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Sauna fire in Japan kills married couple, Tokyo police probing

Tokyo police are reportedly investigating what led to the couple becoming trapped in the sauna, suspecting the unit had a faulty doorknob, local media reported. 

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A burned sauna stands in the yard of a home during the Flat Fire near Sisters, Oregon, U.S. August 25, 2025.
Mosquito bite, illustration.

Carrying babies in cloth treated with insecticide reduces malaria cases

The six-month study conducted in regions of Uganda where malaria is endemic included 400 mothers and their babies, ages 6 months to 18 months.

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eople look at the artifacts found during the construction of the new metro line at the Colosseum metro station which promise to dazzle locals and tourists with museum-like displays of archaeological discoveries, in Rome, Italy December 16, 2025.

New Rome metro stations showcase ancient treasures after years of delays

Excavations for the new stations revealed remarkable finds, which slowed work as archaeologists painstakingly preserved layers of ancient Rome they hadn't known were there.

|ByREUTERS
A couple kiss under the National Mistletoe exhibit in Washington DC, United States, December 13, 2025

‘Making Kiss-story’: DC’s lovebirds break record for most couples kissing under mistletoe

The record-breaking kiss took place at 5 p.m., when the couples simultaneously kissed for five seconds underneath the National Mistletoe.

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CNN host Christiane Amanpour confirms cancer returned for third time

The 67-year-old CNN host advised people “listen to their bodies” during her appearance on the Changing the Ovarian Cancer Story with gynecologic oncologist Dr. Angela George.

OCTOBER 27, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Christiane Amanpour CBE, Chief International Anchor, CNN speaks at the Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit in London, Britain, May 15, 2024.

Extremely rare softshelled turtle Shalom rescued from Jordan River after becoming entangled in wire

Shalom was found with wire around his snout and an X-ray revealed he swallowed two fishing hooks.

OCTOBER 26, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Shalom, the softshelled turtle rescued from the Jordan River.

Hundreds protest in Tunisia’s capital over worsening pollution crisis

Residents of Gabes have reported rising rates of respiratory illnesses, osteoporosis and cancer, which they blame on toxic gases from the state chemical group’s phosphate plants.

OCTOBER 25, 2025ByREUTERS
Demonstrators hold signs as hundreds of Tunisians march through the capital Tunis to protest a severe environmental crisis caused by pollution from a state chemical plant in Gabes, in Tunisia, October 25, 2025

Kyrgyzstan launches national stablecoin in partnership with Binance

A5A7, a stablecoin backed by the Russian rouble and based in Kyrgyzstan, has been placed under sanctions by Western governments who say it is used to facilitate avoidance of sanctions on Russia.

OCTOBER 25, 2025ByREUTERS
Representations of Binance coin cryptocurrency is seen in this illustration taken September 10, 2025

Germans protest after Madeleine McCann kidnap suspect released from prison into their community

Over 150 people assembled to protest the release of 48-year-old convicted pedophile and rapist Christian Brueckner.

OCTOBER 25, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Restaurant owner sold business to purchase guns for attack on UK Jewry, court told

Inspired by ISIS, Saadoui had reportedly planned to purchase four AK-47 rifles, two handguns and 1,200 rounds of ammunition to carry out a mass shooting on Jewish targets in the city. 

OCTOBER 25, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A forensic technician and police officers work at the scene after a man drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard in an attack at a synagogue where worshippers were marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, according to the British police, in north Manchester, Brita

Experts concerned as drug trend ‘bluetoothing’ causes surge in HIV cases

Injectable drug use accounts for approximately 10% of new HIV infections globally, UNAIDS found in 2020.

OCTOBER 25, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Drugs [illustrative]

David Attenborough makes history at 99, winning Daytime Emmy award for orangutan doc.

Now 99 years old, Attenborough beat the previous winner Dick Van Dyke who set his own record at 98 in 2024. 

OCTOBER 22, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Broadcaster David Attenborough is seen before the first round match between Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Estonia's Mark Lajal.

Pope appalled, purification completed after man pees on St. Peter's Basilica's high altar

The unidentified man was arrested by two officials and was filmed exposing his behind while bending to pull up his trousers.

OCTOBER 22, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view of the statue of Saint Peter and St. Peter's Basilica on the day of a weekly general audience, at the Vatican, September 24, 2025.

Man seeking refugee status in Canada claims he was arrested by ICE after mistakenly entering US

After crossing the border, Shahriar said he approached an immigration official for support but was quickly detained.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
An ICE agent in Los Angeles, June 2025; illustrative.