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Trump threatens to seize Iranian island vital to oil exports, as ceasefire teeters
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening major strikes on Iran and to seize control of its oil and gas industries as escalating attacks between the countries push the Middle East closer to full-scale war More »
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Pope slams world's indifference to migrants while visiting onetime 'dock of shame' in Canary Islands
Pope Leo XIV has traveled to the Canary Islands, an epicenter of the European migration debate More »
Foreign workers say they were paid less than $2 an hour to build a new US Consulate in Milan
Foreign workers building a sprawling $350 million American Consulate in Milan say they were paid less than $2 an hour after being promised fair wages More »
Courthouse glimpse of prominent Gaza doctor renews calls for his release from Israeli detention
Israel’s Supreme Court is considering whether to extend the detention of a prominent Palestinian doctor, Hussam Abu Safiya, who was seized 17 months ago in Gaza More »
G7 summit at Swiss-French border brings tight security in case violent protests occur
French and Swiss authorities are imposing pandemic-like border restrictions as the G7 summit begins More »
El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
U.S. meteorologists say an El Nino has formed More »
A fire on the Spanish island of Mallorca kills 2 people and injures several
A fire that broke out in a tourist area on the Spanish island of Mallorca has killed two people and left several injured More »
Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plans
A reactor at the world’s largest nuclear power plant in Japan has resumed operations More »
UK defense secretary resigns, saying the government is not willing to spend enough on the military
U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey has resigned, saying the government is not willing to spend enough on the military at a time of rising threats More »
The 'King of the North' seeks a path to becoming Britain's next leader in a special election
About 75,000 voters in northwest England are about to make a significant decision More »
