3 Killed as High Winds Topple a Tree on an Easter Egg Hunt in Germany

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Three people, including a 10-month-old girl, were killed Sunday when high winds toppled a tree in northern Germany during an Easter egg hunt, police said. Around 50 people from a nearby residential facility for new mothers, pregnant women and children were attending the event in woods near the town of Satrupholm …

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Ships Near Italy Rescue 32 Migrants, 71 Lost at Sea, Charities Say

ROME, April 5 (Reuters) – Two merchant ⁠vessels ⁠near the Italian ⁠coast recovered the bodies of two migrants ​and rescued 32 survivors from a boat trying to ‌cross to Europe from ‌Libya on Easter weekend, rescue charities said, ⁠citing ⁠the survivors as saying 71 others were lost at ​sea. The victims were transferred to an …

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Hamas Armed Wing Says Disarmament Calls Are Unacceptable

April 5 (Reuters) – Hamas’ armed wing said on ⁠Sunday ⁠discussing the group’s disarmament before ⁠Israel fully implements the first phase of the U.S.-brokered ​Gaza ceasefire was an attempt to continue what it called a genocide against the ‌Palestinian people. In a televised statement, Hamas’ ‌armed wing spokesperson Abu Ubaida said raising the issue of …

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Trump Gives Iran Until Tuesday Night to Open Strait of Hormuz, WSJ Reports

April 5 (Reuters) – U.S. ⁠President ⁠Donald Trump said ⁠his deadline for Iran ​to open the Strait of Hormuz ‌or face attacks ‌on critical infrastructure is ⁠Tuesday ⁠evening, according to an interview he gave ​to the Wall Street Journal on Sunday. “If they don’t do something ​by Tuesday evening, they won’t have ⁠any ⁠power plants …

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Keiko Fujimori Leads Peru’s Presidential Polls a Week Before Election

LIMA, April 5 (Reuters) – Right-wing candidate Keiko ⁠Fujimori ⁠holds first place in ⁠the polls one week before Peru’s presidential election, according ​to three polls released on Sunday. Since none of a record 35 presidential ‌candidates are expected to win ‌more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election is ⁠expected to ⁠take place on …

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