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Russia and Ukraine trade blame for continued fighting as US-brokered ceasefire nears its end

A U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was due to expire on Monday with both sides accusing each other of breaching the 72-hour arrangement, as American and European officials considered...

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2 passengers test positive for hantavirus as a third shows symptoms after cruise ship evacuation

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A French woman and an American tested positive for the hantavirus, as nations around the world scrambled Monday to repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly...

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Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is transferred to a Tehran hospital, her foundation says

BEIRUT (AP) — Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday. Her transfer...

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Britain's Starmer fights for his job as calls for his ouster grow after local election losses

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his job after devastating local election results for his Labour Party spurred dozens of lawmakers to call for his resignation. Starmer...

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Venezuela warns of 'serious' environmental impact from alleged oil spill in Trinidad and Tobago

CARACAS (AP) — Venezuela says an oil spill that originated in Trinidad and Tobago, two islands just off its coast, had caused serious environmental damage along the coastlines of at least two of its...

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Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of violating US-brokered 3-day truce

Russia and Ukraine swapped accusations of breaking a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, with both sides claiming to have suffered casualties in drone and artillery strikes over the past 24 hours. ...

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Iran wants team members who served in the Revolutionary Guard to get visas for the World Cup

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's soccer federation said on Saturday the country “definitely” will participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup and insisted that tournament hosts — the United...

May 9, 2026 4:56 pm EST EST

3 Hamilton men charged with attempted smuggling of 89 firearms into Canada

Hamilton police say a man convicted in a fatal motorcycle crash five years ago is among three people accused by U.S. officials of attempting to smuggle almost 90 firearms into Canada. U.S. federal law...

May 9, 2026 4:50 pm EST EST

Bobby Cox, former Blue Jays and Braves' manager, dies at 84

ATLANTA (AP) — Bobby Cox, the folksy manager of the Atlanta Braves whose teams ruled the National League during the 1990s and gave the city its first major title as well as World Series trips that fell...

May 9, 2026 8:29 pm EST EST

Israeli drone strikes near Beirut kill 4 and southern airstrikes kill at least 13

BEIRUT (AP) — Three Israeli drone strikes on vehicles just south of Beirut on Saturday killed four people while a series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 13, including a man and his...

May 9, 2026 3:46 pm EST EST