World News Archives

‘Get off the sidelines’: JD Vance presses billionaire Peter Thiel for campaign donations

Peter Thiel said last year that he wouldn’t be funding any candidates in 2024 after supporting Donald Trump in his 2016 campaign.

ABBA tells Trump campaign to stop using its music at rallies

Trump reportedly played two of the Swedish pop group’s songs at a July rally in Minnesota.

Plane crash outside São Paulo kills all 62 passengers, Brazil’s president says

The plane was en route to Sāo Paulo and lost signal before 1:30 p.m. local time.

Family of Titanic voyage victim suing sub company for $50 million

All five passengers aboard the submersible died after the vehicle imploded during a voyage to the Titanic wreck site last year.

Russia releases journalist Evan Gershkovich in massive 26-person prisoner swap

Gershkovich and Whelan are among U.S. citizens jailed in Russia on espionage charges they and the U.S. government deny.

Hottest day on Earth: Planet breaks record twice this week amid historic heat waves

The record set on Sunday for the planet’s hottest day ever lasted just a single day, as another record was set on Monday as a series of summer heat waves blister North America and scientists warn human-caused greenhouse gas emissions could accelerate the pace of climate change.