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At least 11 killed, dozens injured as driver plows into crowd, Vancouver police say
Andrew Chin/Getty Images(VANCOUVER) -- At least 11 people were killed and "dozens" of others were injured Saturday as a vehicle plowed into a large crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, officials s...
Apr 28, 2025
Putin says North Korean 'friends' helped Russia push Ukraine out of Kursk
Contributor/Getty Images(LONDON) -- North Korean authorities confirmed for the first time that the country's forces fought against Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk region, with state media claiming ...
Apr 28, 2025
US strike kills dozens at Yemen migrant detention center, Yemeni officials say
Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images(LONDON) -- An American overnight airstrike in Yemen killed at least 68 people at a migrant detention center in the Saada Governorate, according to the country's Civil Defe...
Apr 28, 2025
Trade wars, threats of annexation: How Trump is changing the course of Canada's election
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(OTTAWA) -- Just five months ago, a Conservative Party victory in Canada seemed all but certain.Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party, wa...
Apr 28, 2025
Trump says he wants a Russia-Ukraine deal in '2 weeks or less'
Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump said Sunday he wants a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war in "two weeks or less," but later said a little more time might be a...
Apr 28, 2025
Hundreds injured in explosion at Iranian port, officials say
Smoke rises after a massive explosion that ripped through the Shahid Rajaee Port as officials conduct operations on April 26, 2025. More than 500 people have so far been injured in a massive explosion...
Apr 26, 2025
Key moments from Pope Francis' funeral as mourners bid farewell to late pontiff
People gather along the road as the coffin of Pope Francis is transported from Saint Peter's Basilica to Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, after the pontiff's funeral ceremony in St. Peter's Square, at T...
Apr 26, 2025
Pope Francis remembered at his funeral as 'pope among the people' who aimed to 'build bridges'
(Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)(ROME) -- At his funeral, Pope Francis was remembered and venerated as a pontiff with "strength and serenity" who modeled his pontificate on St. Francis of Assisi. The d...
Apr 26, 2025
American Kielce Gussie does 1st reading at Pope Francis' funeral
American Kielce Gussie, who works as a journalist at Vatican News, did the first reading in English -- several verses from the Acts of the Apostles -- at the funeral of Pope Francis. Image via ABC New...
Apr 26, 2025
'Conclave' author explains secretive Vatican process after Pope Francis' death
Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- With Pope Francis's funeral drawing more than 200,000 expected attendees on Saturday, interest in the papal succession process has intensified. ...
Apr 25, 2025