PHUKET, Thailand — The International Skating Union voted to gradually raise the minimum competition age for senior figure skating competitions from 15 to 17 after a passionate debate at their congress ...

It already has the world’s largest navy, but new satellite imagery shows that China is developing a huge nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that would rival the biggest vessel in the American fleet, ...

The largest waterlily species in the world has been discovered after a case of mistaken identity that saw it hide in plain sight for 177 years. A team of scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens at ...

GIZA, Egypt — Even before it opened 12 enormous galleries containing priceless artifacts this week, the Grand Egyptian Museum looked to be making history. Egypt is finally allowing the public to view ...

Scientists have grown a nugget-sized piece of chicken using a new method that can deliver nutrients and oxygen to artificial tissues, marking a major breakthrough in cultured meat. While labs have ...

CAIRO — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities ...

The United States on Monday launched its third crackdown in three years on China’s semiconductor industry, curbing exports to 140 companies, including chip equipment maker Naura Technology Group, ...

PORTICELLO, Italy — Survivors of a storm that sank a superyacht off Sicily recounted their ordeal to one of the doctors who rushed to their aid, with some saying it took mere minutes for the 180-foot ...

It’s a big polar bear vs. Donald Trump Jr. He arrived in snowy Greenland on Tuesday on his father’s Trump Force One private plane, the latest sign of the president-elect's desire to take ownership of ...

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, vowed “a tooth-breaking response” against Israel and the United States on Saturday “for what they are doing against Iran” and its proxies. The comments ...

It seemed like a touching and timely tribute by Canadian lawmakers to a 98-year-old war “hero” who fought for Ukraine’s independence during World War II. But it soon emerged that the man was in fact ...

The world has a worsening water crisis, and half of all food production will be at risk of failure by the middle of this century. That’s the worrying message from a major international study released ...