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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, June 6 (Reuters) – Pope Leo may have traded his life in Chicago for the ornate apartments at the Vatican’s apostolic palace, but he still plans to root for his old national team at the World Cup this month. Leo, the first U.S. leader of the global Catholic Church, told a …
HEBRON, June 6 (Reuters) – A seven-month-old Palestinian was laid to rest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday, a day after he was shot dead and his parents were injured by the Israeli military near Hebron, according to family members who witnessed the shooting and the Palestinian Health Ministry. Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, wrapped …
PARIS (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day anniversary speech on Saturday to appear to link immigration by sea to the wartime liberation of Europe, warning that the freedom won by Allied troops could prove temporary if leaders failed to defend it. Hegseth, speaking at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer in …
June 6 (Reuters) – Lebanese army commander General Rudolf Haykal has left on a visit to Pakistan, Lebanon’s army said on Saturday, amid Pakistani efforts to mediate an end to the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran that has also spilled into Lebanon. The army said the visit was at the invitation of Haykal’s Pakistani counterpart, but …
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Richard Childress had hoped to announce a contract extension for Kyle Busch at Michigan International Speedway. “You lose two of the greatest drivers that’s ever driven a car in NASCAR and to have to go through it again,” Childress said. “I just feel so bad for the family and the employees …
CAIRO, June 6 (Reuters) – An Israeli strike killed at least seven Palestinians including two women in Gaza on Saturday, health officials said, as mediators restarted talks in Cairo with Hamas and other factions over safeguarding a strained ceasefire agreement. Medics said seven people were killed and 15 others, including children, were wounded when an …
Signs of trouble were everywhere. The mood in New York was abysmal. Mike Brown’s future as coach was a hot topic. “Stuff’s going to happen,” Brown, the Knicks coach in his first year, said that night in Atlanta. “Plenty of teams have been down 1-2. I even think Oklahoma City was down 1-2 last year …
The New York Knicks are up 2-0. They say they’re unfazed. The San Antonio Spurs are down 0-2. They say they’re unfazed. Such is the state of things in the NBA Finals, where both teams were taking a travel day on Saturday. Practices resume Sunday and Game 3 of the title series is Monday night …
Watch CBS News The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs by a single point in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Meanwhile, Graham Platner returned to the campaign trail amid more “unsettling” allegations about his behavior toward women.
TIRANA, Albania — Demonstrators rallied against a billion-dollar resort development in Albania linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump for a seventh consecutive day on Saturday. Activists have dubbed it the “Flamingo Revolution,” adopting the pink flamingo as a symbol of the wildlife they say will be destroyed if the project goes ahead. President Trump’s …