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April 18 (Reuters) – A French soldier was killed and three others wounded while clearing a road in southern Lebanon in an attack that UNIFIL peacekeepers and French officials said on Saturday was likely carried out by Iran-backed Hezbollah. In calls with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, French President Emmanuel Macron …
GENEVA, April 18 (Reuters) – Swiss football club FC Basel said on Saturday they have cancelled a Kanye West concert, becoming the latest European venue to stop or postpone the U.S. rapper’s performances amid a furore over his past antisemitic comments. FC Basel, who are responsible for concerts and events that take place at their …
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The only thing standing between President Donald Trump and his revenge on Indiana state senators are people like Julie Wise. She’s 48 years old, works at a hospital, describes herself as a conservative and voted for Trump in the last election. But that doesn’t mean she’s going to vote out …
BERLIN (AP) — Marie-Louise Eta was in little mood for celebrating after making her debut as the first female coach in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Eta was feted by the Union Berlin fans before the game, but the team was unable to live up to the sense of occasion as it slumped to a 2-1 …
LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) – Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy signalled his support for Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday over the ongoing row about the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States. Labour veteran Mandelson was appointed as ambassador by Starmer and subsequently sacked over his ties to the …
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, Max Strus had 24 off the bench and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 126-113 on Saturday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. James Harden had 22 points and 10 assists while Evan Mobley had 17 and seven rebounds for fourth-seeded Cleveland, …
Former President Barack Obama met with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time on Saturday at a child care center where they read to preschoolers and led a singalong. The meeting comes as Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is also trying to build a working relationship with Republican President Donald Trump. The meeting comes …
A life jacket worn by a passenger on RMS Titanic as she escaped the sinking steamship on a lifeboat sold at auction on Saturday for $906,000. The flotation device was worn by Laura Mabel Francatelli, a first-class passenger on the doomed ocean liner, and is signed by her and other survivors from the same lifeboat. …
ORVAULT, France (AP) — The son of an 85-year-old French widow who married an American military veteran but was later detained for overstaying her visa says she now needs rest after the ordeal. Speaking to reporters Friday after Marie-Thérèse Ross returned to France, Hervé Goix, said the family’s “absolute priority” is to protect her. “To …
PARIS, April 18 (Reuters) – A French soldier who was part of international Forces stationed in southern Lebanon was killed, President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday, adding that evidence suggests Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah was responsible for the attack. Three other soldiers were wounded and have been evacuated, Macron said in a post on X, …