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Heathrow restarts flights after closure causes global flight turmoil
Kate Holton, Ben Makori and Sarah Young, Reuters | Updated March 21 - 1:38 p.m. | Save Story
Flights at Britain's Heathrow began resuming late on Friday after a fire knocked out its power supply and shut Europe's busiest airport for the day.
US denies Mexico's request for special delivery channel for Colorado River water
Reuters | Posted March 21 - 10:08 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Department of State said on Thursday that the United States will for the first time deny a non-treaty request by Mexico for a special delivery channel for Colorado River water to be delivered to Tijuana.
American held by the Taliban for more than 2 years has been released, State Department says
Eric Tucker, Associated Press | Posted March 20 - 9:44 a.m. | Save Story
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is praising Qatar for helping the U.S. secure the release of an American man who was held by the Taliban for more than two years.
Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position
Kirsten Grieshaber and Kostya Manenkov, Associated Press | Posted March 20 - 9:41 a.m. | Save Story
A new global report says that people in Finland are the happiest in the world. The northern European country is leading the world in happiness for the eighth year in a row.
Malaysia approves a new search for MH370 more than a decade after the plane disappeared
The Associated Press | Posted March 19 - 10:11 p.m. | Save Story
Malaysia's government has given final approval for a Texas-based marine robotics company to renew the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean more than a decade ago.
Italian postal service sees surge in mail for Pope Francis, much sent from children
Chris Warde-Jones, Associated Press | Posted March 19 - 10:07 p.m. | Save Story
The Italian postal service has seen a huge increase in mail addressed to Pope Francis since his Feb. 14 hospitalization. Some letters are clearly written by children and bearing stamps from around the world.
Here's why a top leader of Utah's 2034 Winter Games is in Greece this week
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted March 19 - 7:39 p.m. | Save Story
Fraser Bullock made the most of sitting across from outgoing International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach during a two-hour bus ride from the site of the ancient Olympics in Greece.
Zelenskyy and Putin have agreed to a limited ceasefire, but implementation is work in progress
Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press | Posted March 19 - 6:58 p.m. | Save Story
Ukraine and Russia agreed in principle to a limited ceasefire after President Donald Trump spoke with the countries' leaders this week.
Trump, Zelenskyy pledge in phone call to work for end to war in Ukraine
Nandita Bose and Yuliia Dysa, Reuters | Posted March 19 - 5:34 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed on Wednesday to work together to end Russia's war with Ukraine, in what the White House described as a "fantastic" one-hour phone call.
Utah businesses seek new Eastern European partners, despite strained Ukraine talks
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted March 19 - 6:14 a.m. | Save Story
Utah aerospace, defense and education leaders met with officials from Romania and Bulgaria, working to make new business relations amid U.S.-Ukraine tensions.
Man guilty of stealing $6M golden toilet from Churchill's birthplace
Sam Tobin, Reuters | Posted March 18 - 8:00 p.m. | Save Story
A British man was convicted on Tuesday of stealing an 18-carat golden toilet that had been on display as an artwork in an exhibit at Winston Churchill's birthplace.
Putin agrees to 30-day halt on energy facility strikes, Ukraine signals support
Jeff Mason and Joseph Ax, Reuters | Updated March 18 - 2:54 p.m. | Save Story
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday to President Donald Trump's proposal for a month-long halt to strikes against energy infrastructure in Ukraine, a limited ceasefire that Kyiv quickly said it would be willing to consider.
Israeli strikes kill over 400 in Gaza, say Palestinians; ceasefire on brink
James Mackenzie, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | Posted March 18 - 8:28 a.m. | Save Story
Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza, killing more than 400 people, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday, threatening the complete collapse of a two-month ceasefire as Israel vowed to use more force to free hostages held by Hamas.
Trump to speak with Putin on Tuesday about ending war in Ukraine
Nathan Layne and Jeff Mason, Reuters | Posted March 17 - 7:33 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and discuss ending the war in Ukraine, after positive talks between U.S. and Russian officials in Moscow.
This portrait may be the only one of England's 9-day queen painted during her lifetime
Pan Pylas, Associated Press | Posted March 16 - 9:44 p.m. | Save Story
Research by the charity English Heritage suggests it may have found a portrait of England's shortest-reigning queen Lady Jane Grey.
NASA's stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Updated March 16 - 8:38 p.m. | Save Story
A SpaceX capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts. The new crew pulled up Sunday, just 29 hours after blasting off.
Trump and Putin expected to speak this week as US pushes for Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
Reuters | Posted March 16 - 11:34 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump is expected to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week on ways to end the three-year war in Ukraine, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff told CNN on Sunday.
Nightclub fire in North Macedonia kills 59, injures over 100
Reuters | Updated March 16 - 9:45 a.m. | Save Story
Fire ripped through a packed nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, killing 59 people and injuring more than 100, after sparks ignited the roof over a live band.
Houthis say they are ready to escalate after US strikes Yemen
Phil Stewart and Mohammed Ghobari, Reuters | Posted March 16 - 8:49 a.m. | Save Story
Yemen's Houthi movement said on Sunday it was ready to "meet escalation with escalation" after U.S. strikes targeting the Iran-aligned group over its threat to resume Red Sea shipping attacks.
Improving Pope reduces use of ventilation for oxygen, Vatican says
Joshua McElwee, Reuters | Posted March 15 - 4:44 p.m. | Save Story
Pope Francis is improving slowly as he battles double pneumonia in hospital and is reducing the use of mechanical ventilation at night to help with breathing, the Vatican said on Saturday.
A river 'died' overnight in Zambia after acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine
Richard Kille And Jacob Zimba, Associated Press | Posted March 15 - 1:07 p.m. | Save Story
Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear "catastrophic consequences" from an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that poisoned a major river and could potentially affect millions of people.
Ecuador pitches US military base and free trade deal to Trump allies, sources say
Gram Slattery and Alexandra Valencia, Reuters | Posted March 15 - 11:06 a.m. | Save Story
Ecuadorean officials have told Trump allies they are interested in hosting a U.S. military base in the South American country, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
Trump administration weighs travel ban on dozens of countries, memo says
Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters | Posted March 15 - 10:55 a.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters.
Israel rejects Hamas offer to free Israeli-American hostage as 'psychological warfare'
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Nayera Abdallah, Reuters | Posted March 15 - 7:37 a.m. | Save Story
Hamas said on Friday it had agreed to free an American-Israeli dual national if Israel begins the next phase of ceasefire talks towards a permanent end to the war, an offer Israel dismissed as "psychological warfare."
Photo gallery: Blood moon lunar eclipse from around the world
Isaac Hale, Deseret News | Posted March 14 - 6:31 p.m. | Save Story
On Thursday night and through the early morning hours of Friday, the first lunar eclipse since 2022 took place, one of three total lunar eclipse events lined up for 2025 and 2026.
How many eggs can you send? US asks countries to help lower soaring prices
Reuters | Posted March 14 - 9:08 a.m. | Save Story
The United States has reached out to Denmark and other European nations asking if they can export eggs as Americans face surging egg prices, the Nordic country's egg association said on Friday.
Trump uncorks threat of new 200% tariff on EU alcohol
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted March 13 - 3:48 p.m. | Save Story
Following a European Union announcement of new tariffs going into effect on April 1, President Donald Trump upped the ante Thursday, threatening an additional 200% tariff on EU wine and spirits.
Trump metals tariffs draw swift retaliation from Canada and EU
David Lawder, Andrea Shalal and Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters | Updated March 12 - 1:20 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump's increased tariffs on all U.S. steel and aluminum imports took effect on Wednesday, stepping up a campaign to reorder global trade in favor of the U.S. and drawing swift retaliation from Canada and Europe.
Ukraine ready to accept ceasefire proposal, US to resume intelligence sharing
Daphne Psaledakis and Pesha Magid, Reuters | Posted March 11 - 2:47 p.m. | Save Story
The United States agreed on Tuesday to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine after talks where Kyiv said it would accept a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in its conflict with Russia, the countries said in a joint statement.
Ontario slaps 25% tax increase on electricity exports to US in response to Trump's trade war
Rob Gillies, Associated Press | Posted March 10 - 11:03 a.m. | Save Story
Ontario's premier, the leader of Canada's most populous province, is now charging 25% more for electricity shipped to 1.5 million Americans in response to President Donald Trump's tariff plan.
Canada's Carney faces Trump, tariffs and looming election
Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters | Posted March 10 - 7:34 a.m. | Save Story
Former central banker Mark Carney claimed a landslide victory on Sunday to lead Canada's Liberal Party and to become the country's next prime minister.
An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
Ayaka McGill, Hiro Komae and Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press | Posted March 9 - 2:01 p.m. | Save Story
Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa's jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the war's bloodiest, considering the bones silent witnesses of Okinawa's wartime tragedy.
Israel, Hamas signal readiness for next ceasefire talks as mediators push for progress
Nidal Al Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | Posted March 8 - 7:41 p.m. | Save Story
Israel and Hamas signaled on Saturday they were preparing for the next phase of ceasefire negotiations, as mediators pushed ahead with talks to extend the fragile 42-day truce that began in January.
Pope Francis, starting 4th week in hospital, showing improvement, Vatican says
Joshua McElwee, Reuters | Posted March 8 - 6:26 p.m. | Save Story
Pope Francis is showing a "good response" to his treatment in a hospital for double pneumonia, and his overall condition is gradually improving, the Vatican said on Saturday.
Hundreds killed in Syrian crackdown on Alawite region, war monitor says
Timour Azhari, Reuters | Posted March 8 - 9:15 a.m. | Save Story
Gunmen and security forces linked to Syria's new Islamist rulers have killed more than 340 people, including women and children from the Alawite minority, in the country's coastal region since Thursday, the head of a war monitor said.
Trump says he sent letter to Iran leader to negotiate nuclear deal
Doina Chiacu, Reuters | Updated March 7 - 8:32 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said he wants to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and sent a letter to its leadership this week suggesting talks with the Islamic Republic, which the West fears is rapidly nearing the capability to make atomic weapons.
State Department to reportedly use AI to revoke visas of students it sees as Hamas supporters
Kanishka Singh, Reuters | Posted March 6 - 8:10 p.m. | Save Story
The State Department will use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students who it perceives as supporters of Palestinian Hamas militants, Axios reported on Thursday, citing senior State Department officials.
Intuitive Machines Athena lander on the moon, but status unclear as news conference nears
Joey Roulette, Akash Sriram and Peter Henderson, Reuters | Posted March 6 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
Intuitive Machines said on Thursday that its robotic Athena lander has landed on the moon's surface, but details of the spacecraft's status and health remained unclear.
Pope Francis, in stable condition, sends first audio message from hospital
Joshua McElwee, Reuters | Posted March 6 - 6:31 p.m. | Save Story
Pope Francis on Thursday sent his first audio message since being hospitalized for double pneumonia nearly three weeks ago.
Trump delays tariffs for goods covered under Mexico, Canada trade deal
Katharine Jackson, Reuters | Posted March 6 - 1:49 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Thursday exempted goods from both Canada and Mexico under a North American trade pact for a month from the 25% tariffs that he had imposed earlier this week, the latest twist in fast-shifting trade policy that has whipsawed financial markets and business leaders.
South Korea air force jets accidentally drop bombs on homes, injuring 15
Ju-min Park and Hyunsu Yim, Reuters | Posted March 5 - 10:48 p.m. | Save Story
Fifteen people were injured in South Korea on Thursday after bombs dropped by fighter jets landed in a civilian district, damaging houses and a church during military exercises in Pocheon.
Suspect in Kabul airport bombing during Afghanistan pullout makes court appearance
Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press | Posted March 5 - 9:56 p.m. | Save Story
A suspected participant in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport in August 2021 has arrived in the U.S. to face criminal charges in connection with the attack.
US holds secret talks with Hamas on Gaza hostages, source says
Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters | Posted March 5 - 9:53 a.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration has been conducting secret talks with Hamas on the possibility of releasing U.S. hostages being held in Gaza, a source briefed on the conversations told Reuters.
US Supreme Court won't let Trump withhold payment to foreign aid groups
John Kruzel, Reuters | Posted March 5 - 9:35 a.m. | Save Story
A divided U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to let President Donald Trump's administration withhold payment to foreign aid organizations for work they already performed for the government as the Republican president moves to pull the plug on American humanitarian projects around the world.
Greenland prime minister rebuffs Trump: We do not want to be Americans
Louise Breusch Rasmussen and Stine Jacobsen, Reuters | Posted March 5 - 8:51 a.m. | Save Story
Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede said on Wednesday that the Greenlandic people will determine their own future and do not want to be Danes nor Americans.
Trump may restore Ukraine aid pending confidence-building measures, White House says
Reuters | Posted March 5 - 8:15 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump will consider restoring aid to Ukraine if peace talks are arranged and confidence-building measures are taken, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Wednesday.
US, Ukraine to sign minerals deal, sources say; Zelenskyy pledges to 'make things right'
Erin Banco, Max Hunder and Olena Harmash, Reuters | Updated March 4 - 1:49 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump's administration and Ukraine plan to sign a much-debated minerals deal, four sources said on Tuesday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week's disastrous Oval Office clash with Trump was "regrettable."
Trump triggers trade war with tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico
David Lawder and Andrea Shalal, Reuters | Posted March 4 - 7:29 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20%, launching new trade conflicts with the top three U.S. trading partners.
Trump pauses all US military aid to Ukraine after angry clash with Zelenskyy
Andrea Shalal and Gram Slattery, Reuters | Posted March 3 - 9:18 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week, a White House official said.
James Harrison, blood donor whose rare plasma saved millions of babies, dead at 88
Jack Guy, CNN | Posted March 3 - 7:24 p.m. | Save Story
James Harrison, a prolific Australian blood donor famed for having saved the lives of more than 2 million babies, has died at age 88.
At least 31 die in Bolivia after truck rams into bus
Sergio Limachi and Monica Machicao, Reuters | Updated March 3 - 4:35 p.m. | Save Story
A truck traveling on a highway in southern Bolivia collided with a bus early on Monday morning, forcing the bus off the road and killing at least 31 people, police said.
USAID reinstates contracts for Georgia company that helps feed malnourished kids
MJ Lee, CNN | Posted March 3 - 11:23 a.m. | Save Story
The CEO of a plant in Georgia that makes a special peanut butter paste for severely malnourished children around the world told CNN that his company's contracts with the U.S. Agency for International Development that had been abruptly canceled last week were all reinstated late Sunday night.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says end of war with Russia is 'very, very far away'
Illia Novikov, Associated Press | Posted March 3 - 7:59 a.m. | Save Story
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a deal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia "is still very, very far away."
Pope Francis is in stable condition but 'risk of crisis' remains, Vatican sources say
Christopher Lamb, Sharon Braithwaite and Catherine Nicholls, CNN | Posted March 3 - 7:53 a.m. | Save Story
Pope Francis is in stable condition and does not have a fever, the Vatican said on Sunday, days after he suffered from a sudden respiratory episode in the hospital where he has been battling double pneumonia.
Trump allies pressure Zelenskyy to change course or resign
David Morgan and Jeff Mason, Reuters | Posted March 3 - 7:01 a.m. | Save Story
Top Republicans aligned with President Donald Trump pushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday to change his position on the war with Russia or step aside.
Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal
Tia Goldenberg And Samy Magdy, Associated Press | Updated March 2 - 9:04 a.m. | Save Story
Israel says it's stopping the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip. It warned of "additional consequences" if Hamas doesn't accept what Israel says is a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire extension.
Israel agrees on US plan for temporary ceasefire in Gaza, PM's office says
Jaidaa Taha, Reuters | Posted March 1 - 8:31 p.m. | Save Story
Israel will adopt the proposal by President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza for the Ramadan and Passover periods, the prime minister's office said early on Sunday, hours after the first phase of the previously agreed ceasefire was set to expire.
Trump-Zelenskyy clash divides US Republicans, dims aid prospects
Patricia Zengerle, Reuters | Posted March 1 - 7:43 p.m. | Save Story
An angry White House clash between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump divided the U.S. president's fellow Republicans and dimmed prospects that Congress will approve any further aid for Kyiv in its war with Russia.
