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Russian strike on Kyiv kills 9 in biggest attack on Ukrainian capital since last summer

By VASILISA STEPANENKO and SAMYA KULLAB
Apr 24, 2025 7:02 am - Russia attacked Kyiv with an hourslong barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 70 in its deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital since last July and just as peace efforts are coming to a head.
100 days in, Hegseth touts record, dismisses critics in fiery address

By Missy Ryan
Apr 23, 2025 9:11 pm - The Trump administration is transforming military culture and remaking the U.S. posture overseas, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, marking his 100-day tenur...
Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer

By Dan Lamothe
Apr 23, 2025 9:10 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the installation of Signal, a commercially available messaging app, on a desktop computer in his Pentagon office, said three peopl...
Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools’ equity efforts

By COLLIN BINKLEY and JOCELYN GECKER
Apr 23, 2025 9:00 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them, part of his escalating campaign to end what ...
Illinois joins 11 states suing the Trump administration to stop its tariff policies

By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Apr 23, 2025 4:27 pm - NEW YORK — A dozen states sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York on Wednesday to stop its tariff policy, saying it is unlawful...
Ukraine defiant on US pressure as Trump accuses Zelenskyy of boasting

By Steve Hendrix and Siobhán O'Grady
Apr 23, 2025 4:16 pm - KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted Wednesday that Russia must accept a full ceasefire before negotiations, thwarting U.S. efforts to gain quick conce...
Iowa town hall attendees turn on each other as Sen. Grassley faces heated questions

By MARK VANCLEAVE and HANNAH FINGERHUT
Apr 23, 2025 4:00 pm - NORTHWOOD, Iowa — Iowans attending a forum Wednesday hosted by Sen. Chuck Grassley started to turn on each other as the lawmaker faced heated questions about President Do...
Trump says Zelenskyy is prolonging war in Ukraine by resisting calls to cede Crimea to Russia

By ILLIA NOVIKOV, AAMER MADHANI and JILL LAWLESS
Apr 23, 2025 12:14 pm - President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying the Ukrainian leader is prolonging the ‘killing field’ after he pushed back on ceding Crimea to Russia as part of a potential peace plan.
Yemen's Houthi rebels fire a missile at northern Israel, the first time for the group to reach there

By JON GAMBRELL
Apr 23, 2025 8:20 am - Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a missile early Wednesday toward northern Israel, the first such attack by the group to reach the area as a monthlong intense U.S. airstrike campaign continues to target them. The Houthis separately claimed shooting down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen.
Rubio unveils a massive overhaul of the State Department that would cut staff and bureaus

By FARNOUSH AMIRI, MATTHEW LEE and ELLEN KNICKMEYER
Apr 22, 2025 4:07 pm - Secretary of State Marco Rubio has unveiled a massive overhaul of the State Department. The plans revealed Tuesday would reduce staff in the U.S. by 15% while closing and consolidating more than 100 bureaus worldwide as part of the Trump administration's "America First" mandate. The reorganization plan, announced by Rubio on social media and detailed in documents obtained by The Associated Press, is the latest effort by the White House to reimagine U.S. foreign policy.

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