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UK police investigate overnight fire at Prime Minister Starmer's house
LONDON (AP) - British police on Monday were investigating an overnight fire that damaged door of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's house in north London. Starmer has rented out the house since he was elec...
May 12, 2025
Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial named acting Librarian of Congress
NEW YORK (AP) - Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting Librarian of Congress, the Justice Department said Monday. ...
May 12, 2025
Modi says India has only paused military action and will strike if any further terror attack occurs
NEW DELHI (AP) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India has only "paused its military action" and will "retaliate on its own terms" if there is any future terror attack on the country. "We wil...
May 12, 2025
Brazil signs Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti 1 year ahead of 2026 World Cup
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's soccer confederation said on Monday it has a deal with Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti eyeing the 2026 World Cup. The 65-year-old Ancelotti, who will be Brazil's first full...
May 12, 2025
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to be a model of emotionless consistency for the Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is mostly an expressionless, emotionless model of consistency. Whether Oklahoma City's superstar guard has an off night or scores 50 points, the cool Canad...
May 12, 2025
Food security experts warn Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn't end its campaign
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - The Gaza Strip is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn't lift its blockade and stop its military campaign, food security experts said Monday. Outright famine is the mostl...
May 12, 2025
Pope Leo XIV expresses solidarity with imprisoned journalists
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV on Monday expressed solidarity with imprisoned journalists and affirmed the "precious gift of free speech and the press." He spoke in an audience with some of the 6,00...
May 12, 2025
Hamas says it will release American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander on Monday
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An American-Israeli soldier taken captive and held for more than 19 months in the Gaza Strip is expected to be released on Monday, Hamas said, as part of a good will g...
May 12, 2025
Cross-examination continues for complainant in hockey players' sex assault trial
Defence lawyers in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today. The woman, who cannot be identif...
May 12, 2025
Poland orders closure of Russian consulate in Krakow, citing arson attack blamed on Moscow
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski said Monday that he was ordering the closure of Russia's consulate in the southern city of Krakow after Polish authorities said Russia was ...
May 12, 2025