Nation and World
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Mexico’s president sees ‘no issue’ with her country hosting Iran’s World Cup team during tournament
May 25, 2026 5:37 pm - MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that she has “no issue” with her country hosting Iran's World Cup team after its training base was moved ...
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Trump says Iran deal should include additional countries joining Abraham Accords
May 25, 2026 2:04 pm - President Donald Trump said Monday that any agreement with Iran should include a requirement for several additional countries, including Saudi Arabia and Turkey, to join the Abraham Accords, the U.S.-brokered agreements aimed at normalizing relations with Israel that were forged during Trump's first term.
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Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican’s role in legitimizing slavery
May 25, 2026 1:31 pm - Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See's role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”
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What we know and don't know about the emerging deal to end the Iran war
May 25, 2026 8:43 am - A deal appears to be emerging between the United States and Iran to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend said it had been “largely negotiated.”
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Building under construction in Philippines collapses, leaving 1 dead and 21 trappedMay 24, 2026 4:34 pm - ANGELES, Philippines (AP) — A nine-story building under construction in a city north of the Philippine capital collapsed before dawn on Sunday, leaving at least one Malay...
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Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor is keeping memory of the surprise bombing alive at 106May 24, 2026 3:45 pm - CENTERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — On the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, the country's oldest living survivor of the Japanese bombing was far below deck helping repair one the bo...
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Southern California chemical tank may have a crack that could possibly lower risk of explosionMay 24, 2026 3:36 pm - A damaged chemical tank in Southern California may have cracked — potentially lowering the risk of a cataclysmic explosion — though an evacuation order remains in effect ...
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Details emerge of a potential Iran deal as Trump says not to rush
May 24, 2026 10:49 am - The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, regional officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. They said details and timelines would be worked out later.
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Trump says a deal with Iran and opening of Strait of Hormuz are 'largely negotiated'May 23, 2026 4:44 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that a deal with Iran, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated” after calls w...
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Deadliest coal mine explosion in China in years kills at least 82 people, local officials sayMay 23, 2026 4:33 pm - BEIJING (AP) — A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern Shanxi province killed at least 82 people, local officials said Saturday, in what was the country’s dead...