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A senior Russian military officer has been killed by a car bomb, officials say
A senior Russian military officer was killed by a car bomb on Friday, Russia’s top criminal investigation agency said. The Investigative Committee said that Lt. Gen. Yaroslav ...
At shops around the Vatican, Pope Francis was a regular customer and a friend
In the streets around the Vatican, where Pope Francis used to make impromptu outings, some of the shopkeepers are mourning the man they knew, not as the leader of a church or ...
Swiss leader says Trump administration foresees ‘privileged’ talks with 15 countries on US tariffs
The Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct “privileged” negotiations to help reach a deal in the wake of sweeping U.S.
Australian prime minister condemns anti-Indigenous rights protests during war dead commemorations
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned anti-Indigenous rights protesters who disrupted two Anzac Day dawn services on Friday as hundreds of thousands ...
Ukraine says Russia kills 3 in another drone attack after Trump rebukes Putin
A Russian drone struck an apartment building in a southeastern Ukraine city, killing three people and injuring 10 others, officials said Friday, a day after U.S. President ...
UN urges India and Pakistan to use restraint as tensions soar after Kashmir attack
The United Nations has urged India and Pakistan to exercise “maximum restraint” as the nuclear-armed rivals ramped up tit-for-tat diplomatic offensive following a deadly ...
Thunder rally from 29 points down after Morant leaves with injury, top Grizzlies for 3-0 series lead
Chet Holmgren scored all but one of his 24 points in the second half and the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a 29-point deficit after Ja Morant left the game with a hip injury ...
Trump and Zelenskyy among dignitaries converging on Rome for funeral of Pope Francis
Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, but the group of poor people who will ...
While the world watches Gaza, here is what’s happening in the West Bank
After the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, ignited the devastating war in Gaza, a deadly new reality also took hold for ...
Canadians put off by Trump’s bluster and border arrests are booking far fewer US visits
Diana and Rick Bellamy initially planned to take a Caribbean cruise out of Houston before heading to Laurel, Mississippi, to visit the home of one of their ...
Negotiations between Iran and the US over Tehran’s nuclear program return to secluded Oman
Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program will return Saturday to the secluded sultanate of Oman, where experts on ...
Princess Anne joins solemn ceremony in Turkey marking 110th anniversary of WWI battle
Britain’s Princess Anne, New Zealand’s prime minister and Australia’s governor-general gathered near the World War I battlefields on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula at a dawn ...