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Britain’s new leader is set to host Zelenskyy, signaling UK’s support for Kyiv
LONDON | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Monday at a naval base in England with Prime Minister Andy Burnham, a visit the British leader said is intended to signal the country’s “unwavering” support for Kyiv. Zelenskyy’s trip is the first by a foreign leader since Burnham took office a week ago. His predecessor, Keir […]
The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police
BERLIN | The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours […]
Road deaths have declined globally since 1990 except in poorer countries, study finds
NEW YORK | Road deaths are declining in the U.S. and worldwide, but lower-income countries aren’t experiencing much of the improvement, according to a study published Monday. Global rates of road injuries and deaths each fell more than 30% between 1990 and 2023, according to the study published in Lancet Public Health, which noted the […]
Eight years after deadliest antisemitic attack in US history, Tree of Life rabbi bids farewell
PITTSBURGH | After surviving the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, after presiding over multiple funerals for his slain congregants, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers struggled to pray. “There was this emptiness to it,” recalls Myers, of Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh. He turned to the biblical Book of Psalms — its hymns, poetry and prayers […]
Democrats to finalize their 2028 presidential nominating calendar, led by more diverse states
WASHINGTON | Democrats are poised to lock in the party’s 2028 presidential nominating schedule on Friday, likely cementing a dramatic break from decades of tradition by keeping Iowa off the top of the calendar and elevating more racially diverse states. Either South Carolina or Nevada is expected to go first, and each state has aggressively […]
Canada is ready to celebrate new bridge to US amid tariff troubles with Trump
WINDSOR, Ontario | Officials are gathering Friday in Ontario to take delight in a new U.S.-Canada bridge over the Detroit River, an international span that is expected to enhance trade on both sides of the border and give travelers another route to both countries. A ceremony is taking place in Windsor, Ontario, before the Gordie […]
Teenager pleads guilty to all 55 counts in 2024 fatal shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia
WINDER, Ga. | A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts in a deadly shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia. Colt Gray, 16, entered the plea Friday without having reached a deal with prosecutors. He had previously pleaded not guilty to charges in the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting that […]
Northern West Bank in lockdown as clashes rock villages and Israel deploys troops in Nablus
NABLUS, West Bank | Israel widely deployed troops in the West Bank after clashes broke out Friday across the occupied territory following the killing of an Israeli settler triggered violence that left two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinian villagers dead. Palestinians in the West Bank have been facing a wave of violence as Israel’s hard-line […]
Tens of thousands of people flee raging wildfires in France and Spain, some escaping by boat
ARCACHON, France | Large forest fires burned out of control in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, prompting authorities to evacuate an estimated 87,000 people from their homes. Some even fled by boat when flames swept through the touristic Cap Ferret peninsula on France’s Atlantic coast. Dozens of firefighters were injured, authorities said. Some […]
Drones target northern Iraqi city where US forces are based as US-Iran fighting escalates
IRBIL, Iraq | Drones carrying explosives targeted a city in northern Iraq where U.S. forces are stationed and sirens rang out in Bahrain on Friday, hours after the American military said it finished its 13th night of strikes against Iran. The conflict has flared again over the past week, as the U.S. pounded Iran while […]