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(LONDON) — At least 22 people have been killed and three others were injured in a fire at a restaurant in northern China on Tuesday afternoon, according to Chinese state media. The blaze broke out at around 12:25 p.m. local time on Tuesday in the city of Liaoning, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency […]

Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he wants a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war in “two weeks or less,” but later said a little more time might be acceptable. Trump’s deadline comes a day after he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Vatican City while they were […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (OTTAWA) — Just five months ago, a Conservative Party victory in Canada seemed all but certain. Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party, was widely unpopular, and polls showed the Conservatives with what seemed like an insurmountable 25-point lead. Then U.S. voters went to the polls. Donald Trump’s […]

Contributor/Getty Images (LONDON) — North Korean authorities confirmed for the first time that the country’s forces fought against Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region, with state media claiming “victory” there and describing the North Korean soldiers involved as “heroic.” The official acknowledgment came as Russian President Vladimir Putin also praised North Korean troops for their […]

Andrew Chin/Getty Images (VANCOUVER) — At least 11 people were killed and “dozens” of others were injured Saturday as a vehicle plowed into a large crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, officials said, describing it as a “mass casualty incident.” “A 30-year-old suspect, a Vancouver man, was arrested at the scene,” the Vancouver Police […]

Sandra Montanez/Getty Images (LONDON) — Millions of people in Spain, Portugal and parts of France lost power on Monday due to an unknown grid issue, the Spanish government confirmed to ABC News. The Spanish government said it called an emergency crisis meeting to fix the situation as soon as possible. Authorities, meanwhile, asked people to […]

Dan Kitwood/Getty Images (ROME and LONDON) — The conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican said on Monday. Cardinals will convene at the Vatican to begin a process of finding a new pope, who will become the Catholic Church’s 267th leader. This is a developing story. Please check back for […]

(LONDON) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary ceasefire to come into effect during the 80th anniversary commemoration of V Day, which celebrates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945. The ceasefire will come into effect on May 8 and end on May 10, the Kremlin announced in a […]

Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images (LONDON) — An American overnight airstrike in Yemen killed at least 68 people at a migrant detention center in the Saada Governorate, according to the country’s Civil Defense organization. Another 47 people were injured in the strike in the city of Saada, in the northwest of the country, the Yemen Civil Defense […]

People gather along the road as the coffin of Pope Francis is transported from Saint Peter’s Basilica to Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, after the pontiff’s funeral ceremony in St. Peter’s Square, at The Vatican (Marco Ravagli/Future Publishing via Getty Images) (ROME) — Pope Francis was laid to rest Saturday at the Basilica of St. Mary […]