After 200 years in ruin: Greece unveils complete restoration of Parthenon's western pediment
The external scaffolding hiding the Parthenon’s western face was removed in early June following the completion of the monument’s back wall.
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A hornet's nest of drones is needed to save Taiwan from conflict, says US diplomat
Israeli-American Emanuel Sharp signs three-year contract with NBA's Sacramento Kings
Russia launches massive attack on Kyiv, killing at least 10 in retaliation for Ukrainian strikes
Afghanistan gets hit by a third earthquake in days as the Hindu Kush shakes again
According to the USGS, the quake occurred at a depth of 216.7 km (134.65 miles).
'We go down with the ship': Meet the homeless youth running Venezuela's earthquake shelters
Their task is the management of a shelter for victims of the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes. The dozen or so staff have designed a digital system to register residents, most of whom have suffered loss.
Silence in the rubble: Inside the desperate race for Venezuela earthquake survivors
"In the end, we believe the days have already passed and that what we will find now is death," said Major Jorge Montanero, leader of the EQ11 team from Guayaquil, located on Ecuador's Pacific coast.
Bipartisan backlash after ICE detained a Texas nun on her way to church led to her release
Monica De la Cruz and other US House members from south Texas intervened with federal officials, leading to the nun's release from ICE custody.
US Navy service member missing after helicopter lands in Arabian Sea
Three others were wounded in the incident, though CENTCOM said that the helicopter was not forced to make an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea.
Couple climb Empire State Building spire in peace banner proposal stunt
A dramatic stunt atop the Empire State Building turned romantic when one climber appeared to propose more than 1,400 feet above Manhattan.
Starmer says racism, intolerance worsening in UK
The British leader was responding to a lawmaker who said he was worried that racism and the incitement of violence linked to it were being normalized, including by some politicians.
Historic Jewish charity rejects claims it funded Israeli anti-government protests
Geoffrey Stern, president of PEF Israel Endowment Funds, gives his first interview as a House committee investigates whether American donor dollars helped pay for Israel's anti-government protests.
Outcry in Germany over controversial plans to demolish Nazi bunker for luxury apartment building
The bunker is part of a subterranean bunker complex constructed over a period of ten years, and which served as the headquarters of the Nazi regime until the last week of World War II in Europe.
Several people killed in fire at Antwerp apartment block, say Belgian police
The 10-floor building was home to more than 200 people, the police said.
