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U.S. Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer, his office announced on Wednesday. Mccain, a Republican who has represented Arizona in the senate since 1987, had a blood clot removed above his left eye at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona on July 14th. "Subsequent tissue pathology…

A Mexican Navy aircraft on a humanitarian mission crashed into Galveston Bay in Texas on Monday afternoon, killing at least five people, with one person still missing. The aircraft went down near Scholes International Airport in dense fog while transporting a child who required urgent treatment for…

Donald Trump has appointed Louisiana governor Jeff Landry as the United States’ special envoy to Greenland. The decision that has prompted objections from Denmark and firm rejection from Greenland’s government. The appointment was announced on Sunday, with Trump saying that Greenland is essential…

A sperm donor carrying a rare cancer-linked genetic mutation has fathered at least 197 children across Europe, according to an investigation by the European Broadcasting Union’s Investigative Journalism Network. The donor’s sperm, distributed by Denmark’s European Sperm Bank, carried a mutation in…

McDonald’s Netherlands has removed its AI-generated Christmas advert after it faced widespread criticism for its unsettling visuals and poor execution. The 45-second video, released on 6 December, aimed to capture the frustrations of the festive season with the slogan “the most terrible time of the…

A raccoon turned “night-time burglar” after breaking into a liquor store in Ashland, Virginia and consuming alcohol — before collapsing from apparent intoxication in the store bathroom.  According to the local animal-protection agency, the animal gained entry sometime overnight by falling…

Hong Kong is facing its deadliest fire in decades after a major blaze swept through residential towers in Tai Po, killing at least 55 people and leaving many more injured. The fire broke out on Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court, an eight-block housing estate with 2,000 flats, and spread with exceptional…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has proposed an $18 non-refundable fee for travelers who do not have a REAL ID or other acceptable form of identification (like a passport) at airport security checkpoints. The fee is associated with a new "modernized alternative identity…

Authorities are investigating a suspicious package that caused several people to fall ill and led to the evacuation of buildings at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, the military facility that supports Air Force One. According to reports, the package contained an unidentified white powder. After it…

A humanoid robot built to perform household tasks malfunctioned during a kitchen test, collapsing mid-demonstration in a video that has since gone viral. In the footage, YouTuber Cody Detwiller, known online as WhistlinDiesel, tasks the Unitree G1 humanoid robot with cooking lunch. Despite being…