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Drone strike in disputed African region kills at least 153

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A drone strike on a market in Abyei, a border region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan, hit a nearby fuel depot, killing at least 153 people and igniting a fire that was still burning Tuesday, a local official said. Yohanna Akol Ngor, the Abyei administration's ...

Alberta rejects a move toward independence from Canada

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Voters in oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, according to referendum results released Tuesday, delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney's push for national unity as U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and annexation ...

US Coast Guard rescues 16 people off Mexico’s Baja Coast

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sixteen people were rescued from the Pacific Ocean off the Baja California coast on Friday after the U.S. Coast Guard responded to a May Day call reporting their boat was sinking. Another 11 people were believed missing. The survivors were Mexican nationals, according to ...

Russia strikes 9 Ukrainian regions; report shows a spike in civilian casualties

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of households and wounded at least 15 people, officials said Friday, as a new report showed that civilian casualties from Russia's invasion have climbed steeply. The latest aerial ...