November’s Leonid meteor shower peaks this week. Here’s how and when to see the Leonids.

The Leonid meteor shower is peaking early this week. Here’s what to know

Astronomers say they spotted signs of a giant explosion releasing from a star beyond our solar system, one powerful enough to destroy a planet’s atmosphere.

Solar storms can trigger auroras on Earth. This star’s explosion could destroy a planet’s atmosphere

SpaceX will launch the Sentinel-6B ocean-mapping satellite from California early Monday morning (Nov. 17), and you can watch the action live.

Watch SpaceX launch powerful ocean-mapping satellite for Europe and NASA early Nov. 17

See the famous winged horse Pegasus fly in the autumn night sky

With more Moon missions on the horizon, avoiding crowding and collisions will be a growing challenge

Details have emerged about the controversial scheme to take Palestinians out of Gaza, run by Al-Majd Europe.

What’s the shadowy organisation taking Gaza Palestinians to South Africa?

Iran’s largest lake has largely dried out and people are resorting to praying for rain in some areas

Iran begins cloud seeding to induce rain amid historic drought

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has appealed to his country's supporters for funds to scale up drone production. He wrote on X on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin would end the war only if two conditions were met.

Ukrainian foreign minister appeals for funds for drones

South Africa initially refused the Gazans' entry because they were unable to indicate the duration of their stay or the address of their accommodation. The Palestinian Authority has accused Israel of “human trafficking” and “blood trading” after a plane of 153 Gazans landed in South Africa, allegedly without its knowledge.

PA accuses Israel of 'human trafficking' after planeload of Gazans arrives in South Africa

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil stressed the importance of fair competition and better market access for German companies on Sunday ahead of a trip to China. "Access to critical raw materials and the reduction of Chinese overcapacity in sectors such as steel and electromobility are of great importance for the economy and jobs in Germany," Klingbeil said before departing for Beijing, where he is due to arrive on Monday.

German finance minister seeks better market access in China talks

He emphasized that he relied exclusively on primary sources: Hamas’s official website, the organization’s official newspaper, and the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades’ website. Israel’s internal crises, including its internal conflicts within the military and the issue of judicial reform, influenced Hamas’s decision to launch the October 7 attack, Lt.

Hamas propaganda expert explains Israel's internal conflicts influenced Hamas's Oct. 7 assault

The delegation, organized by the European Division of the Foreign Ministry and the Israeli Embassy in Berlin, aims to deepen future German leaders' understanding of the "Israeli story. " Establishing a Palestinian state would be the same as establishing a "Hamas terror state," Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said in a speech welcoming a delegation of young German leaders on Sunday.

Sa'ar warns German delegation: 'A Palestinian state would be a Hamas terror state'

This conference was supposed to hyperfocus on “implementation” of past promises not yet kept.  The urgency of climate change is causing some negotiators to push for more big-picture action — on weak plans to cut emissions of heat-trapping gases, on too little money to help nations wracked by climate change, on putting teeth into phasing out coal, oil and gas.  Because of that pressure to do more — including from Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — the diplomat chairing the talks said Sa

As nations push for more ambition at climate talks, chairman says they may get it

The ship, a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker named Talara, is not the first ship the IRGC has hijacked, but it had stepped back from such threats recently. Iran has taken credit for seizing a ship on Friday that was off the coast of the UAE near the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran defends ship seizure as a legal action, but tensions continue in the Gulf

Brazil’s federal police formally accused President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ’s former human rights minister Silvio Almeida of sexual misconduct after he was fired over the allegations last year, a police official said Saturday.  If they do so, the Supreme Court will either throw them out or accept them, in which case Almeida would face a trial.  Local media outlets reported that police had formally accused Almeida on Friday.

Lula’s former human rights minister formally accused of sexual misconduct

Palestinian families call for help as Israel’s two-year military assault has left hundreds of thousands vulnerable.

Palestinians reel under winter rains as Israel blocks Gaza shelter supplies

The two discussed Gaza in the context of the implementation of the ceasefire agreement, the exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, the status of Iran's nuclear program, and more. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed developments in the Middle East in a phone call on Saturday, the Prime Minister's Office and the Kremlin said in a joint statement.

Putin, Netanyahu discuss Middle East in phone call, Kremlin says

A few thousand people took to the streets of Mexico City on Saturday to protest growing crime, corruption and impunity in a protest organized by members of Generation Z, but which ended with strong backing from older supporters of opposition parties.  In several countries this year, members of the demographic group born between the late 90s and early 2010s have organized protests against inequality, democratic backsliding and corruption.  The largest "Gen Z” protests took place in Nepal in Septe

Protest inspired by 'Gen Z' movement draws few young people in Mexico and many government critics

The International Auschwitz Committee (IAK) has called on an auction house in western Germany to cancel its auction of Holocaust artefacts scheduled for Monday. The auction of personal documents belonging to victims of Nazi Germany is considered by Holocaust survivors and their relatives to be a "cynical and shameless undertaking," said IAK executive vice president Christoph Heubner in Berlin on Saturday.

Auschwitz Committee wants German auction of Holocaust items scrapped

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday thanked the Italian migrants, once known as "guest workers," who helped rebuild Germany after World War II. Italian guest workers made an important contribution to Germany's economic rise, Steinmeier said at a joint event with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in Berlin.

Steinmeier honours Italian 'guest workers' who rebuilt German economy

Six people are killed in Kyiv, and Ukraine targets one of Russia's biggest oil ports on the Black Sea coast.

Russian drone slams into block of flats in deadly wave of strikes across Kyiv

A British court ruled Friday that Australian mining giant BHP is liable for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, potentially paving the way for billions of dollars in compensation. BHP on Friday said it would appeal the ruling.

BHP liable for 2015 Brazil mine disaster: UK court

One of 153 Palestinians who left Gaza without knowing the final destination, says Israel helped facilitate transfer.

‘Trip of suffering’: Gaza evacuee details 24-hour journey to South Africa

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has accused the German government of suppressing opposition voices amid controversy over a planned visit to Russia by several politicians from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. "I think that the Alternative for Germany as a political force - and by the way, a very significant one - is now under colossal pressure in Germany," the state news agency TASS cited Medvedev as saying on Friday.

Moscow accuses Berlin of stifling the opposition

Palestinians call for better tents and other supplies as Israel maintains restrictions on aid to war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

Displaced Palestinian families suffer as heavy rains flood Gaza tent camps

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -A trio of Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after getting stuck on China's space station for more than a week due to their spacecraft sustaining

Explainer-What has happened to the damaged spacecraft at China's space station?

Germany's Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, on Thursday extended two overseas missions of the country's armed forces in the Mediterranean, the EU's Med Irini mission and NATO's Sea Guardian mission. The European Union Naval Force Mediterranean Operation Irini, or Med Irini, mission enforces the UN arms embargo on Libya.

Germany's Bundestag extends two armed forces missions abroad

"If the president is fond of radio stations, he can set one up at the President's Residence," a source close to Katz said, as reported by Israeli media. A source close to Defense Minister Israel Katz slammed President Isaac Herzog for his Thursday statement against Army Radio's closure.

'Set up an Army Radio station at President’s Residence': Source close to Katz slams Herzog

The Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas has handed over another body to staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Gaza Strip. The remains are said to be of a hostage abducted from Israel, Hamas said on Thursday.

Hamas hands over another body in the Gaza Strip

The new Unmanned Systems Forces was created to oversee Russia's drone operations, development, testing and training.

Russia Creates New Military Branch Dedicated To Drone Warfare

Earlier, Likud MK Tally Gotliv publicly revealed his identity, in defiance of a court-issued gag order. Assistant-Chief Meni Benjamin, the head of the Israel Police’s Lahav 433 - The National Crime Unit, is currently under investigation by the Justice Ministry’s Police Investigative Department (PID) on suspicion of breach of trust and abuse of power, Israeli media reported on Thursday.

Lahav 433 head Asst.-Ch. Meni Benjamin named as police officer investigated for breach of trust

Tourism to Japan has increased significantly in recent years, and soon, travelers to this major historic destination will see an increase in prices.

Visiting This Japanese City Just Got A Little More Expensive (Here's What Travelers Should Know)

HAVANA () -Cuba is fighting a wave of mosquito-borne illnesses including dengue and chikungunya virus that have swept the island in recent ​weeks, affecting nearly one-third of the population and sickening swaths of workers,‌ the country's top epidimiologist said late on Wednesday. Dengue fever has long plagued Cuba but has grown worse ‌as an economic crisis hampers the government's ability to fumigate, clean roadside trash and patch leaky pipes.

Cuba fights to contain spread of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -With more than a half-million people worldwide dying from heat-related causes every year, a group of philanthropies is putting $300 million into developing ​life-saving solutions as global temperatures continue to rise. The money, announced this week at the COP30 climate negotiations in ‌Brazil, is aimed at developing data and figuring out the best investments for tackling rising risks from extreme heat, air pollution and infectious disease.

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What’s the shadowy organisation taking Gaza Palestinians to South Africa?

Iran begins cloud seeding to induce rain amid historic drought

Ukrainian foreign minister appeals for funds for drones

PA accuses Israel of 'human trafficking' after planeload of Gazans arrives in South Africa

German finance minister seeks better market access in China talks

Hamas propaganda expert explains Israel's internal conflicts influenced Hamas's Oct. 7 assault

Sa'ar warns German delegation: 'A Palestinian state would be a Hamas terror state'

As nations push for more ambition at climate talks, chairman says they may get it

As nations push for more ambition at climate talks, chairman says they may get it

Tehran defends ship seizure as a legal action, but tensions continue in the Gulf

Lula’s former human rights minister formally accused of sexual misconduct

Palestinians reel under winter rains as Israel blocks Gaza shelter supplies

Putin, Netanyahu discuss Middle East in phone call, Kremlin says

Protest inspired by 'Gen Z' movement draws few young people in Mexico and many government critics

Auschwitz Committee wants German auction of Holocaust items scrapped

Steinmeier honours Italian 'guest workers' who rebuilt German economy

Russian drone slams into block of flats in deadly wave of strikes across Kyiv

BHP liable for 2015 Brazil mine disaster: UK court

‘Trip of suffering’: Gaza evacuee details 24-hour journey to South Africa

Moscow accuses Berlin of stifling the opposition

Displaced Palestinian families suffer as heavy rains flood Gaza tent camps

Explainer-What has happened to the damaged spacecraft at China's space station?

Germany's Bundestag extends two armed forces missions abroad

'Set up an Army Radio station at President’s Residence': Source close to Katz slams Herzog

Hamas hands over another body in the Gaza Strip

Russia Creates New Military Branch Dedicated To Drone Warfare

Lahav 433 head Asst.-Ch. Meni Benjamin named as police officer investigated for breach of trust

Visiting This Japanese City Just Got A Little More Expensive (Here's What Travelers Should Know)

Cuba fights to contain spread of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus

Deadly heat worldwide prompts $300 million for climate health research at COP30