40 years after Chernobyl: Pripyat today

Abandoned vehicles rot by the side of the road. Children's toys, the remnants of domestic appliances, crockery, and faded signs in Russian warning about the level of radioactivity lie scattered in front of the apartment blocks. The buildings are empty, the windows broken, the doors wrenched open. Forty years ago, the Ukrainian city of Pripyat, also called

Mexico says alleged CIA agents ‘not authorized’ on its soil

Mexico's government said on Saturday that two individuals from the United States who were operating in its territory as intelligence agents were not authorized to carry out their activities. The two men were killed last weekend in connection with a drug raid and they are believed to have been members of the US Central Intelligence Agency

UK-US ties tested: Britain courts Trump with King Charles

The "special relationship" between the United States and the United Kingdom has survived a revolution. Now the British government is working to ensure it can withstand Donald Trump.  Despite deep economic and social ties and unparalleled intelligence sharing, the US president has chosen to repeatedly attack the UK and its Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The trigger: London's

World Press Photo winners cast lens on resilience, pain and bliss

Young dancers from the Joburg Ballet School backstage at the Soweto Theatre prepare for their year-end performance. Soweto, South Africa. December 7, 2025. Ihsaan Haffejee for GroundUp hide caption toggle caption Ihsaan Haffejee for GroundUp The winning images in the 2026 World Press Photos contest attest to a year of conflict and chaos. War, migration

Trump doubts shooter motivated by Iran war as peace talks on hold

A Revolutionary Guard Navy (IRGC) speedboat approaches the cargo ship Epaminondas during what state media described as the seizure of one of two vessels accused of violations in the Strait of Hormuz, April 21, 2026. Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim News Agency via AP hide caption toggle caption Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim News Agency via AP After a shooting incident

Sabastian Sawe breaks 2-hour barrier to win London Marathon

Sebastian Sawe from Kenya crosses the finish line to win the men's race at the London Marathon in London, Sunday, April 26, 2026. Ian Walton/AP hide caption toggle caption Ian Walton/AP LONDON — Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon. In a huge moment

King Charles U.S. visit comes at tense moment in transatlantic relationship

Britain's King Charles, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump speak at a State Banquet in Windsor Castle, England, on day one of U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump's second state visit to the UK, Sept. 17, 2025. Yui Mok/AP/Pool PA hide caption toggle caption Yui Mok/AP/Pool PA LONDON—When entertainer Bob Hope serenaded

The Supreme Court case that could redefine your digital privacy

Can't see the video above?  Watch it here . Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery in the town of Midlothian, where a robber pulled out a gun and subsequently fled with $195,000. Geofencing allows the government

Suspect Arrested After Shooting at Correspondents’ Dinner

President Trump speaks from the White House, flanked by Vice President Vance, FBI Director Kash Patel, Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images President Trump
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