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A home is destroyed after a severe storm passed through the area, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in London, Ky. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead in US, including 18 in Kentucky

Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead in US, including 18 in Kentucky

At least 27 people have been killed by storms systems that swept across part of the U.S. Midwest and South, with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announcing Saturday that 18 of the deaths came in his state and 10 others were hospitalized in critical condition.
At least 27 people have been killed by storms systems that swept across part of the U.S. Midwest and South, with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announcing Saturday that 18 of the deaths came in his state and 10 others were hospitalized in critical condition.
World 18 May, 2025
File--Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks to journalists in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow. Photo: AP

As eyes turn toward Turkey, here's what to know about Russia-Ukraine peace talks

As eyes turn toward Turkey, here's what to know about Russia-Ukraine peace talks

The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think tank, said Russia is “quickly replenishing front-line units with new recruits to maintain the battlefield initiative.”
The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think tank, said Russia is “quickly replenishing front-line units with new recruits to maintain the battlefield initiative.”
World 15 May, 2025
Red projectiles are seen over Srinagar, in Kashmir, Saturday, May 10, 2025. Photo: AP

India and Pakistan accuse each other of violating ceasefire hours after reaching deal

India and Pakistan accuse each other of violating ceasefire hours after reaching deal

India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday after U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades but accused each other of violating the deal just hours later.
India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday after U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades but accused each other of violating the deal just hours later.
World 11 May, 2025
Relatives comfort a Kashmiri women waiting for transportation as they leave following overnight shelling from Pakistan at Gingal village in Uri district, Kashmir, Friday, May 9, 2025. Photo: AP

Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire overnight

Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire overnight

Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged heavy volleys of shells and gunfire across their frontier in Kashmir overnight, killing at least five civilians in a growing military standoff that erupted following an attack on tourists in the India-controlled portion of the disputed region.
Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged heavy volleys of shells and gunfire across their frontier in Kashmir overnight, killing at least five civilians in a growing military standoff that erupted following an attack on tourists in the India-controlled portion of the disputed region.
World 09 May, 2025
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, left, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, appears with, from left, Master of Ceremonies Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli, and former Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican shortly after his election as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Thursday, May 8, 2025. Photo: AP

Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals in English at his first Mass

Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals in English at his first Mass

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected him to succeed Pope Francis and follow in his social justice-minded footsteps.
Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected him to succeed Pope Francis and follow in his social justice-minded footsteps.
World 09 May, 2025
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump engage in a meeting at the White House in Washington. Photo: AP

Canada's Carney becomes the latest foreign leader to get the Trump treatment in the Oval Office

Canada's Carney becomes the latest foreign leader to get the Trump treatment in the...

Carney's campaign was fueled by a wave of anger at Trump's aggressive rhetoric, and now was his chance to defend his country to the president's face.
Carney's campaign was fueled by a wave of anger at Trump's aggressive rhetoric, and now was his chance to defend his country to the president's face.
World 07 May, 2025

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