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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw ballistic missile tests, state media says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday oversaw test launches of upgraded short-range ballistic missiles, state media KCNA reported on Monday. The test involved five launches of improved Hwasong-11LA ground-to-ground tactical ballistic missiles to evaluate the power and performance of new warheads, including cluster and fragmentation types, KCNA said. North Korea fired the missiles toward an island target zone about 136 km (85 miles) away, striking an area of roughly 12.5 to 13 hectares (31 to 32 acres) with what the report described as high density, demonstrating the system's capability fo

Poll shows falling support for New Zealand National Party and Prime Minister Luxon

Germany's Merz, Brazil's Lula stress close European-Brazilian cooperation

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Ukraine pushes for Europe to build defense system against ballistic weapons

Europe must have its own defense system against ballistic weapons, and Ukraine is already holding talks with several countries on its creation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday.Defense against ballistic missiles is one of Ukraine's biggest challenges in the war with Russia, since only certain types of missiles used by the American Patriot system are capable of intercepting Russian ballistic missiles.Russia uses ballistic missiles to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure, destroying thermal power generation and electricity transmission systems."I believe, and my idea is

Pakistan prime minister speaks with Iran's president

Businesses can claim refunds for Trump tariffs ruled unconstitutional starting Monday

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Canada's prime minister says economic ties with US are a weakness that must be corrected

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected. In the 10-minute address, Carney spoke about his government’s efforts to strengthen the Canadian economy by attracting new investments and signing trade deals with other countries. “The world is more dangerous and divided,” Carney said. “The U.S. has fundamentally changed its approach to trade, raising its tariffs to levels last seen during the Great Depressi

QXO strikes $17 billion deal to acquire building products distributor and installer TopBuild

Carney says Canada's US ties have become a weakness

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8 children between the ages of 1 and 14 are dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say

A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children and shot two other people Sunday in an early morning attack of domestic violence carried out across two houses, authorities said, shaking a Shreveport neighborhood in one of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings in more than two years. The suspect died after a police pursuit, and the victims — who ranged in age from 1 to about 14 years old — included children related to the gunman, said Shreveport Police Department spokesperson Chris Bordelon. Investigators did not say what may have set off the attack. “This is an

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Police officer shares details about Louisiana mass shooting

[Breaking news update, published at 5:53 p.m. ET]Police have identified the gunman in Sunday’s fatal shooting of eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana, as Shamar Elkins, the Shreveport mayor’s communications director Leigh Anne Evensky confirmed to CNN. [Original story, published at 1:18 p.m. ET]Eight children were shot and killed across three homes in south Shreveport, Louisiana, early Sunday in what authorities are calling a domestic disturbance. It is the nation’s deadliest mass shooting since January 2024.The children who were fatally shot ranged in age from 1 to 14, police said.T

Gunman who killed 8 children in Louisiana domestic shooting identified

3 students, 2 others shot along nightlife district near the University of Iowa, authorities say

Trump to read Bible verse from Oval Office after feud with Pope and deleted AI image

President Donald Trump will participate in a public Bible reading this week as the administration continues to integrate religion, particularly Christianity, into official business.“On April 21, President Trump is scheduled to read Scripture via video message from the Oval Office during the 6 p.m. EST hour,” a press release from organizers reads. The event is called “America Reads The Bible.”Trump’s participation in the weeklong reading is particularly notable given his recent feud with Pope Leo over the Iran conflict and the backlash he received earlier this week for posting – and

Hundreds trying to storm Wisconsin beagle research facility met with rubber bullets, pepper spray

About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry Saturday to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin were turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrested the group's leader. It was the second attempt in as many months by protesters to take beagles from the Ridglan Farms facility in Blue Mounds, a small town about 25 miles (about 40 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Madison. Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett, said in a video statement that 300 to 400 protesters were “violently trying to bre

Mamdani and Obama meet face-to-face in New York City

Justice Department adds former Trump lawyer to investigation of Trump critic John Brennan

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Kennard scores 27, LeBron leads Lakers to surprising 107-98 win over Rockets in playoff opener

Luke Kennard scored a career playoff-high 27 points, LeBron James had 19 points and 13 assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers capitalized on Kevin Durant's injury absence for a 107-98 victory over the Houston Rockets in the opener of their first-round playoff series on Saturday night. Deandre Ayton had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the fourth-seeded Lakers, who pulled off an impressive win without their top two scorers. Both teams played the opener without their most important player. Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves have been out indefinitely with injuries

Trump wants a sculpture garden for America’s 250th birthday. Sources say it’s unlikely even one statue will be ready.

It was envisioned as an expansive sculpture garden to honor America’s 250th birthday, with 250 statues of figures like Kobe Bryant, Elvis Pressley and Rosa Parks.But with July 4th rapidly approaching, it’s unlikely that even one statue for President Donald Trump’s National Garden of American Heroes will be erected in time, sources familiar with the planning tell CNN.Foundries and artists from across the country who applied to work on the massive, classical-style, sculptures – which would take months to build – haven’t heard from the Trump administration.And plans for the garden hav

A mass shooting in Ukraine's capital leaves 6 dead before police shot and killed the gunman

Los Angeles woman arrested on Iranian arms trafficking charge

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The center-left coalition of former President Radev will win Bulgaria's election, exit poll suggests

A center-left coalition led by Bulgaria ’s former President Rumen Radev will win the parliamentary election, an exit poll suggested hours after polls closed on Sunday. The list is unlikely to garner enough votes to rule alone, which could prolong a yearslong political deadlock in the European Union country. The election on Sunday was the country's eighth in five years, illustrating a crippling political impasse that has gripped this Balkan nation. Preliminary results are expected on Monday. The poll conducted by Trend research group showed Radev's Progressive B

Pope urges Angola to heal divisions at events drawing 130,000

Pope Leo urged Angolans on Sunday to overcome divisions after decades of war, first at a Mass in a field outside Luanda and then in a prayer at a site that was once a hub for transatlantic slavery, events that jointly drew roughly 130,000 people.The first U.S.-born pope, who has become outspoken on war and inequality and angered President Donald Trump, celebrated Mass outside in Kilamba, a sprawling housing development, before travelling by helicopter to the Catholic shrine in Muxima.During the Mass, he called Angola, which experienced a 27-year civil conflict from 1975 to 2002, a "beautiful