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Two suicide bombings at a military base in Pakistan kill at least 9 people and injure 25

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Attackers launched two suicide bombings to breach a wall at a military base in northwestern Pakistan while others stormed the compound and were repelled in violence that kill...

Mar 04, 2025

Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls Oval Office spat with Trump 'regrettable'

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday the Oval Office blowup with U.S. President Donald Trump was "regrettable," and that, "it is time to make things right." Zelens...

Mar 04, 2025

At least 3 Serbian lawmakers injured as smoke bombs and flares thrown in parliament

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - At least 3 lawmakers were injured on Tuesday, one of them seriously, after chaotic scenes in Serbia's parliament, during which smoke bombs and flares were thrown. Lawmakers wer...

Mar 04, 2025

Timber over Tinder: Bridegroom's Oak in a German forest has connected lovers for over a century

EUTIN, Germany (AP) - It's timber over Tinder in a forest in northern Germany where the Bridegroom's Oak has connected lovers for more than a century. Known as "Brutigamseiche" in German, the Bridegro...

Mar 04, 2025

Pope resting after acute breathing crises forced him to resume noninvasive ventilation

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis rested early Tuesday after he suffered further setbacks in his fight against double pneumonia: two new acute respiratory crises that required him to resume using noninvasive m...

Mar 03, 2025

Philippine fighter jet goes missing while on a mission against insurgents in a southern province

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine air force fighter jet with two pilots on board has gone missing during a night combat assault in support of ground forces who were battling insurgents in a sout...

Mar 03, 2025

Senate confirms McMahon to lead Education Department as Trump pushes to shut it down

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation's education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Donald Trump has ...

Mar 03, 2025

LA Kings apologize for selling scarves made in Turkey on Armenian Night

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Kings have apologized for selling scarves made in Turkey during Armenian Heritage Night last month. "We, the LA Kings and our partners at Rank & Rally wan...

Mar 03, 2025

Pope Francis suffers new breathing crises, is back on noninvasive ventilation, Vatican says

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said. Francis had inhaled "copious" amounts of...

Mar 03, 2025

Trump slams Zelenskyy for saying the end of the Russia war ‘is still very, very far away’

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday for suggesting that end of Russia's war against Ukraine is still likely "very, very far away." "This ...

Mar 03, 2025