Scientists have documented the first-known instance of a “virgin birth” by a crocodile, which had been living in isolation for 16 years at Costa Rican zoo, according to a study published.

Federal prosecutors have notified former U.S. President Donald Trump that he is the target of an investigation into his handling of classified materials, ABC News reported, adding to his legal troubles as he campaigns to win the White House in 2024.

Ukrainians abandoned inundated homes as floods crested across the south after the destruction of a huge hydroelectric dam on the front lines between Russian and Ukrainian forces, with their presidents trading blame for the disaster.

Schools across the U.S. East Coast cancelled outdoor activities, flights were halted and millions of Americans were urged to stay indoors as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, blanketing cities in a thick yellowish haze.

Tens of millions of people in North America have woken up to dangerous air quality levels as intense wildfires burn across Canada.

A North Korean youth group has donated rocket launchers to the military in a show of “fervent patriotism”, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday, as the isolated state confronts what it sees as growing foreign threats.

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, one of the leading contenders to be the country’s next leader, said on Tuesday he will resign to focus on winning the presidential nomination of the ruling party for the 2024 election.

A veritable parade of overseas CEOs including Tesla’s (TSLA.O) Elon Musk and Goldman Sachs’ (GS.N) David Solomon have made their way to a reopened China in the last few months.

A man armed with four handguns killed two people and wounded five others when he fired into a crowd outside a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said.

Authorities in New York, Toronto and Ottawa have warned residents about the health risks from air polluted by smoke from unprecedented early summer wildfires in eastern Canada.

The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday on more than a dozen people and entities in China, Hong Kong and Iran, including Iran’s defense attache in Beijing, over accusations they helped procure parts and technology for key actors in Iran’s ballistic missile development.

A torrent of water burst through a massive dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, flooding a swathe of the war zone, forcing villagers to flee and prompting finger-pointing from both sides.