been discharged from jail after signing a contract to join the military operation in Ukraine, state-run news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti reported on Saturday. Nemtsov, a…
Russia evacuates tens of thousands amid Ukraine incursion
Russia said Saturday it had evacuated tens of thousands of people from its border region and launched a “counterterror operation” as it struggled to contain a major Ukrainian incursion. At the same time, Moscow warned that the fighting in Russia’s…
Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex, legally difficult
PARIS — Women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and enforcing sex eligibility rules for women’s sports and how athletes like Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan are left vulnerable in the…