BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Many Yanomami, the Amazon’s largest Indigenous tribe, have been contaminated with mercury coming from widespread illegal gold mining, according to a report released on Thursday by Brazil’s top public health institute.The research was conducted in nine villages along the Mucajai River, a remote region where illegal…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A technical error on a navy missile Thursday spurred Danish authorities to issue a warning, saying there was a risk the missile could launch unintentionally — but not explode — resulting in fragments falling in Denmark waters.Denmark’s armed forces said a technical problem arose with a…

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s main pro-democracy resistance group said Thursday its armed wing launched drone attacks on the airport and a military headquarters in the capital, Naypyitaw, but the country’s ruling military said it destroyed or seized more than a dozen drones used in the attacks.The opposition National Unity Government’s…

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France and its allies could have stopped the 1994 Rwanda genocide but lacked the will to do so, a strong declaration ahead of the African country’s 30th anniversary of the slaughter that left over 800,000 people dead.Macron’s office said in…

Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, has announced a plan to overhaul military command to improve the country’s war capabilities.Pistorius voiced the necessity for the German military to become “war-capable” in light of potential Russian threats.Chancellor Olaf Scholz initiated a significant increase in military spending after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in…

A ferry carrying nearly 100 tourists caught fire in Thailand early Thursday, forcing some of them to jump overboard in fear while others were saved by a rescue boat.The boat was on its way to the island of Koh Tao, a tourist hot spot known as “Death Island,” when the…

A cruise ship stuck in Barcelona has resumed its route after Bolivian passengers with visa problems were removed.The Spanish government and MSC Cruises reached an agreement to remove 69 Bolivian passengers.The Bolivian passengers were taken to a transit zone in the port but were not allowed to enter Spanish territory.A…

Najib Mikati, Lebanon’s prime minister, has denied allegations of money laundering after a complaint was filed in France by anti-corruption groups.Mikati, 68, is one of the wealthiest people in Lebanon and has served as prime minister since 2021.French prosecutors have yet to decide whether to initiate an investigation.Lebanon’s billionaire caretaker…

Raymond Greene, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassy in Tokyo, will become the director of the American Institute in Taiwan this summer.Greene’s appointment coincides with the inauguration of Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te.The United States remains Taiwan’s crucial supporter and arms supplier, drawing criticism from Beijing.A staunch…

Plans are underway to airlift a stranded killer whale calf from a remote tidal lagoon off northern Vancouver Island.Canadian Fisheries Department and First Nations officials are coordinating the rescue effort.The rescue could happen within days or within the next two weeks, according to Paul Cottrell from the Fisheries Department.Plans are…