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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban governments have resumed talks in China, which is mediating between the two sides to broker a durable ceasefire after more than a month of fighting, two Pakistani officials said Wednesday. A third person who is in a position to know about China’s mediation efforts said the talks were …
BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli strike hit a building in a Beirut neighborhood just south of the heart of the Lebanese capital overnight. Cars were set ablaze as rescue workers rushed to search for victims. At least five people were killed and 21 others were wounded in the attack that came without warning, according to …
Ollie Super has moved in and out of cancer treatment since she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma as a toddler in foster care. Now 8, the second grader is dealing with it again. Her cancer came back late last year. Ollie’s parents, who adopted her in 2020, tried to sign her up for a clinical trial …
As launch time approaches for NASA’s first moonshot in more than half a century, anticipation is building for the Artemis II missionwhich will send a crew of four astronauts on a nine-and-a-half-day voyage around the moon and back. Here’s how to watch tonight’s launch — and where it will be visible to skywatchers in person. …
BUCHAREST, April 1 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drone manufacturers are meeting Romanian defence ministry and army officials in the capital Bucharest this week to discuss potential joint production under a new European Union rearmament funding mechanism, the ministry said in a statement. Romania, an EU and NATO state, shares a 650-km (400-mile) land border with Ukraine …
ANKARA, April 1 (Reuters) – At least 18 people were killed when an inflatable boat carrying migrants sank off Turkey’s western province of Mugla on Wednesday, the coastguard said in a statement, adding that search and rescue efforts continued in the area. The coastguard said the boat, with an outboard motor, was detected at 0300 …
BUDAPEST, April 1 (Reuters) – Hungary’s centre-right Tisza party widened its lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz ahead of an April 12 parliamentary election, two opinion polls showed on Wednesday, although a large share of voters remained undecided. Veteran nationalist Orban faces the biggest challenge to his rule in 16 years, although the …
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A rubber boat carrying migrants capsized in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday following a high-speed chase by the coast guard, killing 18 migrants, officials said. At least 21 other migrants were rescued. The Turkish Coast Guard Command said the boat carrying dozens of migrants ignored repeated warnings to stop and attempted …
TAIPEI/BEIJING, April 1 (Reuters) – At a time of international turbulence the world does not need a crisis over Taiwan, the leader of the island’s largest opposition party said on Wednesday ahead of a trip to China, adding she is seeking reconciliation. Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), is travelling to China starting Tuesday …
VIENNA (AP) — Should the U.S. decide to send in military forces to secure Iran’s uranium stockpile, it would be a complex, risky and lengthy operation, fraught with radiation and chemical dangers, according to experts and former government officials. U.S. President Donald Trump has offered shifting reasons for the war in Iran but has consistently …