September 4, 2024, 8:21am Nation & World
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, one of Ukraine's most recognizable faces on the international stage, resigned Wednesday ahead of an expected reshuffling of government leaders. Russian strikes, meanwhile, killed seven people in a western city, a day after one of the deadliest missile attacks since the war began. Read story
September 4, 2024, 8:20am Churches & Religion
Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of “harmony in diversity” and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-nation trip through tropical Southeast Asia and Oceania that will test his stamina and health. Read story
September 3, 2024, 2:35pm Nation & World
A man suspected of killing four people aboard a Chicago-area transit train shot them at close range while they were asleep, officials said Tuesday. Read story
September 3, 2024, 2:16pm Latest News
A narrow strip of scrubland and sand dunes on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt has emerged as a major obstacle in talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and freeing scores of hostages. Read story
September 3, 2024, 12:25pm Nation & World
Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red-carpet welcome to Mongolia on Tuesday, as the country ignored calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes stemming from Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Read story
September 3, 2024, 11:45am Nation & World
An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison left 129 people dead, including some who were shot by guards and soldiers and others who died in a stampede at the overcrowded facility, authorities said Tuesday. One prominent activist put the death toll at more than 200. Read story
September 3, 2024, 11:43am Nation & World
A mountain lion attacked a 5-year-old boy at a popular Southern California park over the holiday weekend and state rangers later euthanized the big cat, officials said Tuesday. Read story
September 3, 2024, 11:42am Latest News
Manhattan prosecutors balked Tuesday at Donald Trump ‘s effort to delay post-trial decisions in his New York hush money criminal case while he seeks to have a federal court intervene and potentially overturn his felony conviction. However, they said they could be OK with postponing the former president’s Sept. 18… Read story
September 3, 2024, 11:42am Nation & World
One person was found dead and two were were missing after their motorboat hit a jetty and crashed, authorities in Connecticut said Tuesday. Read story
September 3, 2024, 11:41am Nation & World
Israelis were plunged into grief and anger this weekend after the military said six hostages were killed by their captors in Gaza just as troops were closing in on their location. The rage sparked massive protests and a general strike — the most intense domestic pressure on Israeli Prime Minister… Read story
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