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In this photo provided by Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA, a black smoke rises in the sky as vehicles drive on the road after a massive explosion rocked a port near the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, April 26, 2025. Photo: Mohammad Rasoul Moradi/IRNA via AP

A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 4, injures over 500

A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 4,...

A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, killing four people and injuring more than 500 others.
A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, killing four people and injuring more than 500 others.
World 26 Apr, 2025
People pay their respect to the late Pope Francis who will lie in state inside St. Peter's Basilica until Friday, at the Vatican, Thursday April 24, 2025. Photo: AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia

Trump and Zelenskyy among dignitaries converging on Rome for funeral of Pope Francis

Trump and Zelenskyy among dignitaries converging on Rome for funeral of Pope Francis

Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, but the group of poor people who will meet his casket in a small crosstown basilica are more in keeping with Francis’ humble persona and disdain for pomp.
Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, but the group of poor people who will meet his casket in a small crosstown basilica are more in keeping with Francis’ humble persona and disdain for pomp.
World 25 Apr, 2025
Members of airlines and tourism facility providers walk in a procession with posters during a protest against the killing of tourists by militants near Pahalgam in Kashmir, in Kolkata, India, Thursday, April 24, 2025. Photo: AP

Indian officials say troops exchanged fire with Pakistani soldiers in Kashmir

Indian officials say troops exchanged fire with Pakistani soldiers in Kashmir

Indian officials said the army had a brief exchange of fire with Pakistani soldiers along their highly militarized frontier in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, as the nuclear-armed rivals ramped up tit-for-tat diplomatic offensive following a deadly attack on tourists in the disputed area.
Indian officials said the army had a brief exchange of fire with Pakistani soldiers along their highly militarized frontier in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, as the nuclear-armed rivals ramped up tit-for-tat diplomatic offensive following a deadly attack on tourists in the disputed area.
World 25 Apr, 2025
FILE - Then-South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting of the National Security Council at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 22, 2022. Photo: Ahn Jung-hwan/Yonhap via AP

South Korea's former President Moon indicted for alleged bribery

South Korea's former President Moon indicted for alleged bribery

South Korean prosecutors indicted former liberal President Moon Jae-in on bribery charges Thursday, saying that a budget airline gave his son-in-law a lucrative no-show job during Moon's term in office.
South Korean prosecutors indicted former liberal President Moon Jae-in on bribery charges Thursday, saying that a budget airline gave his son-in-law a lucrative no-show job during Moon's term in office.
World 24 Apr, 2025
US Vice President JD Vance speaks at the Rajasthan International Center in Jaipur, India. Photo: AP

Vance calls for greater ties with India, hails progress on trade talks

Vance calls for greater ties with India, hails progress on trade talks

India and the U.S. hope to seal a bilateral trade agreement this year and have set an ambitious target of more than doubling their bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030.
India and the U.S. hope to seal a bilateral trade agreement this year and have set an ambitious target of more than doubling their bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030.
World 22 Apr, 2025
U.S. Vice President JD Vance talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting in New Delhi, India. Photo: AP

Vance and Modi meet in New Delhi to discuss trade deal and avoid US tariffs

Vance and Modi meet in New Delhi to discuss trade deal and avoid US tariffs

Vance was accompanied by his wife, Usha Vance, a practicing Hindu whose parents are from India, along with their three children and officials from the U.S. administration.
Vance was accompanied by his wife, Usha Vance, a practicing Hindu whose parents are from India, along with their three children and officials from the U.S. administration.
World 21 Apr, 2025
FILE - Pope Francis leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday May 15, 2019. Photo: AP

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.
Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.
World 21 Apr, 2025
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. Photo: Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool

US Vice President JD Vance arrives in India for a 4-day visit that includes talks with Modi and personal engagements

US Vice President JD Vance arrives in India for a 4-day visit that includes talks...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in India on Monday for a four-day visit as New Delhi looks to avoid U.S. tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in India on Monday for a four-day visit as New Delhi looks to avoid U.S. tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration.
World 21 Apr, 2025
A giant billboard promotes Made in China goods at the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, eastern China's Zhejiang province on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Photo: AP

China hits back at US and will raise tariffs on American goods from 84% to 125%

China hits back at US and will raise tariffs on American goods from 84% to 125%

China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown.
China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown.
World 11 Apr, 2025

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