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Large areas of Spain and Portugal hit by massive power blackout
Spain and Portugal were hit by a widespread power blackout on Monday that paralyzed public transport, caused large traffic jams and delayed airline flights, and utility operators were scrambling to restore the grid. Authorities were unable to explain the cause of the outage at least an hour after it occurred,
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Trial begins in Paris over 2016 gunpoint robbery of Kim Kardashian
Ten suspects go on trial in Paris on Monday over the 2016 robbery of the US celebrity Kim Kardashian, which saw some $10 million worth of jewelry stolen from the reality TV star and influencer. Kardashian, now 44 — who left Paris traumatized hours after the robbery on the night of
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Mosque murder suspect arrested in Italy: French prosecutor
A man suspected of stabbing a young Malian to death in a mosque in southern France and filming his victim writhing in agony has surrendered to police in Italy, a prosecutor said on Monday. The suspect, “Olivier A.,” a French national born in Lyon in 2004, “surrendered himself to a
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India, Pakistan exchange small arms fire, China urges restraint
India said on Monday it had responded to ‘unprovoked’ small arms firing from Pakistan along the de facto border for the fourth consecutive night, as it deepens its search for militants in the region following last week’s deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir. After the April 22 attack that
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Vatican closes the Sistine Chapel to the public and prepares for a papal conclave
Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at age 88. Francis was buried Saturday after a funeral in St. Peter’s Square that gathered world
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Vancouver ramming attack suspect charged with murder as hundreds attend vigils for victims
A 30-year-old man was charged with multiple counts of murder on allegations he killed 11 people when he rammed a crowd of people at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, as hundreds attended vigils across the city for the victims and the Canadian prime minister visited the site on the
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Putin lauds North Korean troops’ ‘feat’ in helping regain territory in Kursk
President Vladimir Putin on Monday thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the “feat” of Pyongyang’s troops in helping wrest back the area held by Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk region. “The Korean friends acted, guided by the sentiments of solidarity, justice and real camaraderie,” the Kremlin cited
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US says it struck 800 targets in Yemen, killed 100s of Houthis since March 15
The United States has hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds of Houthi rebel fighters, including members of the group’s leadership, the US military said Sunday. Washington’s forces have hammered the Houthis with near-daily air strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed “Rough
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Iran repelled large cyberattack on Sunday
Iran repelled a large cyberattack on its infrastructure on Sunday, said the head of its Infrastructure Communications Company, a day after a powerful explosion damaged its most important container port and another round of talks with the US over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program. “One of the most widespread and
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China says ‘no phone call’ recently between Xi and Trump
Beijing on Monday insisted that “no phone call” took place recently between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart, after Donald Trump said he had spoken with the Chinese leader. The world’s two biggest economies are locked in an escalating tit-for-tat trade battle triggered by Trump’s levies on
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Trump’s NATO warnings jolt Europe into rethinking defense
Inside a sprawling hangar in Spain, workers bolt together a fuselage for European aerospace giant Airbus, which churns out jets and other military equipment. The multinational conglomerate is a rarity in Europe’s defense industry, backed by Spain, Germany, France and Britain. The norm for defense industries on the continent
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Zelensky says Ukraine not kicked out of Russia’s Kursk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday Ukraine’s army was still fighting in Russia’s Kursk despite Moscow claiming the “liberation” of its western region, as Washington signalled a “critical week” ahead for negotiations. Kyiv had hoped it could use land in the Kursk region as a bargaining chip in
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Yemen’s Houthi media says 35 killed in US strikes on migrant center
Houthi-controlled media in Yemen said Monday that US strikes targeted a migrant detention center and killed at least 35 people in the movement’s stronghold of Saada. The US military has hammered the Iran-backed Houthis with near-daily strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed “Rough Rider,” seeking to end
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French police hunt suspected killer of Muslim worshipper inside mosque
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Saturday denounced the fatal stabbing of a Muslim worshipper inside a mosque as police hunted the killer, who filmed his victim as he lay dying. The attacker stabbed the worshipper dozens of times then filmed him with a mobile phone while shouting insults at
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25 killed, fires still burning in huge Iran port blast
Fires were still blazing on Sunday after a massive explosion tore through Iran’s largest commercial port the day before, killing at least 25 people and leaving hundreds more injured, according to local media. The blast occurred Saturday at Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz,