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  • Russian missile veers into Polish airspace

    KYIV, Ukraine -- Poland demanded an explanation from Russia on Sunday after one of its missiles strayed briefly into Polish airspace during a major missile att…

  • Pope’s homily in Palm Sunday service omitted

    ROME -- Pope Francis decided at the last minute to skip his homily during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, avoiding a strenuous speech at the start of a…

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    m MacKenzie Scott, author and billionaire ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced that she is giving $640 million to 361 small nonprofit organizations …

  • Recouped savings said to allow for Ukraine aid

    WASHINGTON -- For the second time in nine months, Defense Department accountants have sharpened their pencils, pored over their books and found a way to send m…

  • Concert hall attack latest in long series

    Friday's attack on a Moscow concert hall where armed men opened fire and set the building ablaze was the latest in a long series of bombings and sieges that ha…

  • U.N. chief pleads for Gaza aid

    RAFAH CROSSING, Egypt -- U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres stood near a long line of waiting trucks Saturday and declared it was time to "truly flood Gaz…

  • Moscow massacre suspects jailed

    MOSCOW -- The suburban Moscow concert hall where gunmen opened fire on concertgoers was a blackened, smoldering ruin Saturday as the death toll in the attack s…

  • Flight plans allow Haitian evacuation

    U.S. green-card holders, Haitian nationals and others with proper travel documents, who until now have been unable to get out of violence-torn Haiti, will fina…

  • Protests flare after arrest of Modi rival in India

    NEW DELHI -- Hundreds of protesters in India's capital took to the streets for a second day Saturday, demanding the immediate release of one of the top rivals …

  • Canada pays tribute to Mulroney

    TORONTO -- Politicians, dignitaries and celebrities joined members of the public Saturday at a state funeral to honor Brian Mulroney, one of Canada's most cons…

  • Chinese ships blast water on Philippine vessel

    MANILA, Philippines -- Chinese coast guard ships hit a Philippine supply boat with water cannons Saturday in the latest confrontation near a disputed shoal in …

  • Cease-fire motion from U.S. vetoed

    UNITED NATIONS -- Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored United Nations resolution supporting "an immediate and sustained cease-fire" in the Israel…

  • Attackers kill 60 at concert hall

    MOSCOW -- Assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing more than 60 people, injuring more than 10…

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