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Iran Says Fire Contained after Deadly Blast at Key Port

World A handout photo made available by the Iranian Red Crescent Society official channel shows a helicopter spraying water at the Rajaie port in the city of Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, 27 April 2025 (issued 28 April 2025). (EPA/ Iranian Red Crescent Society/ Handout)

Iran Says Fire Contained after Deadly Blast at Key Port

Firefighters have brought under control a blaze at Iran's main port, following a deadly explosion blamed on negligence, authorities said. The explosion,…

World Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (R) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) attend the IV Italy-Turkiye Summit at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, 29 April 2025. (EPA)

Türkiye and Italy Strengthen Ties with Trade and Defense Agreements

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday observed the formal exchange of a dozen cooperation agreements,…

World Police block a road leading to a building where a car smashed through during an after-school program, killing several people and injuring others, Monday, April 28, 2025, in Chatham, III. (AP Photo/ John O’Connor)

Vehicle Smashes Through Illinois Building, Killing 4 Young People and Injuring Others

A car smashed through a building Monday afternoon, killing four young people and injuring several others during an after-school program in a small city outside…

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World TOPSHOT - An Indian citizen returns from Pakistan through the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35 km from Amritsar on April 28, 2025,  after Islamabad revoked visas of Indian nationals in response to New Delhi's withdrawal of visas for Pakistanis. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)

Pakistan Says It Shot Down Indian Drone along Kashmir Border

Pakistan's military shot down an Indian drone along the de facto Kashmir border, state radio in Islamabad reported on Tuesday, a week after the deadliest…

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World Ukrainian servicemen of the Skala regiment artillery unit fire an M109 howitzer toward Russian positions, in an undisclosed area, in the eastern Donetsk region, on April 23, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP) 

Russia Says It’s Waiting for Ukraine’s Response to May Ceasefire and Offer of Direct Talks 

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Ukraine had not responded to many offers by Russia President Vladimir Putin to start direct peace negotiations, and that it…


World Police officers work by a SUV, which was driven into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu day block party, as bodies of victims lie covered on the ground, in Vancouver, Canada April 27, 2025. REUTERS/Chris Helgren

11 Killed when Vehicle Plows Into Filipino Street Festival Crowd in Vancouver

A man drove a vehicle into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver, killing 11 people and injuring more than 20 others,…

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World A helicopter drops water on the fire, Sunday, April 27, 2025, after a massive explosion and fire rocked a port near the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Iran on Saturday. (AP Photo/Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim News)

Iran's President Visits Those Injured in Port Explosion that Killed at Least 28 People

Iran's president visited those injured Sunday in a huge explosion that rocked one of the Islamic Republic's main ports, a facility purportedly linked to an…

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World A view shows ruins of buildings in the abandoned town of Marinka (Maryinka), which was destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Donetsk region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, April 1, 2025. (Reuters)

Russia Launches Nearly 150 Drones against Ukraine as Trump Doubts Putin's Desire for Peace

Russia launched a sweeping drone assault across Ukraine overnight into Sunday, targeting multiple regions, officials said, after US President Donald Trump cast…

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World South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party's former leader Lee Jae-myung delivers his speech after winning the nomination as the June 3 presidential election candidate during a party's convention in Goyang, South Korea, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea’s Main Opposition Party Taps Former Party Chief as Presidential Candidate

South Korea’s main liberal opposition party tapped Sunday its former leader Lee Jae-myung as presidential candidate in the upcoming June 3 vote. The…

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World In this photo provided by Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA, men carry an injured man after a massive explosion near the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Mohammad Rasoul Moradi/IRNA via AP)

Russia to Send Several Planes to Iran to Help Extinguish Port Fire

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered several emergency planes to be sent to Iran to help extinguish a fire in the port of Bandar Abbas, Russian state…

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World People queue to visit the tomb of Pope Francis at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy, 27 April 2025. Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025, at the age of 88. EPA/FABIO CIMAGLIA

Hundreds Line Up to Visit Pope Francis' Tomb in Rome

Hundreds of people filed past the tomb of Pope Francis from early on Sunday morning in the Roman basilica where he chose to be buried in a break from tradition…

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World (FILES) This handout photo taken on March 21, 2024 and received from the Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (PCG/BFAR) shows an aerial view of Philippine scientists inspecting Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in Spratly Islands, in disputed waters of the South China Sea. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)

Philippines, US Test Air Defenses as China Seizes Reef

Missiles fired off the coast of the northern Philippines Sunday as US and Filipino forces conducted their first integrated defense drills, hours after China…

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World 26 April 2025, Canada, Vancouveer: Vancouver Police officers secure the scene, where multiple people were killed when a car drove into a crowd at a street festival in the western Canadian city of Vancouver. Photo: Rich Lam/Canadian Press via ZUMA Press/dpa

Car Kills, Injures People Attending Street Festival in Vancouver

The driver of a car struck revelers at a street festival in Canada, killing and injuring an unknown number of people at the event celebrating Filipino culture,…

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World In this photo provided by Tasnim News Agency black smoke rises in the sky after a massive explosion rocked a port near the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim News Agency via AP)

Massive Explosion at Iranian Port Kills 18, Injures Some 750

A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant,…

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World Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a videoconference meeting with Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence near Moscow, Russia, 26 April 2025, to receive a report on the completion of a military operation to liberate Russia's Kursk region from Ukrainian forces. (EPA/Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik/Kremlin)

Russia Says Last Ukrainian Troops Expelled from Kursk Region, Kyiv Denies Assertion

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed on Saturday what he said was the complete failure of an offensive by Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region after…

World In this photo provided by Iranian Students' News Agency, ISNA, a helicopter drops water on the fire after a massive explosion rocked a port near the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Razieh Pudat/ISNA via AP)

Massive Explosion at Iranian Port Linked to Missile Fuel Shipment Kills 5, Injures Hundreds

A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant,…

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World In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service in Kyiv on April 26, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (R) meets with US President Donald Trump (L) on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP)

Trump and Zelenskiy Meet One-on-One in Vatican Basilica to Seek Ukraine Peace

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis, met one-on-one in a marble-lined Vatican basilica…

World 21 April 2025, Türkiye, Ankara: A student holds a Turkish flag during a high school students protest at Kugulu Park to protest the political process that started with the arrest of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa)

Dozens Arrested as Investigation That Saw Istanbul’s Mayor Jailed Deepens

Police in Istanbul detained 47 people Saturday in dawn raids linked to a corruption investigation that saw the city’s mayor imprisoned last month, leading to…

World SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 24: An All Nippon Airways plane takes off from San Francisco International Airport on April 24, 2025 in San Bruno, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP

A Bomb Threat Prompted a Plane Evacuation at a Florida Airport. No Explosives Were Found

A bomb threat note found Friday on a plane at a Florida airport prompted the evacuation of the aircraft and a temporary closure, but no explosives were found,…

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World A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 26 April 2025 shows North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un and daughter Kim Ju Ae attending the launching ceremony of a newly-built destroyer at Nampho Dockyard, North Korea, 25 April 2025, on the founding anniversary of the first armed forces of the Korean People's Army (KPA). (EPA/KCNA)

North Korean Leader Kim Touts New Naval Destroyer, Blames US for Tensions

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has unveiled a new naval destroyer, claiming it as a significant advancement toward his goal of expanding the operational range…

World Indian security force personnel stand guard on the banks of Dal Lake, following a suspected militant attack near south Kashmir's Pahalgam, in Srinagar April 25, 2025. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Indian Military Says Pakistani Troops Fired at Positions along Border in Disputed Kashmir Overnight

Pakistani soldiers fired at Indian posts all along the highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir for a second consecutive night, the Indian military said…

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World  A view of the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP)

Rome and the World Bid Farewell to Pope Francis with Massive Funeral and Humble Burial

Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a cardinal appealed for the pontiff's…

World The flags of USA and Iran are displayed in Muscat, Oman, 25 April 2025. EPA/ALI HAIDER

Iran, US Hold Hours of Expert Talks in Oman over Tehran’s Rapidly Advancing Nuclear Program

Iran and the United States held in-depth negotiations in Oman over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program on Saturday, ending the discussions with a…

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World Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives ahead of negotiations with the US, in Muscat, Oman, April 25, 2025. Iranian Foreign Ministry/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters

Iran FM Araghchi Arrives in Oman Ahead of Nuclear Talks with US

Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi arrived in Oman on Friday ahead of fresh nuclear talks with the United States, after both sides said progress had been made…

World Visitors queue to enter the Vatican and pay their respects to the late Pope, next to the colonnade and a Carabineri officer (R), with St. Peter's Basilica viewed in the background, a day prior to the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 25, 2025. (AFP)

Crowds File into St. Peter’s on Last Day to Pay Respects to Pope Francis

Tens of thousands of mourners filed into St. Peter's Basilica on Friday on the last day to pay final respects to Pope Francis ahead of his funeral on Saturday…

World Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with US President Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (L) before a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 25 April 2025. (EPA/Kristina Kormilitsyna / Sputnik / Kremlin)

Trump’s Envoy Witkoff Meets Putin for 4th Time, Kremlin Says There Was Progress

US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff met President Vladimir Putin for three hours in Moscow on Friday to discuss the US plan to end the Ukraine war,…

World A 3D-printed miniature model of US President Donald Trump with the US Department of State logo in the background is seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. (Reuters)

US State Department Nixes Climate Office, Revamps Energy Bureau

The Trump administration has terminated federal employees in charge of US global climate policy and climate aid as part of its reorganization of the country's…

World People fish on an embankment in the Black Sea port city of Yevpatoriya, Crimea April 24, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Says ‘Crimea Will Stay with Russia’ as He Seeks End to War in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump said in an interview published Friday that "Crimea will stay with Russia," the latest example of the US leader pressuring Ukraine to…

World President Donald Trump waves as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April. 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Trump Open to Meeting Iran's Leaders

US President Donald Trump said he was open to meeting Iran's supreme leader or the country's president, when he was asked by Time magazine in an interview on…

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