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Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city of Sumy while Palm Sunday celebrations were underway The city center in the aftermath of Russia's missile attack that killed at least 34 civilians in Sumy, Ukraine, Sunday, April 13, 2025. AP Photo Russian missiles struck the heart of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy as people were gathering to celebrate Palm Sunday. At least 34 people were killed in the second large-scale attack in Ukraine to claim civilian lives in just over a week. Officials said two ballistic missiles hit around 10:15 a.m. local time. Images from the scene showed lines of black body bags on the side of the road while more bodies were seen wrapped in foil blankets among the debris. The dead included two children,...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, April 14, 2025 5:22pm |
Israeli strike destroys part of hospital in Gaza City The outpatient and laboratory wards of the Al-Ahli Arab Baptist hospital are seen after being hit by an Israeli army strike late Saturday, following a warning issued by the army to evacuate patients, in Gaza City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Jehad Alshrafi / AP A pre-dawn Israeli airstrike hit a hospital in northern Gaza early Sunday, forcing patients to quickly evacuate after staff said they had received a warning only 20 minutes before the attack. The strike hit Al-Ahili hospital in Gaza City. One patient, a girl, died during the evacuation because medical staff were unable to provide urgent care, the Hamas-run ministry of health said. The health facility, one of the few...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, April 14, 2025 5:36pm |
U.S. State Department reveals status of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador The Trump administration confirmed to a federal judge that the Maryland man mistakenly deported last month is "alive and secure" but remains confined in a notorious El Salvador prison. The filing by the U.S. State Department, however, did not address the judge's demands that the administration detail what steps it was taking to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States. "It is my understanding based on official reporting from our Embassy in San Salvador that Abrego Garcia is currently being held in the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador," Michael G. Kozak, a senior State Department official, said in the filing submitted minutes...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, April 14, 2025 6:14pm |
Attacks on famine-hit camps in Sudan's Darfur kill at least 100, UN official says Sudan's notorious paramilitary group launched a two-day attack on famine-hit camps for displaced people that left more than 100 dead, including 20 children and nine aid workers, in the Darfur region, a U.N. official said Saturday. The Rapid Support Forces and allied militias launched an offensive on the Zamzam and Abu Shorouk camps and the nearby city of el-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur province, on Friday, said U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Clementine Nkweta-Salami. El-Fasher is under the control of the military, which has fought the RSF since Sudan descended into civil war two years ago, killing more than 24,000...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, April 14, 2025 6:18pm |
Ecuador imposes state of emergency before razor-close election On the eve of a too-close-to-call presidential election, Ecuador declared a state of emergency Saturday in seven of its 24 provinces, including the capital Quito, saying it was needed to fight a dramatic rise in drug-linked violence. The measure, set to last 60 days, took effect just before Sunday's election pitting incumbent Daniel Noboa against his leftist opponent Luisa Gonzalez, and after the country began the year with its bloodiest start ever, averaging a killing every hour. The state of emergency applies to the coastal provinces of Guayas, Los Rios, Manabi, Santa Elena and El Oro, the Amazonian provinces of Orellana and Sucumbios, as well as to Quito and the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, April 14, 2025 6:24pm |
Iran, U.S. to hold more negotiations next week over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, Iranian state TV reports Iran and the United States will hold more negotiations next week over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, Iranian state television reported Saturday at the end of the first round of talks between the two countries since President Trump returned to the White House. Iranian state TV also said U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi "briefly spoke in the presence of the Omani foreign minister" at the end of the talks, marking a direct interaction between the two nations locked in decades of tensions. The two sides spoke for over two hours at a location on the outskirts of Oman,...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, April 14, 2025 6:29pm |
U.S. flies B-1B long-range bombers in drill with South Korea as North marks key anniversary In a photo provided by the South Korea Air Force, two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers, top left, fly over the Korean Peninsula with South Korean Air Force F-35A fighter jets, F-16 fighter jets and U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets during joint aerial drills by South Korea and the United States, at an undisclosed location in South Korea, April 15, 2025. South Korea Air Force/AP The United States flew long-range B-1B bombers in a show of force against North Korea on Tuesday, days after the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to resist a U.S.-led push to eliminate the North's nuclear program. North Korea often reacts to...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, April 15, 2025 11:42am |
China orders its airlines to stop accepting deliveries of Boeing jets, report says The Chinese government has told the country's domestic airlines to stop accepting deliveries of Boeing jets as a trade war between the world's two largest economies escalates, Bloomberg News reports. China is also instructing its carriers to stop buying airline parts and other components from U.S. companies, according to Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the situation. Boeing didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. The aviation giant's shares fell $4.88, or 3%, to $154.40 in pre-market trading. The order to stop accepting Boeing jets comes after China boosted its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods to 125%. That matches...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, April 15, 2025 3:00pm |
Attacks on famine-hit camps in Sudan's Darfur kill at least 100, UN official says Sudan's notorious paramilitary group launched a two-day attack on famine-hit camps for displaced people that left more than 100 dead, including 20 children and nine aid workers, in the Darfur region, a U.N. official said Saturday. The Rapid Support Forces and allied militias launched an offensive on the Zamzam and Abu Shorouk camps and the nearby city of el-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur province, on Friday, said U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Clementine Nkweta-Salami. El-Fasher is under the control of the military, which has fought the RSF since Sudan descended into civil war two years ago, killing more than 24,000...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, April 15, 2025 3:08pm |
Russian warplanes flying near Alaska tracked by U.S. military, NORAD says Russian warplanes were detected flying off the coast of Alaska and tracked by the U.S. military, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Tuesday. The Russian aircraft never entered American or Canadian sovereign airspace, NORAD said, adding that the planes were "not seen as a threat." U.S. officials did not identify the type of Russian aircraft that were spotted nor the number of planes. While the Russian planes remained in international air space, they entered a region beyond U.S. and Canadian sovereign air space called the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), where aircraft are expected to identify themselves. The ADIZ is a stretch of...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, April 15, 2025 4:07pm |
Israeli strike hits Gaza hospital 2 days after last major functioning health facility knocked "out of service" Damage and traces of blood are seen on the ground in the entrance of the Kuwaiti Field Hospital following an Israeli strike, in Khan Younis, Gaza, April 15, 2025. Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu/Getty An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing a medic and wounding 10 other people, the hospital's director said. The strike that hit the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in the Muwasi area was the second on a Gaza health facility in three days, coming after the last major hospital still providing critical care in the Palestinian enclave was hit Sunday in an attack the United Nations...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, April 15, 2025 5:45pm |
U.K. Supreme Court issues key ruling on definition of "woman" under existing equality law Susan Smith (L) and Marion Calder, directors of the "For Women Scotland" group, speak to media outside the U.K. Supreme Court, April 16, 2025 in London, England. Dan Kitwood/Getty The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a British equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female. Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges at the court had ruled unanimously that "the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex." The ruling on the interpretation of the 2010 law means a transgender person with a certificate that recognizes them as female should not be considered a woman for equality...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, April 16, 2025 3:57pm |
Weary of waning U.S. support, Ukraine reveals domestically produced Russian drone interceptor An image taken from a video posted online by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on April 9, 2025 shows what Ukrainian officials described as a new, domestically designed and produced interceptor drone, made specifically to take down Russia's Shahed explosive drones. Telegram/Volodymyr Zelenskyy Amid concern in Kyiv that the United States is becoming a less dependable ally, Ukraine has unveiled its own domestically developed drone designed specifically to counter one of Moscow's weapons of choice, Iranian-made Shahed explosive drones. Russia again launched multiple drones on Monday at Ukraine's Sumy region. Explosions rang out...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, April 16, 2025 4:22pm |
Italy's Giorgia Meloni to meet Trump at the White House with the weight of EU anxiety on her shoulders Italy's Prime Minster Giorgia Meloni (center) attends Donald Trump's inauguration as the next President of the United States in the rotunda of the United States Capitol, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Getty Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was to meet at the White House on Thursday with President Trump, in what her aides have called a high-stakes "commercial peace mission." European leaders are hoping Italy's right-wing premier can position herself as a bridge between the Trump administration and the European Union, which Mr. Trump and his top aides have bashed as a deadbeat, if not abusive partner on defense and...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, April 17, 2025 3:31pm |
Much of Puerto Rico still without power after island-wide pre-Easter blackout Cars drive along the Ramon Baldorioty de Castro highway affected by a massive blackout across all of Puerto Rico April 16, 2025 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Jose Jimenez / Getty Images Crews worked early Thursday to restore power to Puerto Rico after a blackout across the entire island that affected the main international airport, several hospitals and hotels filled with Easter vacationers. The outage that began midday Wednesday left 1.4 million customers without electricity and 328,000 without water. As of 6 a.m., some 609,000 customers had service, or 41% of homes and businesses, according to local utility...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, April 17, 2025 3:38pm |
Memo shows U.S. can send migrants without criminal records to Guantanamo, despite Trump's promise to hold "the worst" there A government memo obtained by CBS News shows the Trump administration created broad rules outlining which migrants can be held at Guantanamo Bay, allowing officials to send non-criminal detainees there despite a vow to hold "the worst" offenders at the naval base. As part of his aggressive crackdown on immigration, President Trump in late January directed officials to convert facilities inside the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into holding sites for migrants living in the country illegally. At the time, Mr. Trump said "the worst" migrants would be held at the base, directing officials to make space for "high-priority criminal aliens." But a previously undisclosed agreement between the Department of Homeland Security and the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, April 17, 2025 4:34pm |
Sen. Van Hollen denied meeting in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, man mistakenly deported from U.S. During the first day of his trip to El Salvador, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen was denied a meeting or phone call with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to that country. Van Hollen was able to meet with the vice president of El Salvador. Abrego Garcia's case has sparked a series of court proceedings, during which a federal judge ordered the government to return him to the U.S. from the El Salvador supermax prison, CECOT. The Trump administration raised the case to the Supreme Court, which also ordered the administration to facilitate Abrego Garcia's return. Van Hollen traveled to El...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, April 17, 2025 4:52pm |
Rubio says Trump admin may soon "move on" from Ukraine-Russia peace efforts: "It's not our war" U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (second from left), Secretary of State Marco Rubio (center), U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg and Germany's national security advisor Jens Ploetner (second from right) attend a meeting with French officials at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, April 17, 2025. LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP/Getty U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. may "move on" from trying to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress in the coming days. Months of efforts by the White House have failed to bring an end to the fighting, despite repeated promises by President Trump before he took...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, April 19, 2025 12:13am |
Russia's Putin declares temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, April 19, 2025. Vyacheslav Prokofyev / AP Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary "Easter truce" in the three-year conflict in Ukraine that will last until midnight Sunday. "On humanitarian grounds, today from 6 p.m. to midnight from Sunday to Monday, the Russian side announces an Easter truce," Putin said in a televised statement released by the Kremlin. The statement has been translated. "For this period, I order to stop all fighting. We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow our example. At...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, April 19, 2025 11:49pm |
Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of breaking one-day Easter ceasefire Russian President Vladimir Putin crosses himself during the celebration of the Orthodox Easter at the Christ the Saviour Cathedral, early April 20, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. Contributor/Getty Images Ukraine and Russia blamed each other on Sunday for breaking the one-day Easter ceasefire that President Vladimir Putin announced, with both sides accusing the other of launching attacks overnight. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of creating a false appearance of honoring the Easter ceasefire, saying his country's forces had recorded 59 instances of Russian shelling and five assaults by units along the front line, as well as dozens of drone strikes. "As of Easter morning, we can say that...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sun, April 20, 2025 11:59pm |
Boeing jet intended for a Chinese airline is returned to the U.S. amid tariff war A Boeing aircraft that was set to be delivered to an airline in China returned to the U.S. over the weekend, a sign of the emerging trade war between the world's two biggest economies. The Boeing 737 Max8 plane had been set to be delivered to Xiamen Airlines, according to CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave. The plane, emblazoned with Xiamen's blue-and-white logo, was photographed by a Reuters photographer upon landing on Saturday at Seattle's Boeing Field. Industry trade publication Air Current was the first to report about the return of the jet. Several other new 737 Max jets are awaiting delivery to Chinese...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, April 21, 2025 9:56pm |
Pope Francis' funeral date announced by Vatican as first images of his body released Pope Francis' body is seen in a coffin in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence at the Vatican, where the late pontiff resided and then died at the age of 88, on April 21, 2025. Handout/Vatican News service Pope Francis' funeral has been scheduled for 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. eastern) on Saturday at St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican announced Tuesday, following a meeting of the College of Cardinals at the Catholic Church's city-state headquarters in the heart of Rome. The coffin carrying the pope, who died Monday morning after suffering a stroke and heart failure at the age of 88, will be brought in a procession Wednesday morning, accompanied...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, April 22, 2025 2:29pm |
Vance tells Russia and Ukraine to strike a deal or U.S. will "walk away" Vice President JD Vance speaks before his departure from Agra, India, April 23, 2025, following a tour to the Taj Mahal with his family. KENNY HOLSTON/POOL/AFP/Getty Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday that Moscow and Kyiv must strike a deal or Washington will end its efforts to reach a ceasefire. It was the second warning from the Trump administration in less than a week, despite President Trump's frequent pledges before his second term began that he would end the war immediately. "We've issued a very explicit proposal to both the Russians and the Ukrainians, and it's time for them to either say yes, or for the United States to walk away from this...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, April 23, 2025 2:01pm |
EU hits Apple and Meta with hundreds of millions of dollars in new fines, enforcing digital competition rules EU Commission Vice-President for Technology Henna Virkkunen gives a speech during a press conference on secure and sustainable E-commerce communication, in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 5, 2025. Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu/Getty European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros Wednesday as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc's digital competition rules. The European Commission imposed a 500 million euro ($571 million) fine on Apple for preventing app makers from pointing users to cheaper options outside its App Store. The commission, which is the EU's executive arm, also fined Meta Platforms 200...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, April 23, 2025 2:09pm |
Strong earthquake rattles Istanbul, Turkey People wait outside buildings and call their loved ones after 6.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Istanbul, Turkey, April 23, 2025. Murat Sengul/Anadolu/Getty An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul on Wednesday, Turkey's disaster and emergency management agency said. There were no reports of serious damage or injuries, but many people poured out of buildings in Istanbul in fear, looking for information on their phones and calling loved ones. The disaster agency urged people to stay away from buildings. The earthquake had a shallow depth of about 6 miles, according to the United States Geological Survey. Its epicenter was some 25 miles southwest of...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, April 23, 2025 3:14pm |
Pope Francis' body moved to St. Peter's Basilica for 3 days of public viewing Members of the Swiss Guard stand next to the coffin containing Pope Francis' body, on the day of the translation of his body, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on April 23, 2025. Yara Nardi / REUTERS The body of Pope Francis was moved to St. Peter's Basilica early Wednesday to lie in state for the Catholic faithful to pay their respects to the Argentine pontiff remembered for his humble style, concern for the poor and insistent prayers for peace. Pallbearers carried the simple wooden coffin on their shoulders through the Vatican's archway gates, out into St. Peter's Square and into the basilica,...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, April 23, 2025 3:24pm |
Terror attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir leaves at least 26 dead, officials say There was a heavy security presence outside the government hospital where tourists received treatment after being injured in a militant attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India, April 23, 2025. Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto/Getty At least 26 people were killed and many others injured Tuesday, the vast majority of them tourists, when suspected militants opened fire on civilians in Indian-controlled Kashmir, according to Indian authorities in the region. Tens of thousands of Indian security forces spread out across Kashmir a day after the attack, as police, army and paramilitary forces continued their manhunt for the perpetrators. Many...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, April 23, 2025 3:29pm |
Massive Russian strike on Ukraine's capital kills several people, injures dozens, as peace talks apparently stall Rescue workers search for people under the rubble of an apartment building destroyed by a Russian missile strike on April 24, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ivan Antypenko /Suspilne Ukraine / JSC "UA:PBC" / Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday he's cutting short his official trip to South Africa and returning home after a Russian strike on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, killed at least eight people and injured more than 70. Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post that he would fly back to Kyiv after meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Russian Missile...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, April 24, 2025 1:10pm |
Pope lying in state draws tens of thousands to St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Tourists and pilgrims line up with the colonnade in the background on St Peter's Square to pay their respects to Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica on April 24, 2025. ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP via Getty Images So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter's Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected turnout, closing the basilica for just an hour Thursday morning for cleaning. The basilica closed from 6 a.m. until 7 a.m., the planned opening time and, according to French news agency AFP, thousands lined up early Thursday to pay their...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, April 24, 2025 1:19pm |
EU hits Apple and Meta with hundreds of millions of dollars in new fines, enforcing digital competition rules EU Commission Vice-President for Technology Henna Virkkunen gives a speech during a press conference on secure and sustainable E-commerce communication, in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 5, 2025. Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu/Getty European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros Wednesday as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc's digital competition rules. The European Commission imposed a 500 million euro ($571 million) fine on Apple for preventing app makers from pointing users to cheaper options outside its App Store. The commission, which is the EU's executive arm, also fined Meta Platforms 200...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, April 24, 2025 4:13pm |
Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza kills at least 10 as mediators work on proposal to end war Bodies of Palestinians who lose their lives in an Israeli army attack on the Yafa School, where displaced people take shelter, are brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza on April 23, 2025. Hamza Z. H. Qraiqea/Anadolu via Getty Images An overnight Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed at least 10 people and injured dozens of others, according to the Gaza health ministry run by Hamas. The strike came as officials said Arab mediators worked on a proposal to end the war with Hamas that would include a five-to-seven-year truce and the release of all remaining hostages. There was no...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, April 24, 2025 4:47pm |
After Kashmir attack leaves 26 dead, India revokes key treaty, tells Pakistani nationals to leave An image from video broadcast by India's ANI news agency shows security forces near to the scene of a deadly attack on tourists by suspected militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 22, 2025. ANI/Reuters In his first public comments since 26 people were killed and many others injured in an attack on Tuesday by suspected Pakistan-based militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backers. We will pursue them to the ends of the earth." On Wednesday, India announced it was putting a key river water sharing agreement on hold in response to the attack. India's External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday night that the Indus...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, April 24, 2025 4:55pm |
Trump says he's "not happy" with Russian strikes on Kyiv, tells Putin: "Vladimir, STOP!" President Trump posted on social media Thursday morning to express he's "not happy" with the Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, calling the strikes "very bad timing" amid peace negotiations and telling Russian President Vladimir Putin to "STOP!" Overnight, Russia attacked Kyiv with an hourslong barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least 12 people and injuring about 90 others in likely the deadliest assault on Ukraine's capital since July. The strikes came as peace talks have appeared to stall. "I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing," Mr. Trump wrote on his social media site Truth Social....more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, April 25, 2025 5:17pm |
Trump met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of funeral of Pope Francis President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are shown meeting ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican on Saturday, April 26. Ukraine Presidential Office handout President Trump and Ukraine's President Zelenskyy met privately ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis and "had a very productive discussion," the White House said Saturday. A spokesman for Ukraine's government called the meeting "constructive" and said the two leaders were working to arrange another. In a statement on social media, Zelenskyy said it was a "good meeting." "We discussed a lot one on one," Zelenskyy said. "Hoping for results on...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, April 26, 2025 8:25pm |
Ukrainian troops forced out of Kursk region, Russia claims All Ukrainian troops have been forced out of Russia's Kursk region, the Russian military claims. Valery. Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff for Russia's Armed Forces, gave the news to President Vladimir Putin in a meeting on Saturday. "Today, the last settlement in the Kursk region, the village of Gornal, has been liberated from Ukrainian forces," Gerasimov said during a video conference meeting with Putin, according to AFP. Ukrainian officials did not confirm the claim. In its morning update Saturday, Ukraine's General Staff said that its forces continue to hold back Russian troops in the Kursk sector, pushing back against Russian claims that Ukraine has been...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, April 28, 2025 6:35am |
Houthis say U.S. strike in Yemen hits migrant detention center in Saada, killing at least 35 Rescue workers carry an injured African migrant after a purported U.S. strike hit a detention center hosting African migrants, in Saada, Yemen, April 28, 2025. NAIF RAHMA/REUTERS Houthi rebel-controlled media in Yemen said Monday that U.S. strikes targeted a migrant detention center and killed at least 35 people in the movement's stronghold of Saada. The U.S. military has hammered the Iran-backed Houthis with near-daily strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed "Rough Rider," seeking to end the threat they pose to vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The Houthis have for more than a year launched strikes targeting Israel and...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, April 28, 2025 1:05pm |
Death toll in Gaza rises to 52,000, territory's health ministry says, as Israel continues offensive Palestinians and civil defense teams conduct search and rescue operations in the damaged areas following the Israeli army's attack on settlements west of the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 27, 2025. Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images Palestinian officials said the war in Gaza has killed more than 52,000 people, as Israel continues its renewed offensive on the territory after ending its ceasefire with Hamas in March. The overall toll of 52,243 includes nearly 700 bodies for which the documentation...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, April 28, 2025 1:46pm |
German police killing of Black man Lorenz A. outside Oldenburg nightclub sparks protests People gather to pay tribute to a 21-year-old Black man named Lorenz A. who was killed by German police, April 25, 2025, in Oldenburg, Germany. Hesham Elsherif/Anadolu/Getty Civil rights activists are demanding an independent investigation after a Black man was fatally shot by police last week outside a nightclub in northwest Germany. The killing sparked nationwide protests and raised concerns about what some believe is systemic racism within Germany's law enforcement agencies. The victim, identified as 21-year-old Lorenz A., was shot multiple times from behind by a 27-year-old police officer in the city of Oldenburg. According to...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, April 28, 2025 1:56pm |
Putin declares unilateral 3-day ceasefire in Ukraine after being accused of violating Easter truce In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, April 26, 2025. ALEXANDER KAZAKOV/POOL/AFP/Getty Russia's President Vladimir Putin has ordered a three-day ceasefire in his country's war on Ukraine, from May 8-10, coinciding with Moscow's World War II Victory Day commemorations, the Kremlin said Monday. Ukraine quickly accused Putin's forces, who are more than three years into their full-scale invasion, of violating the last ceasefire Putin declared,...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, April 28, 2025 2:53pm |
Spain and Portugal report massive power outages, including in their capitals People try to board a crowded bus after the subway stopped running following a power outage in Lisbon, Portugal, Monday, April 28, 2025. Armando Franca / AP A major power outage has been reported in Spain and Portugal, including their capitals. Spanish generator RedElectrica said Monday the Iberian peninsula was affected, saying the incident is being assessed and responded to. The company said in a social media post that it was beginning to restore power in the north and south of the country. It is rare to have such a widespread outage on the peninsula. The countries have a combined population of over 50 million people. It was not...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, April 28, 2025 3:36pm |
Ex-Taliban commander pleads guilty in killings of U.S. soldiers and kidnapping of journalists A former Taliban commander pleaded guilty Friday to providing weapons and other support for attacks that killed American soldiers and for key roles in the 2008 gunpoint kidnapping of a reporter for The New York Times and another journalist. Speaking through an interpreter, Haji Najibullah, 49, entered the plea in Manhattan federal court to providing material support for acts of terrorism and conspiring to take hostages. "Najibullah committed his crimes in Afghanistan over 15 years ago, and now faces justice in an American courtroom," said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton in a news...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, April 28, 2025 4:17pm |
Canada's Liberal Party wins election shadowed by Trump's annexation threats and sweeping tariffs, Canadian media projects Liberal Leader Mark Carney arrives in Ottawa, Canada, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP Canada's Liberal Party won Monday's federal election, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation projected, in a surprising turnaround in an election that became overshadowed by U.S. President Trump. Canadians were deciding whether to continue the Liberal Party's hold on power by picking new Prime Minister Mark Carney or transfer control to the Conservatives and their populist leader Pierre Poilievre. While the Liberals are projected to win more seats in Parliament than the Conservatives, it was not...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, April 29, 2025 6:34am |
Pakistan claims India planning to attack within 36 hours as tension between nuclear-armed neighbors soars An Indian paramilitary serviceman keeps watch in Pahalgam, south of Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23, 2025, following a deadly terrorist attack. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty A week after 26 people were killed in a terrorist attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir, concern was mounting over a possible military clash between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan. Pakistan's government claimed late Tuesday night that it had "credible intelligence" that India was planning to take military action within hours in retaliation for the April 22 terrorist attack, which Indian officials blame on Pakistani-backed...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, April 30, 2025 10:32am |
Alleged ISIS member accused by Iraqi officials of playing a role in inciting New Orleans terror attack An alleged member of the Islamic State is being questioned in Iraq after officials in that country accused him of playing a role in inciting the deadly New Year's Day terror attack in New Orleans. However, U.S. officials say they have not established a direct link between the suspect in Iraq and 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the U.S. citizen from Texas who drove his truck through a crowd of revelers for several blocks on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people. Din Jabbar flew the black and white ISIS flag on the back of the truck when he carried out the attack, but ISIS never officially took responsibility for the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, April 30, 2025 11:12am |
Ukraine journalist who died in Russian captivity was tortured and had her organs removed, joint media report says Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna attends a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine October 12, 2021. Stanislav Yurchenko / REUTERS Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity, was tortured and had organs removed before her body was returned, according to a joint media report published Tuesday through Forbidden Stories, a nonprofit media organization. In February, Russia returned Roshchyna's emaciated body with signs of torture and some organs removed, possibly to hide further traces of torture, said the report by media outlets including...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, April 30, 2025 11:54am |
Iran executes a man convicted of spying for Israel, but activists say his confession was forced A photo of Mohsen Langarneshin, an alleged Mossad spy, from his Facebook page in April 2023. Facebook Iran hanged a man on Wednesday who was convicted of working as a spy for Israel's foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad, and assisting in the 2022 assassination of a Revolutionary Guard colonel in Tehran, according to the Islamic republic's official IRNA news agency. An activist group Mohsen Langarneshin, identified by the news agency as one of the Mossad's "top spies inside Iran," allegedly provided "technical support" in the killing of Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, who was shot five times by two unidentified gunmen on a motorbike — said to have...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, April 30, 2025 2:58pm |
Global military spending jumped more in 2024 than any year since Cold War, think tank says NATO military forces are seen during the Steadfast Dart 2025 exercises at the Smardan Training Area, in Smardan, Romania, Feb. 19, 2025. DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP/Getty Global military expenditure rose by 9.4% in 2024 to $2.7 trillion, the steepest yearly rise since the end of the Cold War, according to data compiled by the global security think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Spending in Europe, including Russia, was a big factor behind the global surge in spending, SIPRI said. European nations' collective spending increased by 17% to $693 billion amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, the organization's data...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, April 30, 2025 4:52pm |
Israel wildfires spread near Jerusalem, drawing national emergency declaration from Netanyahu An Israeli police officer stands near a wildfire burning on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Israel, April 30, 2025. ORI AVIRAM/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday that rapidly spreading wildfires near Jerusalem could reach the city, as he declared the situation a "national emergency." Thick smoke billowed above highways near Jerusalem as firefighters rushed to control wildfires that have injured several people and prompted the military to deploy troops and other resources to help. Israel's Magen David Adom rescue agency reported that hundreds of civilians were at risk from...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, May 01, 2025 7:46pm |
U.S. and Ukraine sign minerals deal, Treasury Department announces Ukrainian and U.S. officials have signed a joint economic investment deal that includes granting the U.S. access to Ukrainian rare earths minerals, the Treasury Department announced Wednesday. A Treasury Department press release said the two countries have agreed to establish a "United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund," referring to it as an "economic partnership." The statement did not include more detail about the agreement. Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine's economic development minister, confirmed that she signed the deal. In a series of posts on X written in Ukrainian, she described it as a 50/50 partnership between the U.S. and Ukraine that includes development...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, May 01, 2025 8:19pm |
King Charles opens up about cancer: "An experience that brings into sharp focus the very best of humanity" Britain's King Charles III speaks to guests during a reception in Buckingham Palace, London, in celebration of community-based initiatives raising awareness about cancer and supporting those living with cancer, April 30, 2025. Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP King Charles III described Wednesday how a cancer diagnosis can be a "daunting and at times frightening" experience for sufferers and their loved ones as he hosted an event at Buckingham Palace to laud the "extraordinary work" of cancer charities. In a message written in a booklet for guests at the reception, which celebrated organizations helping people with the disease, Charles...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, May 01, 2025 8:44pm |
Freedom Flotilla group says ship carrying Gaza aid and activists attacked by drones off Malta An image from video shared on social media by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition campaign group on May 2, 2025, shows what it said was the aftermath of a drone attack on one of its vessels in international waters near Malta. Freedom Flotilla Coalition/X The Freedom Flotilla Coalition campaign group said Friday that one of its ships bound for the Gaza Strip, carrying aid and dozens of activists, was attacked in international waters by drones in the middle of the night off Malta, causing serious damage to the vessel. The group, which has campaigned against Israel's blockade of the war-torn Palestinian territory and tried for years to reach it with...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, May 02, 2025 12:47pm |
Cambodia still contending with the deadly threat of landmines, a remnant of decades of conflict On a dirt road about one hour's drive outside Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia is a makeshift camp flying the American flag. The emblem is also seen on the uniforms of those who work there clearing landmines, and is proudly worn by Bill Morse, founder of Cambodia Self Help DeMining. "People know the United States clears landmines here," Morse told CBS News. "…It takes 15 to 30 seconds to bury a landmine. You can see how long it takes to identify a landmine." Self Help DeMining is one of eight such organizations operating in Cambodia, one of the most heavily mined nations in the world. "We have had people die doing this...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, May 02, 2025 1:22pm |
What to know about the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal, from the type of rare earths to deposits The joint economic investment deal announced Wednesday that gives the U.S. access to Ukrainian minerals may provide Ukraine with more support for its defense against Russia. But it also comes at a key moment for the American economy amid its growing trade war with China, a major producer of rare earths and other critical minerals. The new deal was described by Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine's economic development minister, as an equal partnership between the U.S. and Ukraine that includes development of mineral, oil and gas projects. The U.S. will provide either direct financial assistance or new...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, May 02, 2025 1:49pm |
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins re-election amid concerns over "American-style politics" Peter Dutton, Australia's opposition leader, speaks at the Liberal-National Coalition election night event in Brisbane, Australia, on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Bloomberg Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive three-year term in 21 years. Opposition leader Peter Dutton conceded defeat in Saturday's election, saying, "We didn't do well enough during this campaign, that much is obvious tonight, and I accept full responsibility for that." "Earlier on, I called the prime minister to congratulate him on his success tonight. It's a historic occasion for the Labor...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, May 03, 2025 6:54pm |
Houthi missile launch halts flights at Israel's main airport Israeli security forces inspect the site where the Israeli military said a projectile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels landed in the area of Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday, May 4, 2025. Ohad Zwigenberg / AP A missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen on Sunday briefly halted flights and commuter traffic at Israel's main international airport after an impact left a plume of smoke and caused panic among passengers. The Houthis, who are recognized by the U.S. as a terrorist organization, have been striking Israel throughout the war in Gaza in solidarity with Palestinians. The attack on Ben-Gurion International Airport came hours before top...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sun, May 04, 2025 4:44pm |
U.K. police arrest 7 Iranians in what government calls biggest counterterrorism operations in years Police forensic officers search a house in Rochdale, in northwest England, on May 4, 2025, as London's Metropolitan Police said five men, including at least four Iranian nationals, were arrested in pre-planned counterterrorism raids in the Greater Manchester area, Swindon, and London, as part of an investigation into "a suspected plot to target a specific premises." Ryan Jenkinson/Getty British counterterrorism police officers arrested four Iranian men over an alleged plot to attack an unspecified target, and three others over an undefined national security threat, London's Metropolitan Police said Sunday. The government called the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, May 05, 2025 3:32pm |
As Vatican staff take oath of secrecy for 2025 conclave, some contentious issues await the new pope Conclave officials sign the oath of confidentiality at the Apostolic Palace, May 6, 2025, in Vatican City, ahead of the 2025 papal conclave to select Pope Francis' successor. Simone Risoluti/Getty All the Vatican staff who will be involved in the 2025 conclave to pick the late Pope Francis' successor — from the cleaners to the cooks and custodians — have taken their oath of secrecy. The punishment for leaking information about the ancient Catholic Church ritual is immediate excommunication. The 133 cardinal electors tasked with electing the next pontiff will take their own oath on Wednesday, inside the Sistine Chapel, as the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, May 06, 2025 3:29pm |
Yemen's main airport in Sanaa disabled in airstrikes, Israel's military says Smoke billows on the horizon following an Israeli air strike on Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on May 6, 2025. MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images Israel's military said Tuesday it launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, fully disabling the country's international airport in the capital, Sanaa, and striking several power plants. The strikes, the second in two days, came after Israel launched airstrikes in retaliation for a Houthi missile strike the previous day on Israel's international airport. The Houthis' satellite news channel al-Masirah reported the strikes, confirming the airport had been...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, May 06, 2025 4:49pm |
Pope Francis' popemobile being turned into health clinic for Gaza children Pope Francis waves to the crowd from his popemobile as he arrives at Manger Square before presiding over an open-air Mass on May 25, 2014, outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the West Bank. Abbas Momani/AFP via Getty Images Pope Francis' popemobile is being converted into a clinic to help children in the Gaza Strip, the Vatican announced Sunday, calling it the late pontiff's "final gift" to the war-torn territory. It is being outfitted with lifesaving supplies — including equipment for treatments, diagnoses and vaccines — and will be staffed by nurses and doctors who intend to help treat kids in "the most isolated corners" of Gaza, the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, May 06, 2025 5:33pm |
Israeli official says Gaza will be "entirely destroyed," Palestinians "will start to leave in great numbers" Residents of the area examine the rubble of buildings following an Israeli attack on Nuseirat Refugee Camp, in Gaza City, on May 6, 2025. Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images Israel's far-right Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich said Tuesday that a victory for Israel in Gaza would mean the Palestinian territory being "entirely destroyed" before its inhabitants depart for other countries. "Gaza will be entirely destroyed, civilians will be sent to... the south to a humanitarian zone without Hamas or terrorism, and from there they will start to leave in great numbers to third countries," the firebrand top official said at a...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, May 06, 2025 5:36pm |
India fires missiles into Pakistan, killing at least 19, officials say Security force officials stand outside a damaged building at a site of a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, May 7, 2025. M.D. Mughal / AP India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-administered territory in at least five locations early Wednesday local time, killing at least 19 people and injuring 38 others, the Pakistani Army said. India said it was striking infrastructure used by militants. The strikes came amid soaring tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors over last month's militant attack on tourists in the Indian-administered portion of Kashmir. India has blamed Pakistan for backing...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, May 07, 2025 8:46am |
Pakistan's leader vows to avenge India's strikes, calling them an act of war People look at a part of an unidentified aircraft in Wuyan near Kashmir's main city of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 7, 2025. Firdous Nazir / NurPhoto via Getty Images India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory in several locations early Wednesday, killing at least 26 people including a child, in what Pakistan's leader called an act of war. India said it struck infrastructure used by militants linked to last month's massacre of tourists in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir. Pakistan said it had shot down several Indian fighter jets in retaliation as three planes fell onto villages in India-controlled Kashmir. At least...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, May 07, 2025 10:39am |
2025 conclave Day 2 brings more black smoke, as cardinals continue voting to pick a new pope at Vatican Black smoke is seen from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel meaning a new pope is not yet elected and voting will continue tomorrow, May 7, 2025, at the Vatican. Christopher Furlong/Getty Black smoke was seen wafting from a chimney on Thursday above the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the 133 Catholic cardinal electors tasked with choosing a new pope to succeed Pope Francis had voted inconclusively for a third time. The cardinals were sequestered for a second day Thursday as the 2025 conclave continued. On Wednesday evening, the prelates from six continents conducted a first round of voting in the Sistine Chapel, but sent black smoke up through...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, May 08, 2025 2:00pm |
Pakistan accuses India of "serious provocation," as nuclear-armed neighbors accuse each other of new attacks Police tape surrounds the scene after an alleged Indian drone strike on Karachi, Pakistan, May 8, 2025. Sabir Mazhar/Anadolu/Getty Pakistani authorities accused India on Thursday of a "serious provocation" as the nuclear-armed neighbors' forces clashed in the disputed Kashmir region weeks after a terror attack on Indian tourists sparked a sudden cross-border crisis. India's Ministry of Defense, in a statement released later Thursday, said its drone strike was a response to Pakistani forces firing drones and missiles at Indian military installations overnight. Pakistani officials said India launched an attack...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, May 08, 2025 2:18pm |
Trump says trade deals could come this week. Here's what to know as negotiations continue. President Trump says the U.S. may be close to announcing new trade agreements as his administration faces pressure to strike deals with the country's economic partners before a 90-day pause on tariffs ends on July 9. On Wednesday, Mr. Trump said in a Truth Social post that he would announce a "major trade deal" with a "big, highly respected country." He followed that early Thursday with another post on the social media platform saying that it "should be a very big and exciting day for the United States of America and the United Kingdom" and that the accord would be full and comprehensive." Mr. Trump was scheduled to make a formal announcement...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, May 08, 2025 2:30pm |
Ukraine says Russia attacking across entire front line despite Putin's truce order Nazar, 33, a Ukrainian serviceman of the 72nd Chorni Zaporozhtsi Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, prepares first-person view (FPV) drones to launch toward Russian troops, during a unilaterally proposed three-day ceasefire declared by Russia, near the front line in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, May 8, 2025. Alina Smutko/REUTERS Ukraine said Russia was attacking across the front line on Thursday, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin's order for a three-day truce, which he said would take effect Thursday morning, a "farce." The Russian army said it was...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, May 08, 2025 2:35pm |
American Cardinal Robert Prevost chosen as new pope, Leo XIV, by Catholic cardinals Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost, steps out onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for the first time as pope in the Vatican, May 8, 2025. ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty The cardinal electors of the Catholic Church elected an American on Thursday to serve as the new pope. Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Prevost — the first pope ever from the United States — chose Leo XIV as his papal name. The new pontiff's identity was revealed about an hour after white smoke emerged from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, May 08, 2025 8:03pm |
New pope chooses Leo as his papal name. Here's why pontiffs change their names and what they mean. Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the new pontiff and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV. There are no written rules or official criteria for a pope's name, but they choose names that have meaning in the Catholic tradition. The significance of a pope's name The name a new pope chooses will "indicate a certain spirit and direction and vision of the new pope," said Dennis Doyle, a theologian and professor emeritus of religious studies at the University of Dayton. "The first thing that you would look for would be, which popes had that name before?" he said. "That would signify something about the direction that...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, May 08, 2025 8:09pm |
Denmark's leader says "you cannot spy against an ally" after reports of U.S. intelligence gathering on Greenland Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks during a joint doorstep with Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen at Marienborg, April, 27, 2025. Kristian Tuxen Ladegaard Berg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told The Associated Press "you cannot spy against an ally" after reports that the United States has stepped up intelligence gathering on Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump. Frederiksen's comments Friday are the latest in the spat between Denmark, Greenland and the United States because Mr. Trump seeks to annex the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, May 09, 2025 4:30pm |
China's Xi joins Putin for Victory Day parade meant to reassure Russians as Ukraine conflict drags on In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state news agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin leaves Red Square after the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow, May 9, 2025. GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP/Getty Countries across Europe marked the 80th anniversary on Thursday of VE, or Victory in Europe Day, celebrating the moment in 1945 at which fighting in World War II ended on the continent. But thanks to the time difference between Russia and Western Europe, Russia holds its Victory Day parade on May 9 every year, and CBS News was invited to witness the spectacle in Moscow on Friday. The parade was...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, May 09, 2025 4:54pm |
U.S. plans to receive and aid White South African refugees as soon as next week, document shows White South Africans supporting President Trump and South African and U.S. tech billionaire Elon Musk gather in front of the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, on Feb. 15, 2025, for a demonstration. MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration is planning to soon receive the first group of White South African refugees it says deserve a safe haven in the U.S. because of alleged racial discrimination in post-Apartheid South Africa, government documents obtained show. The initial arrival of the South African refugees could happen as early as next week, according to the documents, which describe the effort as a "stated priority" for the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, May 09, 2025 5:38pm |
Explosions heard after India and Pakistan agree to U.S.-led ceasefire deal Multiple explosions rang out in India-administered Kashmir late Saturday, just hours after India and Pakistan had agreed to a U.S.-mediated ceasefire deal to end the recent conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals. Residents said the loud explosions in Srinagar and Jammu were followed by a blackout in the two cities. Omar Abdullah, the region's top elected official, said in a post on social media: "What the hell just happened to the ceasefire? Explosions heard across Srinagar!!!" In another post, he said: "This is no ceasefire. The air defence units in the middle of Srinagar just opened up." The cause of the blasts was not immediately known but an...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, May 10, 2025 8:21pm |
Ukraine and its allies push for 30-day ceasefire that would begin on Monday From left, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, walk in front of the memorial of fallen Ukrainian soldiers at independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Evgeniy Maloletka / AP Ukraine and its allies are ready for a "full, unconditional ceasefire" with Russia for at least 30 days starting on Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Saturday. His remarks came as the leaders of four major European countries visited Kyiv, amid a push for Moscow to agree to a truce and launch peace talks on ending the nearly three-year conflict. They followed what Sybiha said was a...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, May 10, 2025 8:58pm |
Edan Alexander, U.S. citizen taken hostage on Oct. 7, will be released, Hamas says Edan Alexander, the last living U.S. citizen kidnapped by Hamas terrorists and held hostage for more than 19 months, will be released from captivity, Hamas said in a statement Sunday. The Hamas statement Sunday night said the release was part of ongoing mediation efforts to establish a ceasefire, reopen crossings into the Israeli-blockaded territory and resume the delivery of aid. It does not say when the release will happen. Two Hamas officials told The Associated Press they expect the release in the next 48 hours. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said it was aware of Hamas' plans to release Alexander "as a gesture to the Americans"...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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U.S. and China to ease tariffs significantly for 90 days, White House announces U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (R) and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, May 12, 2025, to give details of "substantial progress" following a two-day closed-door meeting between U.S. and Chinese officials aimed at ending a tariff war. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty The U.S. and China have agreed to a temporary but significant easing of the tariffs imposed over the last couple months, the country's said in a joint statement shared by the White House, heralding significant success in trade negotiations that ramped up over the weekend. In the joint statement released early Monday...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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U.S. suspends importation of live cattle from Mexico over screwworm pest Cattle are detained in the pens of the Chihuahua Regional Livestock Union, at the Jeronimo-Santa Teresa border crossing in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images The United States will suspend imports of live cattle through ports along the southern border with Mexico for at least two weeks to review the joint strategy in the fight against the screwworm, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Sunday. Secretary Brooke Rollins said in a statement that the screwworm, which is parasite that could be fatal, was recently detected in remote farms as far north as Oaxaca and Veracruz, about 700 miles away from the U.S....more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Pope Leo XIV calls for the release of imprisoned journalists, says free speech is a "precious gift" Pope Leo XIV attends an audience with media representatives in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, on May 12, 2025. isabella Bonotto/Anadolu via Getty Images Pope Leo XIV called free speech and the press a "precious gift" as he asked for the release of imprisoned journalists. He made the comments during an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists from around the world who descended on Rome over the past week to cover his election as the first U.S.-born pontiff. Leo received a standing ovation as he entered the Vatican auditorium for his first meeting with representatives of the general public. The 69-year-old Augustinian...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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