A group of dissidents this week were each sentenced to 37 years in prison for a peaceful protest against an election widely derided as a sham.

A wildlife photographer noticed a humpback whale displaying unusual behavior off Australia’s east coast, then something extraordinary happened.

Drone footage filmed on July 28 showed a humpback whale giving birth off Australia’s east coast. A newborn whale was seen surfacing from the blood-reddened water.

Nirmal Purja, an influential mountaineer, was part of a group struck by an avalanche on Broad Peak, an alpine organization said. A search effort was being mobilized.

Flaming chunks of metal crash into homes, farms and parking lots. Who’s to blame? And who pays for the damage?

Flaming chunks of metal crash into homes, farms and parking lots. Who’s to blame? And who pays for the damage?

The recently ousted Ukrainian defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, an advocate for drone and robot warfare, says Ukraine’s tech-heavy strategy will persist.

The peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast that Spain has governed for centuries has been a frequent site of mass migrant crossings and political tensions.

The seaweed — a stinky, brown algae known as sargassum — has plagued Mexico and the broader region for more than a decade, but this year’s forecast is setting records.

On Thursday, Spain mobilized its military after thousands of migrants swam and climbed into Ceuta, a six-mile-long peninsula governed by Spain on Morocco’s northern coast. Some migrants had swum miles to reach the shore.