Donald Trump is in "excellent health," according to a new medical report, but he needs to lose weight and exercise more. That's according to a routine examination at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the results of which the White House announced on Friday.
An Australian company is building a giant steel monolith on a remote plain in Tasmania. This "black box" should save our civilization in the event of an apocalyptic scenario. Or at least record its demise.
Ukrainian forces are achieving success with a new tactic to drive the Russians out of their country. They hit Vladimir Putin's troops in a sensitive and vulnerable spot.
Sixty-year-old Canadian Kenneth Law pleaded guilty to 14 charges of inciting or aiding suicide on Friday. The court in Canada's Newmarket was crowded with family members of victims, who reacted emotionally as the charges were read out.
People on social media in Germany laughed due to a funny traffic misunderstanding.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a premier venue for the performing arts in the US, with more than 2,000 performances a year and two million visitors. Its many visitors come to enjoy classical and contemporary music, opera, drama, dance, theater, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, comedy and symphonies from the U.S. and other countries. The arts center is a living monument in honor of President John F. Kennedy. It was designated as such by an act of Congress in 1964 and opened in 1971, shortly after Kennedy's death in 1963. But Donald Trump jumped on the opportunity to snatch the name from legendary U.S. President J.F.K.
On Thursday night, a Russian drone crashed into a residential neighborhood in the Romanian city of Galați, near the border with Ukraine. In the process, two people suffered minor injuries and an apartment building was severely damaged. A fire started after the impact and dozens of residents had to be evacuated. The incident is notable because it's the first time a Russian drone has caused casualties on the territory of a NATO and EU Member State.
The Russian security service FSB reported on Monday that it has foiled an attempted "terrorist attack" after agents said they discovered magnetic explosives attached to the hull of a tanker that had arrived from Belgium and was docked for loading at the northwestern port of Ust-Luga. Belgium strongly questions that story.
The FBI detained David Rush, a former high-ranking employee at the US intelligence agency CIA. During a search of his Virginia home, 303 gold bars of one kilogram each were found, worth about $40 million (€34 million), in addition to $2 million in cash and 35 luxury watches, mostly Rolex models.
On August 29, Iceland will hold a referendum on a pressing question: should Iceland join the European Union?