A thrilling overtime goal by defenseman Quinn Hughes puts Team USA through to a semifinal game against Slovakia. On the other side of the bracket, Canada had its own close call, but moves on to face Finland.
The Australian is among a group of 34 women and children who had planned to fly from Damascus to Australia on Monday but were turned back by Syrian authorities to the Roj detention camp due to procedural problems.
Russia is stepping up covert attacks across Europe — rail sabotage, drones, cyber strikes — testing NATO. Polish officials warn “disposable agents” are sowing fear and weaken support for Ukraine.
As many as 10 skiers were missing and at least six others were stranded and awaiting rescue in heavy snow after an avalanche struck a backcountry slope in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, authorities said.
As Ramadan begins, traditional lanterns called fawanees brighten Cairo. They have become a symbol of Ramadan and are an almost-mandatory home decoration for the holy month in Egypt.
The UN missions for 85 member states issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s encroaching control of the West Bank, which critics say amounts to de facto annexation of the Palestinian territory.
Ali Akbar, a 73-year-old immigrant from Pakistan, has been hawking papers on the streets of Paris for the last 50 years. French President Emmanuel Macron honored him with a knighthood late last month.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify in a landmark trial addressing claims that Instagram and other platforms were designed to foster addiction among young users.