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Suicide attacker in Somali capital kills 13 at a military recruitment center

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A suicide bomber in the Somali capital on Sunday targeted young recruits waiting to register at a military camp, killing at least 13 and wounded 21 others, witnesses said. Mo...

May 18, 2025

Pope Leo XIV takes his first popemobile ride through St. Peter's Square ahead of installation

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV took his first popemobile ride through St. Peter's Square ahead of installation on Sunday, waving from the back of the open-back truck to the crowd waving flags and ch...

May 18, 2025

Portugal holds its 3rd general election in 3 years but the vote might not restore stability

LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Voters in Portugal return to the polls Sunday for a third general election in three years, as the country's increasingly fragmented political landscape defies efforts to unite ...

May 18, 2025

Russia launches one of biggest drone attacks on Ukraine since start of war, killing at least 1

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia overnight into Sunday launched one of its most intense drone attacks on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022. Russia fired a total of 273 explodin...

May 18, 2025

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 66 people, hospitals and medics say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 66 people overnight and into Sunday, hospitals and medics in the battered enclave said as Israel launches an esca...

May 18, 2025

Poles vote for a new president as security concerns loom large

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poles are voting Sunday in a presidential election at a time of heightened security concerns stemming from the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine and growing worry that the U.S. ...

May 17, 2025

Mexican navy training vessel hits New York's Brooklyn Bridge

NEW YORK (AP) - A Mexican navy sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its mast brushing the iconic span as it sailed through the East R...

May 17, 2025

Police and firefighters respond to an explosion rocking the California city of Palm Springs

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Officials in California say police and firefighters are responding to an explosion that rocked the city of Palm Springs. The city of Palm Springs said Saturday in a social ...

May 17, 2025

Severe Midwest weather leaves 9 dead in Kentucky, 7 killed in Missouri

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Storm systems sweeping across the Midwest have left at least 16 dead, including nine people killed after a tornado sparked what authorities called a mass casualty event in southeaster...

May 17, 2025

Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza to pressure Hamas to release hostages

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel said Saturday it has launched a new military operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages. Israel's defense minister said Operation Gideon Ch...

May 17, 2025