Apr 29 Spain and Portugal work to determine cause of huge blackout as power is almost fully restored By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press Travelers delayed by Monday's outages crowded train stations on Tuesday trying to go home though schools and offices reopened and traffic eased along main roads. Continue reading
Apr 29 At least 10 killed in Syria after clashes sparked by audio clip of man criticizing Prophet Muhammad By Omar Sanadiki, Associated Press Clashes in the southern suburb of Jaramana began after audio attributed to a Druze cleric, possibly wrongly, circulated on social media of a man criticizing Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Continue reading
Apr 29 Canada's Liberals celebrate a stunning win and as populist challenger Poilievre loses his seat By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The win by the Liberals the caps a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump's annexation threats and trade war. Continue reading
Apr 28 Mark Carney's Liberals win Canadian election upended by Trump, Conservative challenger loses his seat By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election on Monday, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 7:34 News Wrap: Massive power outage disrupts daily life in Spain and Portugal In our news wrap Monday, a massive power outage in Spain and Portugal brought daily life for millions to a complete standstill, the Vatican announced the conclave to elect a new pope will start on May 7, Houthi rebels say… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 5:26 Russia offers short-term ceasefire as Ukraine demands immediate, lasting peace By Nick Schifrin, Geoff Bennett, Sonia Kopelev The Kremlin offered a short-term ceasefire in Ukraine to start next week. The U.S., Ukraine and European allies have all been pushing Moscow to accept an immediate month-long ceasefire. Meantime, Russian forces appear to be slowly gaining ground in areas… Continue watching
Apr 28 Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 27 as war drags on with no end in sight By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Local health officials say Israeli strikes on the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 27 Palestinians early Monday. Continue reading
Apr 28 Iran port fire extinguished as explosion death toll rises to at least 70 By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran says the fire at a southern port rocked by an explosion finally was extinguished as the death toll in the incident rose to at least 70 people killed. Continue reading
Apr 28 Palestinian diplomat tells UN court Israel is killing civilians in Gaza. Israel says it's being persecuted By Molly Quell, Mike Corder, Associated Press A Palestinian diplomat told the United Nations’ top court on Monday that Israel is killing and displacing civilians and targeting aid workers in Gaza. Continue reading
Apr 28 China says it has tools to protect jobs and economy from U.S. trade war By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press China's leaders have shrugged off the potential impact from President Trump's trade war, saying they have the tools needed to protect jobs and limit damage. Continue reading