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World News

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Updated 20 hours, 35 minutes ago

Spain to grant residency, work permits to hundreds of thousands of migrants in the country illegally

The archipelago off the coast of Africa is seen by many as a step toward continental Europe with young men from Ma…

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
Kate, princess of Wales, says she completed chemotherapy and will return to limited public duties

Charles began his return to public duties in late April when he visited a cancer treatment center in London. He is scheduled to make the first long-haul trip s…

Updated 2 months, 2 weeks ago
US charges Hamas leader, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 massacre in Israel

The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other militants in connection with the Oct. 7, 2023, rampage in…

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Major power outage hits Venezuela's capital, with Maduro government blaming 'sabotage'

Many of the energy problems have subsided as the South American nation's economy has stabilized, high inflation has eased and a de facto dollarization has redu…

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago
A hostage in Gaza is rescued by Israel after 326 days of captivity

Israeli forces rescued a hostage found alone underground in Gaza on Tuesday, freeing a living captive from Hamas’ vast tunnel network for the first time since …

Updated 2 months, 4 weeks ago
An Iceland volcano erupts again but spares the nearby town of Grindavik for now

As news of the eruption spread, hundreds of curious onlookers drove to nearby vantage points for a view of the stunning natural phenomenon that has become a ke…

Updated 3 months ago
UPDATE: Canadian freight trains to roll again as government forces arbitration of labor dispute

The Canadian government has forced Canada’s two major freight railroads to enter contract arbitration with its labor union, the labor minister confirmed Thursd…

Updated 3 months ago
Canadian government scrambles to resolve labor dispute as 2 major freight railroads shut down

Canadian officials scrambled Thursday to resolve a labor dispute that ground the country’s freight railways to a halt, threatening dire economic consequences f…

Updated 3 months ago
The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana -- a whopping 2,492 carats

Officials said it was too early to value the stone or decide how it would be sold. Another smaller diamond from the same mine in Botswana was sold for $63 mill…

Updated 3 months ago
Brazil will restrict entry of some foreign nationals, aiming to curb migration to US and Canada

Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreign citizens from Asia who are seeking refuge in the South American nation as a means to migra…

Updated 3 months ago
Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning 'time is of the essence'

Blinken’s comments on ending his latest Israel-Hamas peace mission were notably bare of the optimism that Biden administration officials expressed going into h…

Updated 3 months, 1 week ago
WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads

The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency, with cases confirmed among children and adul…

Updated 3 months, 1 week ago
Their job was saving lives. They lost their own in Brazil’s horrifying plane crash

Risso's cousin, Stephany Albuquerque, recalled in a phone interview that the two often played together when she was young. Even then, Risso wanted to become a …

Updated 3 months, 1 week ago
A chess club for kids thrives in a Congo refugee camp. It’s about more than the game

Akili Bashige, president of the Soga Chess Club, said parts of the camp have been transformed into sites of optimism by children playing chess. “Despite their …

Updated 3 months, 1 week ago
Plane with 62 people aboard crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil's Sao Paulo state

A plane with 62 people aboard crashed in a fiery wreck in a residential area of a city in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, the airline said, but it was not imm…

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows were inspired by Islamic State group, officials say

Officials said one of the two confessed to planning to “kill as many people as possible outside the concert venue.”