A court has been told that the famous Sycamore Gap tree was cut down in an “act of deliberate and mindless criminal damage.” The tree that once sat symmetrically between two hills along …
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By BRIAN MELLEY
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4/29/25
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Three Chinese astronauts’ return to Earth has been postponed owing to weather conditions. The astronauts, Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, were originally due to land Tuesday in Dongfeng, …
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4/29/25
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Officials in Spain and Portugal are racing to restore electricity after a huge power outage that grounded flights, paralyzed metro systems, disrupted mobile communications and shut down ATMs, …
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By JOSEPH WILSON
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4/29/25
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Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have temporarily shut more than half of tourist resorts in the scenic Himalayan region following a deadly attack on tourists. Officials say the decision to …
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By AIJAZ HUSSAIN and SHEIKH SAALIQ
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4/29/25
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Four former Hong Kong lawmakers have been released after spending more than four years in prison for their conviction under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement. …
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By KANIS LEUNG
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4/29/25
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Cardinals have decided the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin May 7. The conclave is a closed-door meeting of the cardinal electors to choose the new pope in the Sistine Chapel. …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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4/29/25
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President Donald Trump is pushing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to cede territory occupied by Russia to Moscow to bring about an end to the fighting in Ukraine. Zelenskyy has pushed back, …
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By EMMA BURROWS
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4/29/25
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Colombia's capital has South America’s only supervised room for drug use, aimed at reducing harm and preventing overdoses and now a topic of the International Conference on Harm Reduction, which …
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By ASTRID SUÁREZ
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4/28/25
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They’d watched overnight as the bombardments grew closer, and observed through binoculars as the final U.S. Marines piled into a helicopter from the roof of the embassy to be whisked away. So when …
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By DAVID RISING and VALERIE KOMOR
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4/28/25
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A justice on Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the federal government to seize private properties when owners are found responsible for illegal wildfires or deforestation. The ruling also directed …
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By FABIANO MAISONNAVE
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4/28/25
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The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group is calling on the government to work harder on ending Israel’s attacks in the country a day after an Israeli airstrike hit a suburb of Beirut. Naim Kassem …
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By BASSEM MROUE
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4/28/25
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A major power outage in Spain and Portugal has knocked out subway networks, traffic signals and ATMs.
Spanish power distributor Red Eléctrica said restoring power to …
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4/28/25
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Police in Japan say that climber who was airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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4/28/25
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A major power outage has been reported in Spain and Portugal that knocked out subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATM machines. Authorities say the cause is not immediately known, though …
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By RENATA BRITO and BARRY HATTON
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4/28/25
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2 men charged with cutting down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree are going on trial in northern England
There is a hole in the heart of the rolling hills of northern England. A majestic sycamore tree that once sat symmetrically between two hills along Hadrian’s Wall was mysteriously felled in 2023. …
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By BRIAN MELLEY
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4/28/25
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Officials say Ukraine and Russia have targeted each other with long-range strikes amid continuing uncertainty about whether an agreement to stop their more than three-year war is within reach. …
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV
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4/28/25
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Cardinals arriving for the first day of meetings after Pope Francis’ funeral were swarmed at the city-state’s gates by journalists eager for hints of whether any consensus is building around the …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY
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4/28/25
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The United Nations’ highest court is opening hearings into Israel’s obligation to provide urgently needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians. Last year, the U.N. General Assembly …
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By MOLLY QUELL and MIKE CORDER
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4/28/25
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Europe’s plan for spending more on defense is finding previously unimaginable political backing. U.S. President Donald Trump gave it a jolt by threatening to not protect NATO allies in the context …
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By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and JOSEPH WILSON
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4/28/25
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U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s capital killed at least eight people overnight. That's what the Houthi rebels said Monday as the American military acknowledged carrying out over 800 individual …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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4/28/25
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