For years, researchers have questioned who created the “band of holes” site in Peru. A new study suggests it was an ancient marketplace.

There are thousands of aligned holes in Peru. Archaeologists now think they know who made them

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian agricultural research agency Embrapa has received the greenlight from health agency Anvisa to research the cannabis plant, a landmark move that puts farming

Brazil's agricultural research agency gets cannabis research greenlight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A towering first-stage booster for an upgraded version of SpaceX's Starship rocket suffered a predawn testing failure in Texas on ​Friday, potentially complicating the company's push to prove the rocket's moon-landing abilities ‌for NASA, according to observers who captured it on video. Elon Musk's SpaceX had rolled the stainless steel booster out to ‌a testing pad on Thursday at the company's Starbase rocket facilities, saying it intended to test its redesigned propellant

First SpaceX booster for upgraded Starship fails during test in Texas

SpaceX began testing the newest version of its Starship Super Heavy booster overnight Thursday (Nov. 20), but by Friday morning (Nov. 21), it was clear those tests did not go as planned.

SpaceX's 1st 'Version 3' Super Heavy Starship booster buckles under pressure during initial tests

Rocket Lab launched a satellite for a "confidential commercial customer" on Thursday morning (Nov. 20), just a few hours after giving notice of the impending liftoff.

Rocket Lab launches mystery satellite for 'confidential commercial customer' (video)

A Human Rights Watch report claims Israel’s forcible displacement of residents from three refugee camps violates international humanitarian law.

Palestinians forced from West Bank refugee camps left in limbo as Israeli demolitions go on

With a spotlight on the Brazilian Amazon, where agriculture drives a significant chunk of deforestation and planet-warming emissions, many of the activists, scientists and government leaders at United Nations climate talks have a beef.  Protesters gathered outside a new space at the talks, the industry-sponsored “Agrizone,” to call for a transition toward a more grassroots food system, even as hundreds of lobbyists for big agriculture companies are attending the talks.

At UN climate conference, some activists and scientists want more talk on reforming agriculture

KINGSTON -Jamaica has declared an outbreak of the bacterial disease leptospirosis, suspected of causing six deaths, following ​the devastation from Hurricane Melissa in late October. The Category 5 hurricane ‌slammed into the Caribbean island on October 28, causing catastrophic flooding and landslides with ‌some 30 inches (76 cm) of rain.

Jamaica reports deadly leptospirosis outbreak after Hurricane Melissa

The new rules by the European Broadcasting Union discourage governments and third parties from "disproportionately promoting" songs to sway voters. Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest announced on Friday changes to voting rules to avoid state interference after controversy over Israel's entry this year.

Eurovision Song Contest changes voting rules after controversial allegations against Israel

A campaign to mobilize investments in renewable energy in Africa, led by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, has secured €15. 5 billion ($17.

Europe pledges over €15bn for clean energy for Africa

Germany's Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has said he is opposed to banning mobile phones and social media in schools. "I'm not convinced that this is the right way," Klingbeil said during a visit on Friday to the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, where digital experts are trained.

German finance minister sees advantages of smartphones in schools

Authorities on Friday arrested seven bodyguards suspected of being involved in the assassination earlier this month of a popular mayor in west-central Mexico who they were supposed to be protecting.  The Associated Press saw at least five of the suspects arrested by state and federal authorities in Uruapan on Friday, steps away from the site where Mayor Carlos Manzo was killed during Day of the Dead festivities on Nov. 1.  An official familiar with the operation said all seven had been bodyguard

Authorities arrest 7 bodyguards in connection with a Mexican mayor's assassination

A Palestinian man described crossing the Yellow Line at night to avoid Hamas detection and feelings of security in the Israel-controlled territory. Hossam al-Astal, leader of the Counter-Terrorism Strike Force militia, confirmed that his group had spoken with the US about having a role in the future of the Gaza Strip, BBC News reported on Friday.

‘We are the alternative’: Anti-Hamas Gaza militia tells BBC group is receiving international support

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro ’s lawyers on Friday petitioned the Supreme Court requesting that he serve his prison time under house arrest, citing poor health.  Bolsonaro was convicted in September of attempting a coup following his 2022 electoral defeat and was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison.  Earlier this month, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected an appeal from his legal team, though another is expected to come this week.

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro seeks house arrest for prison time citing health issues

According to the IDF, Wednesday’s strikes also targeted Hamas infrastructure and operatives across several sites in Gaza. Abdallah Abu Shamala, head of Hamas’s Navy in Gaza, and Fadi Abu Mustafa, a senior tunnel engineer in the Khan Yunis Brigade, were killed during IDF strikes on Wednesday, the military confirmed in a joint statement with the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) on Thursday.

Hamas Navy head, engineer of Khan Yunis tunnel network killed in Gaza, IDF confirms

A week before what the Indigenous Krenak people now call “the death of the river,” they say they could feel it coming.  The birds stopped singing, the air grew heavy, and an unusual silence settled over their village in Minas Gerais, a southeastern Brazilian state where forested hills give way to the winding Doce River.  A mining dam owned by Samarco — a joint venture between Brazilian company Vale and Anglo-Australian giant BHP Billiton — burst upstream near the town of Mariana, unleashing a to

A decade after Brazil’s deadly dam collapse, Indigenous peoples demand justice on the eve of COP30

Japan deployed troops Wednesday to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in a mountainous region in the northern prefecture of Akita.  Reports of sometimes deadly encounters with brown bears and Asiatic black bears are being reported almost daily ahead of hibernation season as the bears forage for food.  Since April, more than 100 people have been injured and at least 12 killed in bear attacks across Japan, according to Environment Ministry statistics at the end of

Japan deploys the military to counter a surge in bear attacks

Three Chinese astronauts have been forced to extend their six-month stay in space over concerns their return ship may have been hit by debris, China’s space agency said.

Chinese astronauts’ return to Earth delayed over fears spaceship damaged by debris

When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking the red brick and concrete that make up many of the buildings long after the sun has gone down.  Luis Cassiano, who's lived here more than 30 years, says he's getting worried as heat waves become more frequent and fierce.  In poor areas such as Arara, those who can afford air conditioning — Cassiano is one — can't always count on it because of frequent power outages on an overloaded system.

As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have the most at stake

Vietnam is rethinking how it copes with floods after a year of relentless storms collapsed hillsides and left vast parts of cities under water.  From mapping high-risk areas to reimagining “sponge cities” that can absorb and release water naturally, Vietnam is investing billions to adapt to what experts call a new era of climate extremes.  In smaller cities like Vinh in central Vietnam, these ideas are taking shape.

Vietnam rethinks its flood strategy as climate change drives storms and devastation

UN officials told The Jerusalem Post that all syringes and vaccines needed for the vaccination campaign have now been delivered to Gaza. UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, announced on Thursday that it successfully conducted a first round of routine catch-up vaccination campaign in Gaza, reaching more than 13,700 children across the Gaza Strip.

Gaza humanitarian efforts reach key milestone as UNICEF vaccinates some 13,000 children

The route runs beneath a dense residential area near the Philadelphi Corridor and continues under sensitive civilian sites, including a UNRWA compound, mosques, clinics, kindergartens, and schools. The IDF on Thursday uncovered an underground tunnel route more than 7 kilometers long and around 25 meters deep in Rafah, Gaza, where the remains of Lt.

IDF uncovers 7 km.-long Gaza terror tunnel where Hamas held Hadar Goldin

Protesters told The Jerusalem Post that the right to demonstrate in a democracy like Israel was important and that this demonstration was calling for accountability. A planned protest by Israel’s Sudanese population at the United Arab Emirates embassy was canceled on Thursday, with police reportedly citing fears of disturbing the Israel-UAE relationship.

Rights groups condemn Israel Police decision to ban Sudan Genocide protests nationwide

IDF's Central Command chief: Conventional solutions for hilltop youth insufficient • Israel Katz: Administrative detentions only increased hatred and violence Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a special meeting on Thursday focused on nationalist crime in the West Bank committed by Jewish settler extremists. The discussion was divided into two main topics: Finding legal tools to combat Jewish riots in the West Bank, and identifying “educational solutions” to the issue.

Netanyahu leads meeting on West Bank riots, Katz defends axing administrative detention for Jews

IDF's Commander Training chief: International officials have complimented the IDF's "use of precise warfare to maximize only striking those who need to be struck. " The around 130 foreign military officials visiting IDF installations and receiving classified briefings about IDF tactics can become “ambassadors” on behalf of Israel in their home countries, Commander of IDF Commander Training Col.

Foreign military officials can become Israel's ambassadors, senior IDF commander tells 'Post'

According to the Mossad, coordinated raids in Austria and Germany resulted in arrests and the seizure of weapons and explosives intended for use “on command. ” A network of Hamas terror-affiliated infrastructure across Europe was exposed by the Mossad, the spy agency said on Wednesday, as it revealed the prolonged investigation it had conducted with European intelligence and law enforcement to thwart planned attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets.

Mossad unveils network of Hamas terror infrastructure across Europe

When a severe G4 geomagnetic storm hit, this Dreamliner pilot had the perfect front-row seat.

Pilot captures jaw-dropping northern lights show from 36,000 feet (photos)

Israel's haredi draft crisis intensifies as court ruling forces action, while political divisions and protests make it difficult to see a path forward. For months, the coalition’s showdown over haredi (ultra-Orthodox) enlistment unfolded like a drama with no final act – all buildup, no climax, and plenty of stalling.

Israel's haredi draft crisis: Court ruling and political stalemate reach breaking point

Greece is looking to set up repatriation centres for irregular migrants outside the EU and sees Germany as a potential partner, Migration and Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris said on Wednesday. Speaking on state broadcaster ERTnews, Plevris said the centres would accommodate migrants who cannot be returned to their home countries.

Greece eyes migrant repatriation centres outside the EU

Italy’s highest court on Wednesday approved the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man suspected of setting off explosions that damaged Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany more than three years ago.  The defense lawyer for 49-year-old Serhii Kuznietsov said that his client would be turned over to German authorities within the next few days, after the Cassation Court rejected a final defense appeal.  Defense lawyer Nicola Canestrini expressed confidence that his client would be ac

Italian court approves extradition to Germany of Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream pipeline blast

A total of 25 people have been killed in new attacks by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip despite the current ceasefire, the Hamas-controlled health authority said on Wednesday. The announcement came after the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said it had targeted Hamas positions across Gaza in response to several "terrorists" opening fire on an area in Khan Younis where Israeli soldiers were deployed.

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 25 people, Hamas health authority says

Physicians for Human Rights-Israel reveals torture, abuse carried out against Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.

‘It’s Israeli policy’: Report reveals abuse of Palestinians in prisons

Brazilian authorities on Tuesday railed against comments by Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz in which he appeared to look down on Belem, a city on the edge of the Amazon rainforest where the United Nations' Climate Summit is taking place.  President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Para state Gov. Helder Barbalho, Belem Mayor Igor Normando, and several lawmakers have pushed back against Merz, who traveled to Brazil earlier in November to discuss climate measures with other leaders.

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Palestinians forced from West Bank refugee camps left in limbo as Israeli demolitions go on

Brazil's agricultural research agency gets cannabis research greenlight

At UN climate conference, some activists and scientists want more talk on reforming agriculture

Jamaica reports deadly leptospirosis outbreak after Hurricane Melissa

Brazil's agricultural research agency gets cannabis research greenlight

Eurovision Song Contest changes voting rules after controversial allegations against Israel

Europe pledges over €15bn for clean energy for Africa

German finance minister sees advantages of smartphones in schools

Authorities arrest 7 bodyguards in connection with a Mexican mayor's assassination

‘We are the alternative’: Anti-Hamas Gaza militia tells BBC group is receiving international support

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro seeks house arrest for prison time citing health issues

Hamas Navy head, engineer of Khan Yunis tunnel network killed in Gaza, IDF confirms

A decade after Brazil’s deadly dam collapse, Indigenous peoples demand justice on the eve of COP30

Japan deploys the military to counter a surge in bear attacks

Chinese astronauts’ return to Earth delayed over fears spaceship damaged by debris

As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have the most at stake

Vietnam rethinks its flood strategy as climate change drives storms and devastation

Gaza humanitarian efforts reach key milestone as UNICEF vaccinates some 13,000 children

IDF uncovers 7 km.-long Gaza terror tunnel where Hamas held Hadar Goldin

Rights groups condemn Israel Police decision to ban Sudan Genocide protests nationwide

Netanyahu leads meeting on West Bank riots, Katz defends axing administrative detention for Jews

Foreign military officials can become Israel's ambassadors, senior IDF commander tells 'Post'

Mossad unveils network of Hamas terror infrastructure across Europe

Pilot captures jaw-dropping northern lights show from 36,000 feet (photos)

Israel's haredi draft crisis: Court ruling and political stalemate reach breaking point

Greece eyes migrant repatriation centres outside the EU

Italian court approves extradition to Germany of Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream pipeline blast

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 25 people, Hamas health authority says

‘It’s Israeli policy’: Report reveals abuse of Palestinians in prisons

Germany's Merz under fire in Brazil for his comments on Amazon host city of COP30