Heidi Levine, a Washington Post photojournalist, was severely beaten by masked Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank on Friday, sustaining injuries during the annual olive harvest.
Prominent racehorse Ohope Wins was euthanized after suffering fatal injuries in a fall during the 150th Caulfield Cup on October 17, 2026, leading to renewed scrutiny of equine safety in Australian racing.
A new documentary details over ten years of wildlife reintroduction efforts at Australia's Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary, featuring species brought back from mainland extinction.
A large fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta on Saturday, October 17, 2026, led a Member of Parliament to report “significant casualties” as high winds spread the blaze.
A collaboration between fishermen and researchers in the Netherlands will integrate AI-equipped cameras to monitor European lobster populations in the Eastern Scheldt.
Republican gubernatorial candidates in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Kansas are now describing existing state abortion laws as "settled" despite previously supporting stricter bans, aiming to de-emphasize the issue in the 2026 election cycle.
Anis and Melanie, siblings from Vanuatu born with club feet, can now walk after receiving free medical care in Canberra, Australia, facilitated by Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children in April 2026.
Exploratory talks to form Berlin's new leftist government were briefly suspended after Die Linke admitted a lawmaker with controversial views on Israel, despite a recent agreement to combat antisemitism.
Masked Israeli settlers attacked a delegation of European diplomats and an American photojournalist in the West Bank village of Taybeh during the annual olive harvest.
Chilean-American author Isabel Allende received the prestigious €1 million Premio Planeta literary award for her novel 'La hora antes del alba,' which she submitted under a pseudonym.
U.S. President Donald Trump waived new sanctions and tariffs against Russia, drawing sharp criticism from European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
A study published in Nature Medicine reveals that oligodendrocytes, brain cells previously considered beneficial, can become dysfunctional with age and actively contribute to cognitive decline.
Stanford University researchers have developed Interferometric Image Scanning Microscopy (iISM), a label-free system capable of approximately 120 nanometer resolution for observing living cells.
A scientific paper from 1960 projected humanity would reach infinite population on Friday, November 13, 2026, but current demographic trends show a significantly slower growth rate.
Ukraine is grappling with new speed restrictions on its Starshield satellite internet and a pause in US sanctions against Russia, as Russian military strikes escalate across the country.
A new study from Lund University reveals the European nightjar's wings are a compromise between long-distance migration and agile insect hunting, and also produce thrust during the upward wingbeat.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-9-26 on September 18, 2026, to fast-track the state's artificial intelligence regulation and investigate mandatory AI emergency shutoffs.
Drupal released urgent security updates on October 14, 2026, addressing two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities, one rated 19 out of 25 on its risk scale, that could allow attackers to run malicious code.
Widespread demonstrations against living costs and social conditions escalated into violent clashes across France on October 17, 2026, leading to at least 166 arrests.