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Flávio Bolsonaro Arrives in Miami After Fleeing Brazil Following Election Defeat

Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro has successfully fled his home country and landed in Florida following a chaotic multi-nation escape. Bolsonaro, his wife, and their two daughters arrived at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. He defected...

Ancient Greek City of Teos Paid Music Teachers More Than Other Educators 2,200 Years Ago

Music teachers earned more than other educators in the ancient Greek city of Teos (Greek: Τέως), in present-day Turkey, some 2,200 years ago, according to inscriptions shedding light on how education was organized and valued in the city. The records...

50 Dinosaur Footprints Dating Back 65 Million Years Found in Mexico

Researchers have discovered at least 50 dinosaur footprints believed to be about 65 million years old in western Mexico. The tracks may belong to three different dinosaur families, including large meat-eating predators, smaller raptor-like dinosaurs, and plant-eating species. Mexico's National...

US Weighs Possible New Strikes on Iran After Midterm Elections

The United States and Israel are preparing for the possibility of renewed military strikes against Iran after the November 3 US midterm elections. However, President Donald Trump has not publicly confirmed a final decision to resume a major military...

Flávio Bolsonaro Flees Brazil After Election Defeat as Trump Offers US Entry

Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, fled Brazil with his family after authorities ordered him to surrender his passports amid criminal investigations, raising the prospect of a new diplomatic confrontation between...

Luxury Cruise Passengers Stranded Amid Iran War Fuel Crisis

More than 200 passengers who had paid to live permanently aboard a luxury cruise ship have been forced to leave their floating homes in Cambodia after soaring fuel prices linked to the Iran war made the vessel's round-the-world voyage...

Netanyahu Faces Political Deadlock as Israel’s Election Produces No Clear Winner

Israel faced renewed political uncertainty Wednesday, October 28, after its first parliamentary election since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, failed to produce a clear winner, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot competing to...

3,000-Year-Old Silk Found on Bronze Masks Reveals Ancient Ritual Practices in China

Traces of 3,000-year-old silk clinging to bronze masks in southwestern China are offering new clues to ritual practices of the ancient Shu people. A study of the Sanxingdui archaeological site suggests the fabric was deliberately placed alongside valuable objects...

10,000-Year-Old Stone Bowl Found in Turkey May Depict One of the Earliest Dance Scenes

A 10,000-year-old stone bowl found in present-day southeastern Turkey may show one of the earliest depictions of dancing. The carving, discovered at the prehistoric settlement of Nevalı Çori, features two human figures with raised arms surrounding a mysterious third...

Scientists Find Evidence of Aloe Vera in Ancient Egyptian Mummification

Scientists have found chemical evidence that Aloe vera or a related plant may have been used in Egyptian mummification, suggesting an ingredient that had escaped earlier studies of ancient embalming materials. The findings point to substances from the aloe...

4,000-Year-Old Medical Tools Found in Egyptian Tomb Offer Clues to Ancient Medicine

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a high-ranking ancient Egyptian official at Saqqara, south of Cairo, along with rare wooden statues and bronze tools that may have been used for medical purposes. The discovery is unusual because the tomb's...

237-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal First Fully Marine Amphibian in China

Scientists have discovered fossils of an ancient amphibian from the Late Triassic period in China that appears to have lived entirely in the ocean. The armored creature, which lived about 237 million years ago, challenges the long-held understanding that...

4,000-Year-Old Dog Paw Prints Found in Turkey Offer Glimpse Into Bronze Age Life

Archaeologists have discovered approximately 4,000-year-old dog paw prints preserved on a mudbrick at Tavşanlı Höyük, an ancient settlement in present-day Turkey's Kütahya province. The discovery offers a glimpse into everyday life at one of western Anatolia's largest Bronze Age...

Ancient Egyptian Statues Found at Saqqara May Point to the Lost Tomb of Imhotep

A new study of ancient Egyptian statues found at Saqqara has offered fresh clues about the possible location of Imhotep's tomb, a burial site that has eluded archaeologists for generations. The research, published in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology,...

3,200-Year-Old Tomb of Chinese Warrior Queen Reveals Thousands of Treasures and Human Sacrifices

Fifty years after archaeologists discovered the tomb of Fu Hao, one of ancient China's most powerful women, scholars are revisiting the burial and its remarkable collection of artifacts. The warrior queen's tomb in China contained bronze weapons, precious jade...