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Putin says the gunmen who carried out deadly concert attack were Islamic extremists

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the gunmen who carried out the concert hall attack that killed over 130 people in a Moscow suburb last week were "radical Islamists." Speaking in a me...

Mar 25, 2024

Judge sets April 15 trial date in Trump's New York hush money case

NEW YORK (AP) - A New York judge has scheduled an April 15 trial date in former President Donald Trump's hush money case. Judge Juan M. Merchan made the ruling Monday. The judge earlier had scolded th...

Mar 25, 2024

UN demands cease-fire in Gaza during Muslim holy month of Ramadan, its 1st demand to halt fighting

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations Security Council on Monday demanded a cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, its first demand to halt fighting. The United States abstaine...

Mar 25, 2024

Former Senegal prime minister concedes defeat in presidential election to opposition candidate

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - A former Senegalese prime minister has conceded the presidential election to the opposition candidate based on preliminary results a day after the vote was held. Amadou Ba in a s...

Mar 25, 2024

North Korea says Japan's prime minister proposed summit with leader Kim Jong Un

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has proposed a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Kim's sister and senior official, Kim Yo Jong, made the com...

Mar 24, 2024

New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy suspends her Senate campaign to replace indicted Sen. Menendez

WASHINGTON (AP) - New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy has suspended her U.S. Senate campaign to replace Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez as he faces federal corruption charges. Murphy announced her deci...

Mar 24, 2024

Russia concert hall attack suspects appear in a Moscow courtroom

MOSCOW (AP) - Suspects in the Russia concert hall attack, which left more than 130 dead, arrived at a Moscow district court on Sunday night. There was a heavy police presence around the court, which i...

Mar 24, 2024

Brazil's federal police arrest men suspected of ordering 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazil's federal police arrested on Sunday the men suspected of ordering the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco in 2018, a long-awaited step after years of so...

Mar 24, 2024

Worldwide support pours in for Kate, the Princess of Wales, after shocking cancer reveal

LONDON (AP) - Support poured in from around the world Saturday for Kate, the Princess of Wales, after she revealed in a candid video message that she is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer following ma...

Mar 24, 2024

Biden and Trump win Louisiana's presidential primary having already clinched nominations

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Louisiana's primary on Saturday, collecting more delegates after they already clinched their party nominations. Biden also a...

Mar 23, 2024