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Death toll from Turkey’s second school shooting in a week rises to 10
ISTANBUL (AP) — The death toll from Turkey’s second school shooting in two days rose…
China raises pressure on underground Catholics to join official church, Human Rights Watch finds
NEW YORK (AP) — Chinese authorities are increasing pressure on underground Catholic communities to join…
Ghana rescues 305 West African nationals, including 113 children, in anti-trafficking operation
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — More than 300 West African nationals, including 113 children, have been…
Gabon’s former prime minister, a critic of the junta, has been arrested
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon ‘s former prime minister and leading opposition figure Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze…
Star of Japanese hit series ‘The Solitary Gourmet’ hopes to share its joy of eating
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese TV program “The Solitary Gourmet” quietly started in a late-night slot…
Chinese man jailed for one year by Kenyan court over ant trafficking
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Chinese national was sentenced on Wednesday to one year in…
What a new Gallup poll shows about young men’s religious revival
A new Gallup poll released Thursday shows more young men in the U.S. say religion…
Modi is pushing to get more women into India’s Parliament. That could have other consequences
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Parliament opened debate Thursday on a landmark bill to reserve…
Killing of Iranian activist in Canada exposes increasingly bitter divisions within the diaspora
NEW YORK (AP) — Masood Masjoody had a long history of firing accusations at those…
Zelenskyy receives international prize honoring his and Ukraine’s courage and resilience
MIDDELBURG, Netherlands (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was awarded the prestigious International Four Freedoms…
American man held in Zanzibar after partner’s death following a dispute
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (AP) — Police in Zanzibar are holding an American citizen whose partner died…
Australia boosts military spending as Iran war makes global impact
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Iran war had greatly complicated the global strategic landscape, Defense…
Pope heads to epicenter of Cameroon’s separatist conflict to preach message of peace
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is travelling to the western Cameroon city of…
Floodwaters inundate Wisconsin streets, trapping drivers, as Midwest rebuilds after storms
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Floodwaters from record rainfall in Wisconsin inundated streets Wednesday, trapping…
Lionel Rosenblatt, whose advocacy for refugees began with derring-do in Vietnam, dies at 82
BANGKOK (AP) — Lionel Rosenblatt, who as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer carried out an…
‘Spaceballs’ sequel, ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ previewed at CinemaCon, but no Bond updates
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The cast and filmmakers behind the “Spaceballs” sequel including Bill Pullman…
Photos show damage after Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, as residents take shelter
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Residents surveyed the damage and took shelter Thursday following a Russian…
Photos show damage after Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, as residents take shelter
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Residents surveyed the damage and took shelter Thursday following a Russian…
Consecutive Israeli strikes kill 4 Lebanese medics as Israel-Hezbollah war grinds on
TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — The Israeli military killed four Lebanese rescue workers and wounded six…
‘Out of many, one,’ says a US national motto. What does that push for unity mean today?
NEW YORK (AP) — The aspirations cut a wide swath through American history since 1776,…
‘Out of many, one,’ says a US national motto. What does that push for unity mean today?
NEW YORK (AP) — The aspirations cut a wide swath through American history since 1776…
Hungary’s Magyar says new government could take power at beginning of May
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian opposition leader and election winner Péter Magyar said Wednesday that…
Pope demands the ‘chains of corruption’ be broken during visit to Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Cameroon on Wednesday where he delivered…
After criticizing the pope, Trump slams Italy’s Meloni over lack of support for Iran war
MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni was supposed to be Europe’s bridge to U.S.…