Hamas says it will free Edan Alexander, U.S. citizen abducted on Oct. 7
Edan Alexander, a 20-year-old Israeli American who has been held hostage since October 2023, will be released, Hamas announced Sunday.
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India and Pakistan ceasefire shaken by clashes in Kashmir after U.S.-led deal
India says its strikes into Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Pakistan on Wednesday killed more than 100 militants.
The papacy of Leo XIV begins
Robert Prevost, a tennis-loving, Wordle-playing White Sox fan from Chicago, is now leader of the world's nearly 1.5 billion Catholics. Vatican observers describe what the election of Leo XIV, the first pope from America, means for the faithful, and the world.
Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrive in the Galapagos Islands
The three Peruvians and two Colombians had been missing since mid-March and were found on May 7 by an Ecuadorian boat called Aldo.
Bessent says "substantial progress" made in China tariff talks
Trade discussions between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng ended after a weekend of prolonged negotiations.
At least 62 killed and dozens missing after flooding in eastern Congo
Heavy flooding after torrential rains in eastern Congo washed away villages along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, leaving at least 62 dead.
At least 7 dead after heavy rains overwhelm drainage system in Somalia
Somalia has in the past suffered extreme climate shocks that include prolonged dry seasons that have caused drought and heavy rains.
Diver dies during operation to recover yacht that sank, killing 7
The superyacht sank last year, killing British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, his teenage daughter and five others.
Pope Leo XIV outlines his vision for the papacy in 1st formal audience
Pope Leo XIV identified artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity during his first formal audience.
Soviet-era spacecraft plunges back to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit
Kosmos 482 was launched by the then-Soviet Union in 1972 as part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a rocket malfunction.
Ukraine's allies push for 30-day ceasefire, but Putin wants direct talks
Russia's Vladimir Putin is pushing for direct talks with Ukraine as leaders of four major European countries visited Kyiv to attempt to launch peace talks.
India accuses Pakistan of violating ceasefire hours after reaching deal
The first word of the truce came from President Trump, who announced that the two countries had reached a "full and immediate ceasefire," after talks mediated by the U.S.
Brother says Pope Leo XIV always "had that calling"
Louis Prevost told CBS News that he was "mind blown" after finding out the news that his brother was now Pope Leo XIV.
Guatemala extradites suspected drug trafficker "Chicharra" to the U.S.
Aler Baldomero Samayoa-Recinos, whose alias is "Chicharra" (Cicada), is accused of leading a group called Los Huistas.
Why the U.S.-U.K. trade deal may not be as good as it sounds
President Trump says a new U.S. trade pact with the U.K. can serve as the basis for more trade deals. Economists say that could be a problem.
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