Patrick Smith
Patrick Smith is a London-based editor and reporter for NBC News Digital.
Patrick Smith is a London-based editor and reporter for NBC News Digital.
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The world's oldest shoes? Sandals found in bat cave are thousands of years old, study finds
Sandals buried in a bat cave in southern Spain may be the oldest footwear ever discovered in Europe, scientists said.
Have you got our treasure? British Museum wants help finding missing ancient loot
The British Museum is seeking the public's help to recover around 2,000 lost, stolen or damaged items from its vast collection.
U.S. soldier Travis King is back in American custody after North Korea expels him
North Korea said Wednesday that it will expel Travis King, the American Army private who ran across the border into the isolated country this summer.
Russian Black Sea Fleet commander seen at meeting after Ukraine said it killed him
The commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, Viktor Sokolov, appeared at a meeting in video released Tuesday, after Ukraine said it killed him in a missile strike.
Why was the Libya flooding so deadly?
Thousands of people were killed, with thousands more missing in devastating floods that hit Libya's Derna after Storm Daniel, fueled by civil war, corruption, climate change and neglect.
Ravaged by floods and fires, Greece struggles on the front lines of our climate reality
With Europe at war with extreme weather caused by climate change, Greece is on the front lines, with unprecedented flooding and wildfires hitting the country.
Americans freed from Iran make emotional return to the U.S. after prisoner swap
Five Americans who were released after being wrongfully imprisoned in Iran for years have arrived back on U.S. soil after a prisoner swap.
Derna survivors search for loved ones after Libyan floodingÂ
Thousands of people have been killed in the Libyan city of Derna in flooding. NBC News spoke to people on the ground who described the apocalyptical scenes.
Death toll hits 11,300 in Libyan city destroyed by floods
At least 11,300 are now believed to have died after torrents of water ripped through eastern Libya — a devastating toll that could largely have been avoided, global officials said Thursday.
Bodies wash ashore in Libya as devastated city races to count its dead after floods
The eastern Libya city of Derna was racing to count and bury the dead after devatstaing floods left more than 5,000 people dead and many more missing.
Satellite images show the scale of the devastation in Libya's floods
Libya suffered massive destruction this week, as entire neighborhoods were swept away or submerged in floods that are feared to have killed thousands in the country's east.
