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Russia says it thwarted attack in Donetsk; unclear if this was start of Ukrainian counteroffensive

Russia says it thwarted attack in Donetsk; unclear if this was start of Ukrainian counteroffensive

Ukraine Jun 4, 2023 / 7:55 pm

Russia says it thwarted a large Ukrainian attack in the eastern province of Donetsk, though it's unclear if this was the start of a Ukrainian...

Cardinal performs rite to restore Vatican altar desecrated by man's naked protest

Cardinal performs rite to restore Vatican altar desecrated by man's naked protest

Vatican Jun 3, 2023 / 7:26 pm

The head of St. Peter’s Basilica performed a special rite Saturday after a man stripped naked and hopped on the main altar with the words “Save...

Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default

Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default

United States Jun 3, 2023 / 12:10 pm

With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on...

Three Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border

Three Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border

Israel/Egpyt Jun 3, 2023 / 7:55 am

A gunbattle involving an Egyptian border guard in southern Israel along the border left three Israeli soldiers and the Egyptian officer dead Saturday, officials...

India train crash kills over 280, injures 900 in country's deadliest rail accident in decades

India train crash kills over 280, injures 900 in country's deadliest rail accident in decades

India Jun 3, 2023 / 6:45 am

Rescuers waded through piles of debris and wreckage to pull out bodies and free people on Saturday after two passenger trains derailed in India, killing more...

Turkey's Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term

Turkey's Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term

Turkey Jun 3, 2023 / 6:31 am

Turkey’s longtime leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took the oath of office on Saturday, ushering in his third presidential term that followed three stints as...

More than 200 killed and 800 hurt after 2 trains derail in India

More than 200 killed and 800 hurt after 2 trains derail in India

India Jun 2, 2023 / 5:40 pm

UPDATE 5:40 p.m. Two passenger trains derailed Friday in India, killing more than 200 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged...

Clashes in Senegal kill at least 9; government bans social media platforms and closes university

Clashes in Senegal kill at least 9; government bans social media platforms and closes university

Senegal Jun 2, 2023 / 10:06 am

Clashes between police and supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko left nine people dead, the government said Friday, with authorities issuing...

Woman walking on California beach finds ancient mastodon tooth

Woman walking on California beach finds ancient mastodon tooth

California Jun 2, 2023 / 7:37 am

A woman taking a Memorial Day weekend stroll on a California beach found something unusual sticking out of the sand: a tooth from an ancient mastodon. But then...

Residents of collapsed Iowa building were allowed to stay as reports noted crumbling wall

Residents of collapsed Iowa building were allowed to stay as reports noted crumbling wall

Iowa Jun 2, 2023 / 7:21 am

A structural engineer’s report issued last week indicated a wall of a century-old apartment building in Iowa was at imminent risk of crumbling, yet...

China Ukraine envoy urges governments to 'stop sending weapons to the battlefield,' negotiate peace

China Ukraine envoy urges governments to 'stop sending weapons to the battlefield,' negotiate peace

China/Ukraine Jun 2, 2023 / 7:06 am

China’s Ukraine envoy appealed Friday to other governments to “stop sending weapons to the battlefield” and hold peace talks, but gave no...

Fort Bragg drops Confederate namesake for Fort Liberty, part of US Army base rebranding

Fort Bragg drops Confederate namesake for Fort Liberty, part of US Army base rebranding

North Carolina Jun 2, 2023 / 6:27 am

North Carolina's Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step in...

Despite flags, Border Patrol staff didn't review fragile 8-year-old girl's file before she died

Despite flags, Border Patrol staff didn't review fragile 8-year-old girl's file before she died

Texas Jun 2, 2023 / 6:24 am

Border Patrol medical staff declined to review the file of an 8-year-old girl with a chronic heart condition and rare blood disorder before she appeared to have...

Families sue to block Idaho law barring gender-affirming care for minors

Families sue to block Idaho law barring gender-affirming care for minors

Idaho Jun 1, 2023 / 10:18 am

The families of two transgender teenagers filed a lawsuit Thursday to block enforcement of Idaho's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors. The ban,...

After 22 years in a coma, Israeli woman critically wounded in 2001 Jerusalem suicide bombing dies

After 22 years in a coma, Israeli woman critically wounded in 2001 Jerusalem suicide bombing dies

Israel Jun 1, 2023 / 10:15 am

An Israeli woman critically wounded in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Jerusalem restaurant has died, an Israeli hospital said Thursday. Her death marks the...

3 residents of partially collapsed Iowa building still unaccounted for, police say

3 residents of partially collapsed Iowa building still unaccounted for, police say

Iowa Jun 1, 2023 / 9:28 am

Three residents of an Iowa apartment building that partially collapsed on Sunday are still unaccounted for, police said Thursday, as city officials responded to...

Jordan's royal wedding ceremony packed with stars

Jordan's royal wedding ceremony packed with stars

Jordan Jun 1, 2023 / 8:54 am

Jordan's crown prince married the scion of a prominent Saudi family on Thursday in a palace celebration attended by royals and other VIPs from around the...

Sudan armed raids, bureaucracy hampering life-saving aid, doctor says

Sudan armed raids, bureaucracy hampering life-saving aid, doctor says

Sudan Jun 1, 2023 / 6:44 am

As Canada crafts its response to the crisis in Sudan, a doctor trying to co-ordinate basic medical services after the country's rapid descent into chaos...

House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate

House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate

Washington May 31, 2023 / 7:50 pm

Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy...

Fresh Russian bombardment of Ukraine's capital kills at least 3 people, wounds others

Fresh Russian bombardment of Ukraine's capital kills at least 3 people, wounds others

Kyiv May 31, 2023 / 7:42 pm

Russian forces began June with a fresh aerial bombardment of Kyiv on Tuesday, killing at least three people and wounding others, authorities said. Following up...

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