Sydney News Board

As the Biden administration expressed optimism, the two sides said major disagreements remained unresolved. The U.S. secretary of state pushed for a deal in visits to Egypt and Qatar.

Carlos Magdalena, whose botanical adventures have shades of Indiana Jones, was a driving force in saving the world’s smallest water lily and finding the largest one. He has been called the “plant messiah.”

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine seized on the incursion’s success to press allies to lift a longtime restriction: the use of Western-supplied long-range weapons against Russia.

More and more women are replacing men mobilized in the army. But there are not enough of them to make up for the labor shortage affecting the economy.

Switzerland is offering $58,000 in prize money for ideas to remove munitions from the depths, in case they start polluting. The catch: The cure can’t be worse than the problem.

Fifteen other people were rescued. Expert divers were called in to carry out search operations in the deep water. Among the missing was a British software mogul, Mike Lynch.

Fifteen other people were rescued. Expert divers were called in to carry out search operations in the deep water. Among the missing was a British software mogul, Mike Lynch.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for a suicide blast in Tel Aviv that injured one person.

The attacks look to destroy or damage crossings over a river in the Kursk region that are Russian forces’ only routes for resupply or retreat, military analysts say.

President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to hold Russian territory as leverage in future talks. In Moscow, many doubt the strategy.