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Read full article: Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide

Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide

Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other lives.

This satellite image provided by Airbus DS shows what appears to be a human-made track dug out in Iraq's western Nukhaib desert, some 250 kilometers (155 miles), southwest of the capital, Baghdad, on Sunday, March 8, 2026. ( Airbus DS 2026 via AP)

Read full article: Israeli forces set up a camp in the Iraqi desert during Iran war, officials say

Israeli forces set up a camp in the Iraqi desert during Iran war, officials say

Israeli forces set up a temporary post in the Iraqi desert during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, according to officials.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi participates in the BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Iran's top diplomat says a lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with the US

Read full article: Iran's top diplomat says a lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with the US

Iran’s foreign minister says that a lack of trust remains the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said contradictory messages from the U.S. have made Iran reluctant about its intentions in the stalled ceasefire negotiations.

FILE - This undated handout picture released by Greenpeace Italia on Friday, May 15, 2026 shows Monica Montefalcone one of the five Italian scuba divers who died near Alimathaa in the Maldives archipelago while exploring an underwater cave. (Greenpeace via AP, Ho)

Read full article: Search for bodies of Italian divers in Maldives cave suspended due to bad weather

Search for bodies of Italian divers in Maldives cave suspended due to bad weather

Maldivian authorities have suspended a high-risk operation to recover the bodies of four Italian divers believed trapped inside a deep underwater cave, after one body was recovered the day before.

FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner and Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham meet with school children at a primary school in Ashton-under-Lyne, north-west England, Monday April 13, 2026. (Paul Ellis/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Read full article: UK government faces weeks of uncertainty over the prime minister's future

UK government faces weeks of uncertainty over the prime minister's future

Britain's government faces uncertainty as the Labour Party grapples with internal turmoil.

Photos of a girl who was killed are seen among flowers near a heavily damaged house after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Read full article: Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital rises to 24

Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital rises to 24

The death toll from a Russian missile attack that flattened a Kyiv apartment building has risen to 24.

FILE - Health workers walk with a boy suspected of having the Ebola virus at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, eastern Congo, Sept 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Al-hadji Kudra Maliro, File)

Read full article: A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded

A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded

Africa’s top public health body confirms a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's Ituri province.

A jet carrying passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius arrives at RAAF Base Pearce in Perth, Australia, from the Netherlands on Friday, May 15, 2026. (Aaron Bunch/AAP Image via AP)

Read full article: 6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine

6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine

Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks.

Ne'man Abu Jarad and his daughter push a cart loaded with jerrycans filled with water as they walk at a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Read full article: Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 mass expulsion and say today's catastrophe is worse

Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 mass expulsion and say today's catastrophe is worse

Millions of Palestinians are marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba.

U.S.-born Buddhist lama Jalue Dorje pauses outside of his hotel room before he walks to nearby Shechen Monastery for a series of rituals and teachings in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Read full article: Journey of a lifetime: A US teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills

Journey of a lifetime: A US teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills

A teenage Buddhist lama recently blessed thousands at a monastery in the Himalayan foothills.

U.S. President Donald Trump, right, gestures as he speaks next to Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Evan Vucci/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: After China visit, Trump says he’s undecided on sending weapons to Taiwan

Read full article: The Latest: After China visit, Trump says he’s undecided on sending weapons to Taiwan

U.S. President Donald Trump departed Beijing following a final day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

FILE - CIA Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by President Donald Trump, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, April 6, 2026, File)

Read full article: CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say

Cuban and U.S. officials say that CIA Director John Ratcliffe has met with Cuban officials including Raul Castro’s grandson during a high-level visit to the island.

FILE - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz walks from the West Wing at the White House, April 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Read full article: US pledges $1.8 billion more for UN humanitarian aid even as it's cut foreign assistance overall

US pledges $1.8 billion more for UN humanitarian aid even as it's cut foreign assistance overall

The Trump administration has announced $1.8 billion in additional funding for U.N. humanitarian aid.

FC Barcelona player Lamine Yamal holds a Palestinian flag as he celebrates with his team atop a bus after winning the Spanish La Liga title in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo)

Read full article: Israeli minister criticizes Barcelona star Lamine Yamal for waving Palestinian flag

Israeli minister criticizes Barcelona star Lamine Yamal for waving Palestinian flag

The defense minister of Israel has criticized Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal for his waving of a Palestinian flag during celebrations of the Spanish league title win.

A person is seen inside a burning vehicle as men attempt to put out the fire after an Israeli airstrike hit a car in the coastal town of Barja, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mustafa Jamalddine)

Read full article: New round of Lebanon-Israel talks kicks off as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues

New round of Lebanon-Israel talks kicks off as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues

Israel and Lebanon have started a third round of direct talks in Washington.

Philippine Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano holds a letter addressed to Lower House Speaker Faustino Dy III, acknowledging the Senate's receipt of the resolution containing the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, during a media briefing at the Senate in Pasay City on May 14, 2026.(AP Photo/Gerard Carreon)

Read full article: Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court flees from Senate

Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court flees from Senate

A Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court has fled from the Senate, where he sought refuge to evade arrest.

FILE - Colombian singer Shakira rehearses a day ahead of her free concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, on May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)

Read full article: FIFA announces Super Bowl-style World Cup final halftime show featuring Madonna, Shakira and BTS

FIFA announces Super Bowl-style World Cup final halftime show featuring Madonna, Shakira and BTS

The World Cup final will feature a star-studded halftime show headlined by Madonna, Shakira and boy band BTS.

FILE - Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Silina arrives for the EU Summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, on April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, File)

Read full article: Latvian prime minister resigns after controversy over stray Ukrainian drones

Latvian prime minister resigns after controversy over stray Ukrainian drones

Latvian center-right Prime Minister Evika Silina has resigned after losing support from the Progressives Party, her left-leaning coalition partner.

Two men sit in a small boat on the water as a mix of bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, April 27, 2026.(Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

Read full article: Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk

Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk

Tensions are escalating again near the Strait of Hormuz after a ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another was attacked and sank near the coast of Oman.

British Health Secretary Wes Streeting walks through the House of Commons to attend the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP)

Read full article: UK health secretary resigns, setting up a potential Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer

UK health secretary resigns, setting up a potential Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer

Efforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have erupted into open rebellion within his party.

FILE - Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez waves after bidding farewell to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright following their meeting at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Read full article: Trump's talk of 51st US state met with near-silence in Venezuela

Trump's talk of 51st US state met with near-silence in Venezuela

U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in making Venezuela the 51st U.S. state.

India's Foreign Minister S.Jaishankar, right, shakes hands with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as he arrives for a two-day BRICS nations meeting in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Read full article: BRICS foreign ministers meet in India as Iran war, oil prices and divisions test the bloc's unity

BRICS foreign ministers meet in India as Iran war, oil prices and divisions test the bloc's unity

BRICS foreign ministers have started a two-day meeting in New Delhi.

Rescue workers clear the rubble of a house heavily damaged after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Read full article: Russia hammers Ukraine for a 3rd straight day, flattening a Kyiv apartment block and killing 9

Russia hammers Ukraine for a 3rd straight day, flattening a Kyiv apartment block and killing 9

Authorities say a massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine has demolished an apartment block in Kyiv, killing nine and wounding dozens.

President Donald Trump pauses with China's Vice President Han Zheng during an arrival ceremony Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Read full article: The Latest: Xi and Trump summit focuses on business links as Chinese leader issues Taiwan warning

The Latest: Xi and Trump summit focuses on business links as Chinese leader issues Taiwan warning

President Donald Trump is in Beijing for key meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump meet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Kenny Holston/Pool Photo via AP)

Read full article: China's Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict

China's Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict

China’s Xi Jinping has warned President Donald Trump that their two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue is not handled properly.

FILE - U.S and Moroccan military forces take part in the 20th edition of the African Lion military exercise, in Tantan, south of Agadir, Morocco, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Read full article: Remains of 2nd US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered

Remains of 2nd US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered

The U.S. military says the remains of the second U.S. Army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered.

FILE - President of El Salvador, Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Read full article: US deportations to El Salvador double as Bukele aligns himself with Trump agenda

US deportations to El Salvador double as Bukele aligns himself with Trump agenda

Official figures show that the number of people deported to El Salvador from the United States nearly doubled in the first months of 2026.

FILE - Sotheby's Deputy Chairman, Middle East & Head of Sotheby's UAE, Katia Noun Boueiz wears the Mediterranean Blue diamond during its worldwide debut in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, file)

Read full article: 'Ocean Dream' blue-green diamond sells for more than $17 million at Christie's auction in Geneva

'Ocean Dream' blue-green diamond sells for more than $17 million at Christie's auction in Geneva

Christie's says a 5.5-carat triangular-cut diamond billed as the largest fancy vivid blue-green diamond known to exist has sold for more than 13.5 million Swiss francs or $17.3 million.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum arrives at the National Palace to give her daily morning press conference in Mexico City, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Read full article: Mexico's Sheinbaum denies reports of CIA operations there while CNN stands by report

Mexico's Sheinbaum denies reports of CIA operations there while CNN stands by report

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum denies a CNN report claiming the CIA conducted deadly operations in Mexico.

FILE - President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino talk during a FIFA task force meeting in the East Room of the White House, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Read full article: Foreign ticket holders from World Cup qualifying countries won't have to pay bonds to enter US

Foreign ticket holders from World Cup qualifying countries won't have to pay bonds to enter US

The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from countries that have qualified for the World Cup and have bought tickets for the soccer tournament pay as much as $15,000 in bonds to enter the United States.

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Zakaria Qatousa, during his funeral in the West Bank town of Deir Qaddis Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Read full article: Palestinian man shot dead while climbing West Bank barrier into Israel in search of work

Palestinian man shot dead while climbing West Bank barrier into Israel in search of work

Palestinian authorities say Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man attempting to climb the barrier separating the West Bank from Jerusalem.

A barrier is set in front of the British cruise ship Ambition, as French authorities have ordered 1,700 passengers and crew to stay on board due to a gastrointestinal illness outbreak, in Bordeaux, southwestern France, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Caroline Blumberg)

Read full article: France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak

France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak

French authorities have ordered over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship to stay on board due to a gastrointestinal illness outbreak.

FILE - United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov, attends a press conference at the (UNSCO) offices in Gaza City, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)

Read full article: Board of Peace envoy Mladenov says ceasefire hinges on Hamas' disarmament

Board of Peace envoy Mladenov says ceasefire hinges on Hamas' disarmament

Nickolay Mladenov, who is overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, says the truce hinges on Hamas’ disarmament hinges on Hamas' disarmament.

This handout photo from United Against Nuclear Iran shows two oil tankers making a ship-to-ship transfer of Iranian oil in the Eastern Outer Port Limits (EOPL), 70 kilometers off Malaysia's coast in international waters on 28 July 2025. (Charlie Brown/United Against Nuclear Iran via AP)

Read full article: Malaysia says Iranian oil transfers near its waters exploit a maritime loophole

Malaysia says Iranian oil transfers near its waters exploit a maritime loophole

Malaysia’s maritime agency says Iranian-linked tankers are exploiting “jurisdictional gaps” to conduct ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned oil near its waters.

Senate security run after gunfire was heard along a hallway at the Philippine Senate in Pasay, Philippines, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Read full article: Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate where authorities tried to arrest a senator

Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate where authorities tried to arrest a senator

A burst of gunfire rang out in the Philippine Senate, sparking chaos in the building where authorities had tried to arrest a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court in connection with a deadly government crackdown on drugs.

The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius is seen at anchor at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)

Read full article: Company says it’s not clear when its hantavirus-hit ship will start cruises again

Company says it’s not clear when its hantavirus-hit ship will start cruises again

Oceanwide Expeditions says it expects to know by the end of the week if the MV Hondius cruise ship will keep to its schedule after a hantavirus outbreak.

Britain's King Charles III speaks as he sits besides Queen Camilla during the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, Wednesday, May 13, 2026.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool)

Read full article: King Charles III lays out UK government agenda as Starmer's job hangs in the balance

King Charles III lays out UK government agenda as Starmer's job hangs in the balance

King Charles III has outlined the British government's legislative plans as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces pressure to stay in power.

FILE - Members of an honor guard march as they prepare for a welcome ceremony for visiting U.S. President Donald Trump outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Read full article: In diplomacy, pomp and protocol matter, especially when Trump goes to China

In diplomacy, pomp and protocol matter, especially when Trump goes to China

President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing is drawing attention for the spectacle China might present.

FILE - President Donald Trump talks on his cell phone in his limousine, known as "The Beast," upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

Read full article: As Trump heads to China, past US flubs on US policy toward Taiwan can be a warning

As Trump heads to China, past US flubs on US policy toward Taiwan can be a warning

American presidents have navigated a verbal tightrope for nearly 50 years regarding official U.S. policy toward Taiwan and China.

President Donald Trump walks during a welcome ceremony as he arrives on Air Force One, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Read full article: Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

The welcoming ceremony for U_S_ President Donald Trump as he arrived in Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping has included a military honor guard, a military band and hundreds of Chinese youths waving flags and chanting, “Warm welcome!”.

Russian Strategic Missile Forces chief, Col. Gen. Sergei Karakayev, left on the screen, reports to President Vladimir Putin on a successful test launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile at the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Read full article: Putin hails Russia's test launch of a new ballistic missile and calls it the world's most powerful

Putin hails Russia's test launch of a new ballistic missile and calls it the world's most powerful

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the test launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile as a key part of efforts to modernize the country’s nuclear forces.

In this photo released by Amnesty International Nigeria, a patient receives treatment at the Yariman Bakura Specialist hospital in Gusau, Nigeria, Monday, May 11, 2026, after a Nigerian military airstrike struck a market on Sunday. (Amnesty International Nigeria Via AP)

Nigerian military airstrike kills 100 civilians at a market, rights group claims

Read full article: Nigerian military airstrike kills 100 civilians at a market, rights group claims

Nigeria's military has denied a rights group's claim that an airstrike killed 100 civilians in a market over the weekend.

Marie-Therese Ross-Mahe, an 85-year-old French widow of a U.S. military veteran, poses in Orvault, western France, during an interview with The Associated Press, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mathieu Pattier)

Read full article: 85-year-old French widow caught in Trump's immigration crackdown describes her detention

85-year-old French widow caught in Trump's immigration crackdown describes her detention

The 85-year-old French widow of a U.S. military veteran shares her experience in U.S. immigration detention.

Swedish servicemen looks out of an armoured vehicle during a military exercises in Gotland, Sweden, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Burrows)

Ukrainian drone pilots turn a military exercise in Sweden into a critical warning for NATO

Read full article: Ukrainian drone pilots turn a military exercise in Sweden into a critical warning for NATO

Ukrainian drone pilots turned a military exercise in Sweden into a critical warning for NATO.

France's President Emmanuel Macron attends the Africa Forward Summit at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

France's Macron unveils a $27 billion investment in Africa at a partnership summit in Kenya

Read full article: France's Macron unveils a $27 billion investment in Africa at a partnership summit in Kenya

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced new investments in Africa at a summit held in Kenya.

An ambulance enters the Bichat Hospital where a woman who tested positive for hantavirus remains in intensive care, in Paris, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)