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Trump’s tariff war roils typically quiet corner of global markets
US President Donald Trump’s efforts to “rebalance” global trade have spooked Wall Street, disquieted US Treasuries and sent investors rushing to buy gold. They have now also roiled a normally staid ...
American climber dies while attempting to scale Nepal's Mount Makalu
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An American climber died while attempting to scale Mount Makalu in Nepal, officials said Tuesday. Nepal’s Mountaineering Department identified the climber who died Sunday on ...
Sudan’s paramilitary unleashes drones on key targets in Port Sudan, officials say
Sudan’s paramilitary unleashed drones on the Red Sea city of Port Sudan early Tuesday, hitting key targets there, including ...
World War II-era target ship prematurely sinks before US and Philippine forces can use in drills
A former US World War II-era warship, which survived two of the Pacific War’s most important battles, was supposed to go down in a blaze of glory in a live-fire exercise off the western coast of the ...
The road to V-E Day, from the assault on Berlin to bonfires and dancing in the capitals of Europe
— April 29: British Field Marshal Harold Alexander accepts the unconditional surrender of German and Italian forces in Italy ...
80 years after World War II, Germany is still painstakingly searching for its fallen soldiers
In a forest near Berlin, the remains of 107 fallen Wehrmacht soldiers were ceremoniously interred last week. High school ...
Beyond a possible Asian or African pope, what are the priorities of the cardinals in the conclave?
Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...
Ukrainian drones attack Moscow ahead of major military parade
Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow for the second consecutive night as the Russian capital prepares to host a major annual military parade expected to be attended by world leaders including China’s Xi ...
Siblings Lily, 6, and Jack, 4, have been missing in rural Canada for four days
A desperate search for two children missing in a rural part of Canada’s Nova Scotia province has stretched into its fourth day, with dozens of rescuers combing the dense woods in search of the ...
What's in Trump's big bill? Money for migrant clampdown but tax breaks and program cuts hit 'bumps'
Congress is deep into drafting President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up funding to halt migrants, but it's “bumpy,” one Republican chairman says, with much work ...
More than 9,000 people without power in Durham
According to Duke Energy, more than 9,900 people are without power as of 11:35 p.m. in the city. Thousands of people are without power Monday night in Durham. According to Duke Energy, more than 9,900 ...
India's leader Modi touted all was well in Kashmir. A massacre of tourists shattered that claim
Hundreds of Indian tourists, families and honeymooners, drawn by the breathtaking Himalayan beauty, were enjoying a picture-perfect meadow in Kashmir. They didn’t know gunmen in army fatigues were ...