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On the roof of the O2 Arena, one of London’s largest indoor venues, there’s a small cluster of very peculiar wind turbines. They look nothing like the tall, imposing ones that are increasingly deployed both …

An Australian businessman has been found guilty by a Melbourne court of covertly working for the Chinese Communist Party, the first verdict of its kind under the country’s foreign influence laws. Di Sanh Duong, 68, a …

Democratic Republic of Congo was holding presidential and legislative elections on Wednesday after a chaotic campaign marred by opposition allegations of fraud, electoral violence, and logistical setbacks that could prevent many from voting. At stake …

Scientists in California shooting nearly 200 lasers at a cylinder holding a fuel capsule the size of a peppercorn have taken another step in the quest for fusion energy, which, if mastered, could provide the …

New images captured by two of NASA’s space telescopes showcase how the light from young stars can deck the cosmos with holiday cheer. Groupings of stars resembling a Christmas tree aglow with lights and a …

It was one of the first, and most searing, viral videos to emerge as the October 7 attack unfolded. A cell phone video released by Hamas shows 19-year-old Naama Levy being dragged by her hair at …

A volcano dramatically erupted in Iceland on Monday, with spectacular bursts of lava and smoke illuminating the night sky after weeks of seismic activity prompted the evacuation of a nearby town. The eruption on the …

The front lines where Ukraine and its allies had hoped for a summer breakthrough now epitomize the bleak, dark winter ahead — of Russian resurgence and Kyiv’s mounting losses. “Heavily injured,” the radio operator shouts at …

In the end it was the thriving online scam centers that finally forced China to lose patience with Myanmar’s brutal military rulers. The impoverished Southeast Asian nation has long been a trouble spot on China’s …

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are stepping up their strikes on ships in the Red Sea, which they say are revenge against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza. The attacks have forced some of the …