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The Latest: Pakistan prepares for upcoming peace talks despite US seizure of Iranian cargo ship

The U.S. attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship it said had tried to evade its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. It was the first interception since the U.S. blo...

Japan warns of slightly increased risk of mega-quake after a 7.7-magnitude one

TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off northern Japan on Monday sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and prompted authorities to advise of a slightly higher risk o...

Supreme Court will hear from religious preschools challenging exclusion from taxpayer-funded program

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear from Catholic preschools that say it's unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program because they won't admit kids...

Marcel Hug claims his ninth Boston Marathon wheelchair title, Eden Rainbow-Cooper wins women's race

BOSTON (AP) — Marcel Hug of Switzerland vaulted to the front of the field and cruised to win his ninth Boston Marathon wheelchair title, claiming the victory Monday in the 130th edition of t...

EU hosts Palestinian peace conference as it seeks greater sway in the Middle East

BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe turned its attention to the Palestinians on Monday as the election defeat of Israel ally Victor Orban in Hungary gives new momentum to efforts addressing Gaza and the ...

Here's what to know about Timmy, the humpback whale that's sick and stranded in the Baltic Sea

BERLIN (AP) — A humpback whale's likely final days in the Baltic Sea have been livestreamed across the globe as multiple rescue efforts failed to coax it back into deeper waters while the ma...

Most fashion mannequins are about a size 2. The Met Gala exhibit is making room for diverse bodies

NEW YORK (AP) — On a sultry summer day in Brooklyn last year, artist and couture designer Michaela Stark found herself in a studio surrounded by 175 cameras, for a photo shoot unlike any she...

Carney says Canada's economic ties with US are a weakness that must be corrected

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength bu...

Did Pope Leo find his voice in Africa? Or did the world finally hear him?

LUANDA, Angola (AP) — And in Africa, the lion roared. There is a case to be made that Pope Leo XIV, the careful, reserved, Midwestern Augustinian, found his voice on his epic trip through A...

Tired of political turmoil, Bulgarians give ex-president a convincing mandate for change

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The center-left coalition of ex-president Rumen Radev has emerged as the clear winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election, the country’s central electoral commission ...

With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — The cherry blossoms draw more than a million visitors to Washington’s Tidal Basin annually. This year was no different, except some strolling the area between the Lincoln M...

Grieving, traumatized survivors return to their homes 5 months after deadly Hong Kong fire

HONG KONG (AP) — Keung Mak knew what he would see and he already was hurting, but he had to go back. For the first time since Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades engulfed his apartment bui...
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