Deadly floods ravage southern Brazil: 39 lives lost
Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul killed 39 people, with another 68 still missing, the state civil defence agency said Friday, as record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homes. It was the fourth such environmental disaster in a year, following...
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German teen surrenders for assault on EU candidate
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Panamanians vote in election dominated by ex-president
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Trudeau touts Canada as a ‘rule-of-law country’ after arrest of three Indians
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Shooting in Los Angeles area injures 7
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Sunak promises to work ‘as hard as ever’ after local elections
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Driver dies after crashing into WH security barrier
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Protesters at USC comply with school order to leave their encampment
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Israel orders closure of Al Jazeera offices as Qatar mediates Hamas talks
Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. The extraordinary order, which includes confiscating broadcast equipment, preventing the broadcast...
Hamas in Cairo as Egyptian media report progress in ceasefire talks
A delegation of the Palestinian militant group Hamas was in Cairo on Saturday as Egyptian state media reported “noticeable progress” in ongoing cease-fire talks with Israel while an Israeli official downplayed the prospects for a truce. Pressure has been mounting to reach a deal — Gaza’s humanitarian crisis is dramatically escalating...
Damaged in war, vibrant church in Ukraine rises as symbol of faith, culture
This Orthodox Easter season, an extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka. Two years ago, it also provided physical refuge from the horrors outside. Almost 100 residents sheltered in a basement chapel at the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin...
Pakistan’s debut lunar orbiter lifts off from China
(): Pakistan’s debut lunar satellite mission was launched Friday on board China’s first lunar probe mission to collect samples from the far side of the Moon. The 53-day-long Chang’e-6 mission will collect samples for the first time from the far side of the moon and bring them for scientific studies....
Cyberattack: Germany warns Russia of consequences
(): German’s top diplomat on Friday said Russia will face consequences after accusing its military intelligence service of masterminding an “absolutely intolerable” cyberattack. Relations between the two European countries were already tense, with Germany providing military support to Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said...
Kremlin says comments on Ukraine by Macron, Cameron ‘dangerous’
(): Recent statements by France’s president and Britain’s foreign secretary about the war in Ukraine are “dangerous” and will deepen international tension around the conflict, the Kremlin’s spokesman said on Friday. French President Emmanuel Macron, in an interview published Thursday, repeated an earlier comment that he doesn’t exclude sending troops...
Kremlin critics say Russia targeting foes abroad
The military defector was killed in a hail of gunfire and then run over by a car in Spain. The opposition figure was struck repeatedly with a hammer in Lithuania. The journalist fell ill from a suspected poisoning in Germany. Since President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, attacks and...
