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Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city of Sumy during Palm Sunday celebrations, killing more than 30

Russian missiles struck the heart of the Ukrainian city of Sumy as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday

Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city of Sumy during Palm Sunday celebrations, killing more than 30
MidEast|Political|US|World

Treasury Department hits Iran with new sanctions targeting its nuclear program ahead of Oman talks

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Treasury Department hits Iran with new sanctions targeting its nuclear program ahead of Oman talks
Americas|Political|US|World

Hegseth spurs fiery response from Beijing over Panama Canal ‘threat’ comments

Hegseth spurs fiery response from Beijing over Panama Canal ‘threat’ comments

Hegseth spurs fiery response from Beijing over Panama Canal ‘threat’ comments
Crime|Europe|Political|World

European Union border agency investigates Greece over alleged rights violations

The European Union’s border protection agency says it is investigating multiple alleged human rights violations by Greece in dealing with illegal immigration

Africa|Americas|Crime|Political|World

Congo repatriates 3 Americans who had faced death sentences over a failed coup plot

Congo says three Americans convicted of participating in a botched coup attempt last year have been repatriated to the United States

Congo repatriates 3 Americans who had faced death sentences over a failed coup plot
Americas|Crime|Europe|Travel|World

Colombian officials offer a $12,000 reward for information about the killing of an Italian tourist

Authorities in the Colombian city of Santa Marta have announced a $12,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of those who killed an Italian tourist

Arts|Business|MidEast

A 10-carat blue diamond shines at a $100 million exhibition in Abu Dhabi

A rare blue diamond was displayed at an exhibition of $100 million worth of the world’s rarest diamonds in the United Arab Emirates’ capital

A 10-carat blue diamond shines at a $100 million exhibition in Abu Dhabi
Political|US

Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to New York's ban on guns in 'sensitive' locations

The U_S_ Supreme Court has declined to take up a challenge to gun laws in New York that ban firearms from certain “sensitive” locations and require that handgun owners be of “good moral character.”

Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to New York's ban on guns in 'sensitive' locations
Political|US

Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

Chief Justice John Roberts has agreed to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador

Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
Crime|US

Who's who in Lori Vallow Daybell's trial in Arizona?

Lori Vallow Daybell is already serving life in prison for murdering her two youngest children and conspiring to kill her lover's wife in Idaho

Europe|Political|World

Officials say a Russian strike in central Ukraine kills 14 people, including six children

Ukrainian officials say that a Russian missile strike Friday on the central city of Kryvyi Rih has killed at least 14 people, including six children, and injured more than 50

Officials say a Russian strike in central Ukraine kills 14 people, including six children
Americas|Crime|Political|US

The US must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, a judge says

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison

The US must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, a judge says
Africa|Crime|MidEast|Political|World

UN and rights organizations in Sudan warn against rise of extrajudicial killings in Khartoum

The United Nations has condemned reports by local rights groups of extrajudicial killings taking place in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, which the Sudanese military recaptured last month

Crime|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Turkey makes 11 arrests over shopping-boycott campaign in support of Istanbul's imprisoned mayor

Turkish police have detained 11 people for supporting a shopping boycott as part of protests against the imprisonment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival

Turkey makes 11 arrests over shopping-boycott campaign in support of Istanbul's imprisoned mayor
Education|Health|Political|US|World

Celebrating fact-checking around the globe

Every year fact-checkers celebrate and highlight their work on April 2

Celebrating fact-checking around the globe
Africa|Crime|Political|US|World

Congo's leader commutes death sentences of 3 Americans convicted in failed coup plot

Congo’s president has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted on charges of participating in a botched coup attempt in the country’s capital of Kinshasa last year

Americas|Environment|US

Escaped otter is home safe but zoo says her pal is still on the loose

One of two North American river otters who escaped from a Wisconsin zoo last month has returned home safe and sound

Business|Economy|US

Automakers report stellar sales ahead of Trump's tariffs taking effect

The major car companies say sales rose sharply in March, with most reporting double-digit gains

Automakers report stellar sales ahead of Trump's tariffs taking effect
Political|US

Judge blocks firing of intelligence agency employees who worked on DEI programs

A federal judge in Virginia has blocked the Trump administration's move to fire more than a dozen intelligence agency employees who worked on diversity, equity and inclusion programs

Judge blocks firing of intelligence agency employees who worked on DEI programs
Americas|Europe|Political|US|World

Greenland’s new leader has a message for Trump: ‘We do not belong to anyone’

Greenland’s new leader has a message for Trump: ‘We do not belong to anyone’

Sports

Suns star Kevin Durant helped off court after injuring left leg

Phoenix Suns All-Star Kevin Durant was helped to the locker room with 6:57 left in the third quarter against Houston on Sunday night after falling to the floor in a collision with the Rockets’ Jabari Smith Jr. Smith was called for a foul under the Phoenix basket as Durant fell to the floor

Suns star Kevin Durant helped off court after injuring left leg
Political|US

Historic tree to be cut down at the White House over safety concerns

President Donald Trump says a tree that’s nearly two centuries old will be removed from the White House grounds because it’s deteriorating

Historic tree to be cut down at the White House over safety concerns
Business|Crime|Political|Technology|US

Convicted of bilking investors, Nikola founder and Trump donor gets a presidential pardon

The founder of an electric car start-up sentenced to prison for exaggerating the potential of his technology has been pardoned by President Donald Trump, potentially wiping out hundreds of millions of dollars in restitution that prosecutors were seeking for bamboozled investors

Convicted of bilking investors, Nikola founder and Trump donor gets a presidential pardon
Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

US Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits Colombia to discuss immigration and crime

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has visited Colombia as part of a tour of three Latin American nations to discuss deportation, immigration and crime

US Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits Colombia to discuss immigration and crime
Business|US

Con Edison will pay $750,000 to settle suit alleging harassment of female field workers

The New York utility provider Con Edison has agreed to pay $750,000 and implement a series of anti-harassment reforms to settle a lawsuit over claims it discriminated against its female and nonwhite employees

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