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Italy votes down equal parental leave while fathers redefine their role online

Every afternoon in a Milan suburb, Diego Di Franco picks up his children from school, manages after‑school activities and prepares dinner, tasks traditionally associated with Italian mothers. The routine is unremarkable in Italy, except that he is a father and he shares it online.Italy's parliament in February rejected a proposal to equalise maternity and paternity leave, but Di Franco and a growing number of so‑called "dad influencers" are reshaping how fatherhood looks in a country still struggling to reconcile work, family and gender equality.In the euro zone's third‑largest economy,

Trump hosts crypto contest winners at Mar-a-Lago as his coin languishes

Russian attacks kill 4 and wound more than 20 in Ukraine’s Dnipro; 1 killed in Russia

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Afghanistan calls on Afghans who helped US in war and are now stuck in Qatar to return home

Afghanistan’s foreign ministry says Afghans who helped America’s war effort and have been stuck in Qatar in the hope of reaching the United States, can safely return to Afghanistan. The statement Saturday by foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi comes after reports emerged that the Trump administration is in discussions to potentially send 1,100 Afghans who assisted the U.S. during its war in Afghanistan and relatives of U.S. service members to Congo. An organization called #AfghanEvac that supports Afghan resettlement efforts said Wednesday that U.S. o

Major Russian attack on Ukraine kills four, wounds dozens

Local elections in the West Bank and part of Gaza could test public trust

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US negotiators to go to Islamabad, but Iran says no direct talks

U.S. negotiators are scheduled to leave for Pakistan on Saturday, but Iran said its officials did not plan to meet the Americans to discuss ending the war that has killed thousands and roiled global markets.President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner are due to depart on Saturday morning for talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, the White House said.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters that Iran had a chance to make a "good deal" with the United States."Iran knows that they still have an open window to choose wisely," he said. "All t

Turkey may consider role in Hormuz demining after Iran-US deal, minister says

Tunisia suspends one of Africa’s oldest rights group as crackdown widens

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Reports: Jim France to step down as NASCAR's chief executive officer, Steve O'Donnell promoted

NASCAR majority owner Jim France is stepping down as chief executive and will be replaced by president Steve O'Donnell, according to multiple reports. France will remain as NASCAR's chairman and his majority ownership stake will not change. O'Donnell will be the first person outside the France family to hold the CEO title of NASCAR. Bill France Sr. founded the United States' most popular racing series in 1948 and always had a family member in the top role prior to the changes expected to be announced at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama on Saturday.

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James makes tying 3 as Lakers storm back late, win in OT and take a 3-0 series lead over the Rockets

LeBron James scored 29 points, including a tying 3-pointer with 13 seconds left in regulation, Marcus Smart had eight points in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers took advantage of a Houston Rockets team missing Kevin Durant for a 112-108 win Friday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference first-round series. The Lakers rallied from a six-point deficit with under 30 seconds remaining and can sweep the series Sunday night in Houston. “It’s tough to win on the road in the playoffs and even without KD they’re a great basketball team,” coach JJ Redic

Court overturns subway bomber’s conviction for giving ISIS ‘material support,’ raising questions about terrorism prosecutions

'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices

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Exclusive: Swalwell accuser cooperating with Manhattan DA investigation

A former staffer who accused former California Rep. Eric Swalwell of raping her is now cooperating with an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, she told CNN.The woman, who said Swalwell raped her in a New York City hotel in April 2024, shared her story with CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle earlier this month. She also accused Swalwell of having nonconsensual sexual contact with her after a night of heavy drinking in California in 2019, when she worked for him as a junior staffer.The Manhattan DA’s office launched an investigation into the allegations a day after CN

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Exclusive: Former staffer alleges in CNN interview that Rep. Eric Swalwell raped her

Witkoff and Kushner headed to Pakistan for Iran talks, White House says

US legal adviser says Iran war justified by Tehran's 'aggression' over decades

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman apologizes to Canadian community after failing to flag mass shooter’s conversations with its AI chatbot

Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, has formally apologized to the community of Tumbler Ridge, BC, after a mass shooting in February. He admitted his company did not alert authorities to the shooter’s disturbing online conversations with its AI chatbot even after staff flagged the account internally.“I am deeply sorry that we did not alert law enforcement to the account that was banned in June,” Altman wrote in a letter dated April 23 and addressed to the community of Tumbler Ridge. “While I know words can never be enough, I believe an apology is necessary to recognize the harm and irrever

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FDA plans ultra-fast review of three psychedelic drugs following Trump directive

The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being developed to treat mental health conditions, including depression, the latest step by the Trump administration toward possible approval of the experimental treatments. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last weekend directing the FDA and other federal agencies to speed research and loosen restrictions on psychedelics, a class of hallucinogenic drugs which remain illegal under federal law. The FDA said it awarded priority review vouchers to two

New York sues US for canceling $73.5 million in highway funding

One of two missing University of South Florida doctoral students found dead and a roommate has been named a suspect

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Police identify the body of 1 missing USF student, second still missing as roommate is charged

The body of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who went missing with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida was found on a bridge over Tampa Bay, and his roommate has been taken into custody, law enforcement authorities said Friday. Zamil Limon’s remains were found on the Howard Frankland bridge Friday morning, but Nahida Bristy is still missing, Hillsborough County Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer said. Limon’s roommate Hisham Saleh Abugharbeih, 26, was taken into custody at his family's home nearby on preliminary charges that include unlawfu

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Witkoff and Kushner to travel to Pakistan soon for Iran talks, US official says

U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan soon for talks with Iran's foreign minister, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday. Vice President JD Vance is not currently planning to attend but he will be on standby to travel to Islamabad if negotiations progress, according to CNN, which first recorded the travel plans.(Reporting by Steve Holland, Ryan Patrick Jones and Bhargav Acharya)