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Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes as Zelenskyy travels to Istanbul

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine traded deadly strikes overnight and on Saturday morning, killing 10 people and wounding several dozen more, officials on both sides said Saturday. The attacks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Istanbul for talks with Turkish ...

Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Strait of Hormuz

TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz by his Monday deadline and Tehran called his threat "unbalanced and foolish." The search for a missing U.S. military pilot continued Saturday in a remote part of the Islamic Republic. Trump has ...

Pope Leo XIV carries cross for full Good Friday procession

ROME — Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope carried the cross to every station. "I think it will be an important sign because of what the ...

At least 1 crew member missing after 2 US aircraft shot down

WASHINGTON — Iran shot down two U.S. military planes in separate attacks Friday, with one service member rescued and at least one missing, in a dramatic escalation since the war began nearly five weeks ago. It was the first time U.S. aircraft have been downed in the conflict and came just ...

Russian aerial attacks kill 2 in Ukraine as Easter prisoner exchange planned

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian aerial attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine killed two people and injured at least three others, officials said Thursday, as the warring countries work on a prisoner exchange for Easter. Periodic prisoner exchanges have been one of the few positive outcomes of ...