Rescued turtle back manages to return to the group that saved the animal nearly 2 decades ago

Authorities in New Zealand added two more people to the death toll following Monday's volcanic eruption, bringing the number of dead to 16 as plans to recover bodies still on the ash-covered area were delayed. The two who were added to the death toll had been hospitalized, authorities said Thursday.

The Trump administration announced the imposition of new sanctions against Iran on Wednesday, a sign that the U.S. will continue to ramp up economic pressure on Tehran despite a recent successful prisoner swap. Last week, Iran cooperated with a prisoner swap that freed Xiyue Wang, an American gradua

WHAKATANE, New Zealand – The eruption was so silent that Lillani Hopkins didn’t hear it over the hum of the boat’s engines. She didn’t turn around until her dad whacked her. Then she saw it. Huge clouds of ash and steam shooting into the sky.

FAA chief tells lawmakers aircraft certification system 'is not broken,' despite Boeing 737 Max crashes
Administrator Stephen Dickson, head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is pushing back against the notion that the 737 Max crashes reveal that something is broken with the aircraft certification process. Dickson's comments came during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hea ABC

Niger military post ambushed by suspected Islamic militants, at least 70 soldiers killed, officials say
Suspected Islamic extremists attacked a military installation in western Niger near the border of Mali on Tuesday, killing at least 70 soldiers in one of the country's deadliest onslaughts in recent history. President Mahamadou Issoufou tweeted on Wednesday that he would be cutting short his oversea Fox News

U.S. military returns four bases to South Korea
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (UPI) --The United States returned four military sites to South Korea in the biggest such handover since 2015, United States Forces Korea announced on Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, USFK deputy commander, and Ko Yunju, director general of the North American Affairs Bureau of UPI.com

With Netanyahu's fate in question, Israel poised for new election
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel headed on Wednesday toward a third national election in less than a year with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing the fight of his life for political survival after a criminal indictment. After giving its preliminary approval, and barring last-minute progress in dea Reuters

Gunman in Florida base shooting may have embraced radical ideology years before arriving in U.S., Saudi report says
The Saudi aviation student responsible for a shooting that killed three U.S. sailors on a Florida base last week appears to have embraced radical ideology as early as 2015, well before he arrived in the United States for training, a Saudi government ... Washington Post

Thai Election Panel Wants Opposition Party Dissolved Over Loans From Leader
Thai Election Panel Wants Opposition Party Dissolved Over Loans From Leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, 41, has emerged as the most outspoken opponent of the government headed by former junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha after the party he helped found came ... U.S. News & World Report

US Accused Of Seeking Climate Funding Waiver At UN Talks
The United States was accused Wednesday of using crunch UN talks to avoid compensating poorer nations hit by climate change, despite its decision to leave the process to limit global warming. Delegates and observers at the COP25 negotiations in Madrid told ... International Business Times

After NAS Pensacola shooting, Navy suspends flight training for nearly 300 Saudi students, official says
The U.S. Navy on Tuesday suspended nearly 300 Saudi students from flight training in response to the deadly shooting by a Saudi student last Friday in Pensacola, Fla., a senior U.S. defense official told Fox News. Navy Commander Clay Doss said classroom and flight training will resume for other stud Fox News

Trump’s moves to salvage North Korea nuclear talks amid threats from Pyongyang draw rebukes from Bolton and Biden
President Trump is facing mounting criticism that his administration is bowing to pressure tactics from North Korea in a desperate attempt to resuscitate moribund nuclear talks ahead of a year-end deadline from leader Kim Jong Un’s regime. John Bolton, the president’s former national security advise Washington Post

Sydney shrouded in 'unbreathable' smoke as Australia wildfires rage
A thick haze from raging wildfires in Australia engulfed Sydney on Tuesday, creating dangerous air conditions and smoke so thick it was enough to trigger fire alarms in buildings across the city. The winds on Tuesday from the north pushed smoke into the city, causing a haze that was so thick in some FOX News on MSN.com

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