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ABC News (NEW YORK) — A U.S.-flagged oil tanker has collided with a Portuguese container ship in the North Sea, north of England, with both ships catching on fire, according to officials. “HM Coastguard is currently co-ordinating the emergency response to reports of a collision between a tanker and cargo vessel off the coast of […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (LONDON) — The U.S. is “just about” ready to lift its freeze on intelligence sharing with Ukraine, President Donald Trump said Sunday, as American and Ukrainian negotiators prepare for bilateral talks in Saudi Arabia intended to move toward a peace deal to end Russia’s three-year-old invasion. “Well, we just about have,” Trump […]

Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images (OTTAWA, CA) — Canada selected a new prime minister-elect on Sunday night, as Justin Trudeau’s reign nears a close amid a trade war with the United States. Canada’s Liberal Party announced that Mark Carney was chosen to succeed Trudeau after party members voted in a nominating contest between four candidates. In […]

Christopher Furlong/Getty Images (ROME and LONDON) — Pope Francis on Sunday spent his 24th consecutive day in the hospital receiving therapy and getting an update on world and church affairs, the Vatican’s press office said in a brief statement. “The night was quiet, the pope is resting,” the Holy See said Sunday morning. The Vatican […]

Slim Aarons/Getty Images (SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINCAN REPUBLIC) — A University of Pittsburgh student who was reported missing after traveling to the Dominican Republic last week is believed to have died by drowning, officials confirmed to ABC News on Sunday. The student has been identified as Sudiksha Konanki, a legal permanent resident of the United States […]

Christopher Furlong/Getty Images (ROME) — As Pope Francis begins his 23rd consecutive day in hospital, the Vatican says that his “overall condition remains stable within his complex medical situation and the prognosis remains reserved.” “The pope had a quiet night,” the Vatican said Saturday morning. “The pope is resting.” On Friday, the 88-year-old pontiff “spent […]

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (TORONTO) — At least 12 people have been injured in a shooting at a pub in Toronto on Friday night, police said. The victims all ranged in age from their 20s to mid-50s, according to the Toronto Police Service. Six of them suffered gunshot wounds, but there were no life-threatening injuries, Police […]

Andriy Dubchak/Frontliner/Getty Images (NEW YORK) –At least 20 people have died and 55 are injured as the casualties continue to rise Saturday following an overnight blitz by Russia near Donetsk in Ukraine, officials said. “Last night, the Russian army fired two ballistic missiles at the center of Dobropillya in the Donetsk region,” according to a […]

Abstract Aerial Art/Getty Images (AUSTRALIA) — The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way scientists view the history of Earth and the planet’s stages of evolution. Researchers in Australia found the crater in Western Australia’s Pilbara region and believe it’s […]

Christopher Furlong/Getty Images (LONDON and ROME) — Pope Francis’ “overall condition remains stable within his complex medical situation and the prognosis remains reserved,” the Vatican said Friday. The pope “spent about 20 minutes in prayer in his chapel on the 10th floor apartment and the rest of the day alternated between rest, physiotherapy, prayer and […]