Israeli Attacks Kill at Least Four Palestinians in Gaza, Medics Say

CAIRO, April 26 (Reuters) – Israeli military ⁠attacks ⁠killed at least ⁠four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip ​on Sunday, health officials in the enclave said. Medics said ‌an airstrike carried out ‌by Israel’s forces killed one person near ⁠the ⁠central village of Al-Mughraqa, while Israeli gunfire and tank ​shelling killed two others near Gaza City. …

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Fertiliser Plant in Russia’s Vologda Region Damaged in Ukrainian Drone Attack, Governor Says

MOSCOW, April 26 (Reuters) – A fertiliser ⁠plant ⁠in Russia’s Vologda ⁠region was damaged in a Ukrainian ​drone attack on Sunday, local governor Georgy Filimonov said. Filimonov ‌said a high‑pressure sulphuric ‌acid pipeline was damaged in the city ⁠of ⁠Cherepovets at an Apatit complex, a subsidiary of PhosAgro, ​one of the world’s largest producers of …

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Trump’s Security Again Faces Scrutiny After Press Dinner Shooting

By Gram Slattery, Bo Erickson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) – The shooting on ⁠Saturday ⁠night of a Secret Service agent at the ⁠White House Correspondents’ Association dinner raises questions yet again about the protection afforded to America’s political leaders at ​a time of increased political violence. Hundreds of agents from several law …

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Trump Says He Called off Dispatching Envoys to Iran Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump said he told his top envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner not to travel to Pakistan to negotiate with Iran, stating on Fox News that “they can call us any time they want.” Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country won’t negotiate while the United States imposes a blockade on its …

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Thuds, an Eerie Silence, Then Chaos at Trump Dinner With White House Journalists

WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) – The first indications that something had gone wrong at ⁠the ⁠2026 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner came around ⁠8:35 p.m. on Saturday from a series of audible but mysterious thuds. The silence was broken when ​the doors crashed open to the giant ballroom at the Washington Hilton, where some 2,600 …

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Japan Deploys 1,400 Firefighters to Battle Raging Wildfires in the North

OTSUCHI, Japan, April 26 (Reuters) – ⁠Japan ⁠has deployed 1,400 firefighters ⁠and 100 Self-Defense Force personnel to battle mountain ​blazes in the northern part of the country, with the fires, now ‌burning on Sunday for a ‌fifth straight day, continuing to threaten a picturesque coastal ⁠town. The area ⁠consumed by the fires reached 1,373 hectares …

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Giants and Jets Each Got A-Pluses in the AP’s NFL Draft Early Grades

From Fernando Mendoza to Red Murdock, 257 players were selected in the 2026 NFL draft. Some will have instant success. Others will need more time to develop. Not all of them will make the roster. Teams spent several months scouting, interviewing, dissecting each player’s physical skills and character before the draft. It’ll take a couple …

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