Helena Skinner

1 month ago | southernillinoisnow.com | Julia Jacobo |Helena Skinner

(NEW YORK) — Satellite images appear to show a new highway cutting through the rainforest in the Brazilian state set to host the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The images, taken in by Copernicus satellites in October 2023 and October 2024, appear to show the construction of the Avenida Liberdade highway near the city of Belem, the capital of Para state, which is hosting COP30. The stretch of cleared path is surrounded by lush foliage on both sides.

1 month ago | thepulseofnh.com | David Brennan |Julia Jacobo |Helena Skinner

(LONDON) -- The prospects for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine are "in Moscow's hands," a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said following successful U.S.-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

1 month ago | thepulseofnh.com | Julia Jacobo |Helena Skinner |David Brennan

(LONDON) -- The European Union and Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on Wednesday after the Trump administration's metals duties went into effect, broadening a trade war with several of America's top trading partners. The U.S. at midnight began imposing 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports from all trading partners, with no exceptions or exemptions, the White House said. Global trade tensions rattled U.S. stocks.

1 month ago | thepulseofnh.com | Jon Haworth |Phoebe Natanson |Julia Jacobo |Helena Skinner

(LONDON and ROME) -- Pope Francis' condition remained "stationary" on Wednesday, with tests confirming his improvement, according to the Vatican. A chest X-ray performed on Tuesday confirmed improvements recorded over the past few days, the Vatican press office said in its Wednesday evening update. The pope continues to undergo high-flow oxygen therapy during the day and "noninvasive mechanical ventilation during his night rest," the Holy See, the Vatican's press office, said.

1 month ago | abcnews.go.com | Nadine El-Bawab |Morgan Winsor |Helena Skinner

Six children have now died due to the cold over the last two weeks in Gaza. ByNadine El-Bawab, Morgan Winsor, and Helena SkinnerFebruary 25, 2025, 5:33 PMFire burns in damaged houses, amid a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, Feb. 24, 2025.