Nation and World
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High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 10 peopleJan 18, 2026 4:56 pm - MADRID (AP) — A high-speed train derailed in southern Spain on Sunday, jumping onto the track in the opposite direction and hitting an oncoming train in an accident that ...
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US-based activist agency says it has verified 3,919 deaths from Iran protestsJan 18, 2026 3:53 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S.-based activist agency said Sunday it has verified at least 3,919 deaths during a wave of protests that swept Iran and led to a b...
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Europe warns of 'dangerous downward spiral' after Trump threatens tariffs over GreenlandJan 18, 2026 3:47 pm - BERLIN (AP) — The eight European countries targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland blasted the move Sunday, wa...
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In Denmark, US lawmakers contradict Trump on Greenland
Jan 17, 2026 8:29 pm - A bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers, including senior members of the House and Senate, traveled to Copenhagen to reassure the leaders of Denmark and Greenland, and their increasingly anxious citizens that most Americans do not support President Donald Trump’s plan to annex or buy Greenland, let alone military action against a fellow NATO ally.
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White House told CBS to run Trump interview unedited or get sued
Jan 17, 2026 8:19 pm - White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News to air an interview with President Donald Trump in full or face a lawsuit, according to an audio recording of the exchange reviewed by The Washington Post.
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Ukrainian delegation arrives in US for peace talks as Russia hammers energy sites
Jan 17, 2026 8:06 pm - A Ukrainian delegation arrived in the United States for talks Saturday on a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war as Russian attacks again took aim at Ukraine's power grid, cutting electricity and heating in freezing temperatures.
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US launches another retaliatory strike in Syria, killing leader tied to deadly Islamic State ambush
Jan 17, 2026 6:20 pm - A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader, who officials say had a direct tie to the Islamic State member responsible for last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.
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More than 100 dead in torrential rains and floods across southern Africa
Jan 17, 2026 6:16 pm - Army helicopters rescued people stranded on rooftops and hundreds of tourists and workers were evacuated from one of the world’s biggest game reserves, as torrential rains and flooding in three countries in southern Africa killed more than 100 people, authorities said Friday.
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Iran’s leader calls Trump a ‘criminal’ for backing protests and blames demonstrators for deaths
Jan 17, 2026 6:05 pm - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday branded U.S. President Donald Trump a “criminal” for supporting protesters in Iran, and blamed demonstrators for causing thousands of deaths.
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Trump’s Twin Cities immigration crackdown has made chaos and tension the new normal
Jan 17, 2026 5:53 pm - Work starts around sunrise for many of the federal officers carrying out the immigration crackdown in and around the Twin Cities, with hundreds of people in tactical gear emerging from a bland office building near the main airport.Within minutes, hulking SUVs, pickup trucks and minivans begin leaving, forming the unmarked convoys that have quickly become feared and common sights in the streets of Minneapolis, St. Paul and their suburbs.