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Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:53:44 EDTTrump unharmed after 'shooting incident' at White House correspondents' dinner
A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists' dinner attended by U.S. President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders on Saturday night, rushing toward the ballroom before Secret Service agents swarmed...
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:59:39 EDTIran talks on hold as Tehran's top diplomat leaves Pakistan, Trump tells envoys not to go
U.S. President Donald Trump said he has told envoys not to go to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, shortly after Iran's top diplomat left Islamabad late Saturday.
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:00:00 EDTWhy China's looking to the skies to thwart Taiwan's diplomatic outreach
In its ongoing territorial dispute with Taiwan, China may be looking toward the sky as a new way to thwart the island's attempts at building diplomatic ties. China was accused of pressuring three African countries to withdraw their permission to allo...
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:54:53 EDTAl-Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for deadly attacks across Mali
The al-Qaida-linked militant group JNIM claimed responsibility for the attacks on Bamako's international airport and four other cities in central and northern Mali on its website Azallaq.
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:29:21 EDTTrump dispatches U.S. envoys to Pakistan for new talks with Iran's foreign minister
U.S. President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to meet with Iran's foreign minister, the White House said Friday, as officials in the South Asian nation pushed to revive ceasefire talks between the U.S. ...
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:00:00 EDTWhat is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and why are scientists worried about it slowing down?
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) helps nourish aquatic ecosystems and is part of the reason Europe has milder temperatures than places in Canada at the same latitude. But lately scientists are concerned that it is slowing down a...
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:43:31 EDTMajor Russian attacks kill at least 7 and wound dozens in Ukraine
A major Russian attack on Ukraine overnight killed seven people and injured dozens more, as Moscow launched over 660 drones and missiles in a barrage that targeted the city of Dnipro and hit several other regions.
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 EDTWhy Trump's appearance at White House correspondents dinner is sparking controversy
U.S. President Donald Trump, who regularly attacks news coverage and journalists he dislikes with lawsuits and verbal tirades, will be the featured guest at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, an annual gala celebrating freedom...
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:56:13 EDTCriminal probe into Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell is ending, U.S. Justice Dept. says
The Justice Department is closing its investigation into cost overruns in renovations at the Federal Reserve under chairman Jerome Powell, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Friday.
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:11:49 EDT2 killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon despite ceasefire, health officials say
An Israeli airstrike killed two people in the southern village of Touline on Friday, Lebanon's Health Ministry said, as Israel's army ordered residents to evacuate another southern Lebanese town, a day after Israel and Lebanon extended their ceasefir...
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:24:46 EDTAustrian man finds out his grandfather was a Nazi in just a few clicks. He's encouraging others to do the same
Thanks to a new online tool from the German newspaper Die Zeit, it only took Christian Rainer a few seconds to confirm what he'd long suspected — his grandfather was a card-carrying member of the Nazi Party.
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:38:44 EDTSyrian authorities arrest suspected leader of notorious Tadamon massacre
Syrian authorities said Friday they have arrested a former intelligence officer who appeared in a video leaked four years ago that purportedly showed him and his comrades fatally shooting dozens of people during the country's conflict.
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:52:05 EDT2-time French Open champ Alcaraz won't defend title after further testing on injured wrist
Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz won't attempt to defend his French Open title due to a right wrist injury.
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:01:54 EDTCanada’s top general tries to reassure Ukraine as NATO tensions flare
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:32:19 EDTSouth Korean prosecutors deny arrest warrant request for K-pop mogul behind BTS
South Korean prosecutors on Friday rejected a police request for an arrest warrant for music tycoon Bang Si-Hyuk — the chairman of the agency behind the K-pop supergroup BTS.
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:30:00 EDTBody of Canadian woman slain in Teotihuacán shooting returned to family
The body of a Canadian tourist killed when a gunman opened fire from one of Mexico's most visited pyramids has been turned over to her family, Mexican officials confirmed.
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:35:00 EDTLebanon and Israel agree to extend ceasefire for another 3 weeks, Trump says
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday, according to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:30:00 EDTU.S. soldier involved in Maduro capture accused of profiting from knowledge of raid on Polymarket
A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market, federal offici...
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:30:00 EDTFirefighters heard 'stop, stop, stop' before deadly LaGuardia crash but didn't know warning was for them: NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board has published its preliminary report on last month's deadly crash involving an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia airport, concluding communication failures and a lack of transponders in t...
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:20:10 EDTCouple accused in international kidnapping case used fake Canadian camping trip as cover story: prosecutors
A couple from the United States is facing international kidnapping charges after prosecutors claimed they took a 10-year-old child to Cuba to potentially pursue gender-affirming care, allegedly deceiving the child's biological mother with a Canadian ...