Lionel Messi retires from international soccer with World Cup title and 125 goals
“It was a decision that hurt — and still hurts deeply — but I understand that the time has come,” the 39-year-old Messi says on his Instagram account Monday.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks the country's defense minister
Zelenzkyy's move follows corruption scandals involving military contractors and a grinding summer counteroffensive that critics say underperformed. -
Chile will search for 1,000+ victims of forced disappearance by Pinochet dictatorship
It is the first time the Chilean government will lead the search for victims, something which victims' relatives and advocates have long carried out themselves and have sought help from the army. -
Biden orders restrictions on U.S. investments in Chinese technology
The executive order covers advanced computer chips, micro electronics, quantum information technologies and artificial intelligence. Officials cited national security, rather than economic interests. -
78 years after bombing of Nagasaki, health experts raise alarm over risk of nuclear war
"Nuclear war is something which cannot be treated after the fact. It must be prevented." -
The Cossacks' traditions live on near the front lines in Ukraine
KHORTYTSIA, Ukraine — This lush, wild island, the largest on the Dnipro River, is just outside the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, not far from the front… -
How scientists lasered in on a 'monumental' Maya city — with actual lasers
It’s not every day that modern researchers uncover an ancient lost city.But for a network of scientists exploring Mexico’s central Yucatan Peninsula, that… -
A worm that survived 46,000 years in permafrost wows scientists
Scientists have discovered a worm that managed to stretch its short life expectancy — by tens of thousands of years. -
A drone attack on Moscow briefly shut the airport and injured one
Russian authorities say three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in the early hours on Sunday, injuring one person and prompting a temporary closure for…
