Nation and World
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Zelenskyy says his meeting with Trump was ‘positive’ though he didn't get the Tomahawk missiles
Oct 20, 2025 7:34 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his reportedly tense meeting with U.S President Donald Trump last week was “positive” — even though he did not secure the Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine — and emphasized what he said is continued American interest in economic deals with Kyiv.
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Renewed fighting tests Gaza ceasefire and Israel briefly halts aidOct 19, 2025 9:06 pm - JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza's fragile ceasefire faced its first major test Sunday as Israeli forces launched a wave of deadly strikes, saying Hamas militants had killed two sol...
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Pope gives Venezuela reason to celebrate by canonizing its beloved 'doctor of the poor' as 1st saintOct 19, 2025 4:32 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV canonized Venezuela’s beloved “doctor of the poor” Sunday before tens of thousands of people, offering the South American nation its firs...
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Traditionalists push Pope Leo to resurrect the Latin MassOct 19, 2025 4:20 pm - ROME - Inside the frescoed nave of a church near the Colosseum, women in black veils and clean-cut young men listened in reverent silence to a largely forbidden rite: a R...
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State emergency officials say new rules and delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at riskOct 19, 2025 4:14 pm - State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal security grants, restrictions on money inte...
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Trump calls Colombia's Petro an ‘illegal drug leader’ and announces an end to US aid to the countryOct 19, 2025 4:00 pm - PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The United States will slash assistance to Colombia because its leader, Gustavo Petro, “does nothing to stop” drug production, President Donald Tr...
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Ukrainian drones strike major Russian gas plant as Trump says Kyiv may have to trade land for peaceOct 19, 2025 3:53 pm - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a major gas processing plant in southern Russia, sparking a fire and forcing it to suspend its intake of gas from Kazakhstan,...
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Learn about Diwali, the Festival of Lights
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Thieves strike Louvre in brazen jewel heist as the world’s most visited museum shuts
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ICE amps up its surveillance powers, targeting immigrants and antifa
Oct 18, 2025 10:17 pm - The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has been rapidly building out its surveillance capabilities in recent weeks, signing a string of contracts for technologies to identify individuals by their irises or facial features and to monitor their cellphone activity, social media posts and physical movements, according to a review of federal spending disclosures.