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Katherine Ky Cheng/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated a trade war with Canada, imposing a fresh round of tariffs on steel and aluminum products, threatening additional duties, and reiterating a call for Canada to give up its sovereignty and become a part of the United States. Top Canadian officials responded forcefully, […]

(LONDON) — At least six military personnel have been killed and 450 people have been taken hostage after the Balochistan Liberation Army, a militant group, attacked a train in Pakistan, according to a U.S. official. The separatist militant group claimed it had taken 182 military and security personnel hostage, according to a post on Telegram, […]

Lee Whitaker/Getty Images (LONDON) — A man has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after a cargo ship collided with an anchored oil tanker Monday in the North Sea, police said. The Portuguese container ship Solong struck the U.S.-flagged oil tanker Stena Immaculate while the tanker was anchored on the U.K.’s eastern coast near Hull, […]

Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images (MANILA, PHILIPPINES)– Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was detained on Tuesday under an International Criminal Court arrest warrant, which accused him of crimes against humanity in connection with the brutal “war on drugs” he led while in office, the Philippines Presidential Communications Office said. Members of the Philippine National Police […]

Christopher Furlong/Getty Images (LONDON and ROME) — The pope rested peacefully overnight after his prognosis was “lifted” on Monday as he begins his 26th straight day in the hospital, the Vatican said. Vatican sources told ABC News that Francis’ prognosis being lifted means he’s no longer in imminent danger, but the clinical picture still remains […]

Salah Malkawi/Getty Images (LONDON) — American and Ukrainian officials will meet in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for major talks on Tuesday with the goal of charting a course toward ending Russia’s three-year-old war — and after weeks of fraying ties between presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The two sides have framed Tuesday’s talks as a […]

Lee Whitaker/Getty Images (LONDON) — A fire burning onboard two ships that collided Monday in the North Sea appeared in aerial footage to have been largely put out, although a shipping official told BBC News it would be “premature” to say the fire on the tanker had been extinguished. A Portuguese container ship collided with […]

Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 337 Ukrainian drones overnight, in what appeared to be Kyiv’s largest cross-border aerial attack on Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in 2022. The ministry reported downing UAVs over 10 Russian regions. Moscow air defenses were firing through the […]

Scott Peterson/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian forces are struggling to prevent what could be a significant military setback, as their hold on the area of Russian territory they seized last year is becoming increasingly precarious. A Russian offensive supported by North Korean troops in the past few days has made a serious advance in Russia’s […]

Photo by Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images (ROME) — Pope Francis’ prognosis was “lifted” on Monday, marking his 25th consecutive day in the hospital, according to the Vatican. “The improvements recorded in previous days have further consolidated, as confirmed by both blood tests and clinical objectivity and the good response to pharmacological therapy. For […]