New World screwworm larva, like the one pictured, will hatch and feed on the flesh of living animals, typically cattle. Cases in humans are rare but can be fatal. AP/USDA Agricultural Research Service hide caption toggle caption AP/USDA Agricultural Research Service The U.S. has confirmed its first human case of the New World screwworm, a
Street performers entertain passersby on the Royal Mile as crowds of entertainers and festival-goers gather for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Aug. 1, 2025. The Fringe, one of the world's largest performing arts festivals, features over 3,800 shows across 265 venues and draws an audience of roughly 3
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, shown speaking Aug. 15, is due to meet with President Trump during his first visit to Washington, D.C. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP SEOUL, South Korea — En route to his first summit with President Trump, South Korea's president has pushed back against U.S. pressure to refocus
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press briefing at the Ecuadorian Presidential Palace on July 31, 2025, in Quito, Ecuador. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and halted for now a lower court's order that had
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, temporarily allowed out of house arrest for medical exams, leaves a hospital in Brasília, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption toggle caption Eraldo Peres/AP BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil's federal police said messages found on the telephone of former President Jair Bolsonaro showed he once
Israeli soldiers uses binoculars to look at damaged buildings in the Gaza Strip, from southern Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Ariel Schalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Ariel Schalit/AP JERUSALEM — An Israeli military official said on Wednesday that the country's top generals had approved plans to call up tens of thousands of reservists in order
Palestinians carry a wounded man who was injured while rushing to collect humanitarian aid airdropped by parachute into Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Aug. 7. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption toggle caption Jehad Alshrafi/AP TEL AVIV, Israel — Leaked audio recordings broadcast Friday reveal remarks by Israel's former chief of military intelligence about
Boys collect wood and other useful items through the rubble of their damaged home following Friday's flash flooding at a neighborhood of Pir Baba, an area of Buner district, in Pakistan's northwest, on Aug. 17, 2025. Muhammad Sajjad/AP hide caption toggle caption Muhammad Sajjad/AP BUNER, Pakistan — Rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble
