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4 American soldiers missing from training area near Lithuania

Four U.S. Army soldiers have gone missing at a training area outside of Lithuania’s capital, and a search is underway, the U.S. military said Wednesday. A statement from U.S. Army Europe and Africa public affairs in Wiesbaden, Germany said the soldiers were conducting scheduled tactical training at the time. It… Read More

Paddington Bear statue recovered; 2 RAF Engineers reprimanded

Two Royal Air Force engineers were reprimanded by a judge Tuesday after they admitting to drunkenly vandalizing and stole a Paddington Bear statue in the beloved children’s character’s creator’s hometown in the United Kingdom. Daniel Heath and William Lawrence, both 22, appeared in Reading Magistrates’ Court to face charges for… Read More

Pope Francis released from hospital, recovering at home

A frail Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after a five-week hospitalization for life-threatening double pneumonia, and he made a surprise stop at his favorite basilica on the way home before beginning two months of prescribed rest and recovery. The 88-year-old pope sat in the front passenger seat… Read More

Jury convicts 2 men of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist

Two purported mobsters were convicted Thursday of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City in a murder-for-hire scheme that prosecutors said was financed by Iran’s government. The verdict was returned at a federal court in New York, ending a two-week trial that… Read More

Donald Trump teases “secret offer” from King Charles

Following a recent invite from King Charles to President Donald Trump for a state visit to the United Kingdom, Trump teased that Charles wanted to also propose a “secret offer” on the potential visit. Trump shared on Truth Social an article from the Sun, which reported that the king will… Read More

Fire shuts down London’s Heathrow Airport, disrupting global travel

Britain’s Heathrow Airport was closed for the day after a fire knocked out its power overnight, disrupting flights for hundreds of thousands of passengers at Europe’s busiest travel hub. At least 1,300 flights to and from Heathrow were affected already, including several from U.S. cities that were canceled, flight tracking… Read More

Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president, first woman to hold role

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports. “It is a signal that we are truly global,” the Zimbabwe sports minister and two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist said. Hers… Read More

Taliban releases American prisoner

The Taliban has released 65-year-old American George Glezmann after more than two years in captivity following direct negotiations between Trump administration officials and Afghan authorities, diplomatic sources confirmed Thursday. Glezmann, who was abducted while visiting Kabul as a tourist on December 5, 2022, departed Afghanistan Wednesday evening local time en… Read More

Citing tariffs, popular Canadian airline suspends all flights to US

So much for the friendly skies! Amid a tense political battle and trade war, one Canadian airline says it is canceling flights between Canada and a Tennessee city already targeted by the country’s tariffs. According to reports, Flair Airlines, recently announced it would end flights to Nashville. “I can confirm… Read More