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This T. rex ancestor is "missing link" to apex predators, scientists say

Apex predators, like the Tyrannosaurus rex, eventually arose from smaller-bodied tyrannosauroid dinosaurs called Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, the study's researchers said.

Police condemn "hate-fueled acts and mob rule" in Northern Ireland unrest

Northern Ireland police say violence in the town of Ballymena, reportedly fueled by racial tension, have left 32 officers injured.

Trump says U.S. trade deal with China is done after talks in London

U.S. and Chinese trade teams appeared to make modest progress a month before paused monster tariffs are due to resume, but Trump says a deal "is done."

Penguin population decline may be worse than "worst-case projections"

Emperor penguin populations​ in Antarctica may be declining faster than the most pessimistic predictions, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery.

U.S. allies sanction Israeli cabinet members "for inciting violence"

5 close U.S. allies sanction far-right Israeli officials Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich over "extremist rhetoric" calling for "Palestinians to be driven from their homes."

Israel deports activist Greta Thunberg after seizing Gaza protest ship

Israel, accused by activists of piracy, says it lawfully seized a Gaza-bound protest ship carrying Greta Thunberg as the crew was planning to breach its naval blockade.

Hiker dies after bear knocks him into 2,600-foot ravine

A veteran Greek hiker died in a ravine fall in the north of the country after a bear encounter, rescuers said.

Smuggler stopped with lizards, tarantulas, possums, authorities say

Indian customs officers caught a passenger arriving from Thailand carrying nearly 100 creatures including lizards, sunbirds and possums, India's government says.

$10 million reward offered for capture of drug lord's fugitive sons

The United States also imposed sanctions on the two fugitive sons of incarcerated Mexican Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

At least 10 people killed in Austria school shooting in city of Graz, police say

Officials in Austria say a school shooting has left at least 10 people dead in the European nation's second-largest city, Graz. The shooter is also dead.

"Unknown material" prompts closure of beaches in Spain's Valencia region

Spanish authorities have closed a number of beaches in the Valencia region after a mysterious white material washed ashore.

Russia and Ukraine begin new prisoner swap, as fighting continues apace

Ukraine's president says a new prisoner exchange with Russia is ongoing and will take days, as both sides continue launching hundreds of attack drones.

Reporter covering L.A. protests hit by rubber bullet on live TV

Lauren Tomasi, a 9News correspondent, was reporting live when an officer behind her suddenly raised their firearm and fired a nonlethal round at close range.

54 migrants rescued from oil platform, where one woman gave birth

The group was trapped on the platform for three days, Open Arms said. One of the migrants gave birth to a boy, while another woman had given birth days before.