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Russia fires missiles into Kyiv, killing a child and wounding several others, mayor says
Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with missiles early Thursday, killing a child, injuring several people — including emergency crew members — and damaging buildings, according to the city’s mayor. Source link
Trump administration signals optimism about ending Iran war — even as it levels new threats
The Trump administration expressed optimism on Wednesday about reaching a deal to end the war with Iran, while also warning of increasing economic pressure against Tehran if it remains defiant. Source link
U.S. Supreme Court justice calls colleagues' use of emergency orders 'potentially corrosive'
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered a sustained attack on her conservative colleagues’ use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration, calling the orders “scratch-paper musings” that can have a “potentially corrosive” effect. Source link
Jury finds Live Nation, Ticketmaster had anti-competitive monopoly over big concert venues
A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, dealing the company a loss in a lawsuit over claims brought by dozens of U.S. states. Source link
Why the U.S. and Iran can't reach a peace deal | About That
Andrew Chang explains what’s keeping the U.S. and Iran from reaching a peace agreement following six weeks of ongoing war and a recent marathon negotiating session in Pakistan. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images Source link
IN PHOTOS | How the Artemis II crew made out-of-this-world images
The Artemis II astronauts made many mind-blowing images during their historic lunar mission earlier this month. They have two NASA trainers to thank for equipping them with tried-and-true digital SLR cameras and sharing their photo skills. Source link
Raffle winner surprised — even skeptical — upon landing $1M Picasso
A Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out Tuesday he’d won a Pablo Picasso painting worth more than $1 million in a raffle. Source link
'We were a normal family … but then everything changed': Refugees recount brutal toll of Sudan's civil war
Three years on from the outbreak of war in Sudan in April 2023, the country is in the grip of what the United Nations calls the world’s worst displacement crisis, with more than 11 million people forced from their homes. Source link
Ye postpones show in France amid possible ban
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West postponed his upcoming show in the city of Marseille after French authorities said they would seek to ban the concert. Source link
U.S.-Britain political ties under significant strain with King Charles's state visit looming
British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves was not backing away from her criticism of the Iran war as “folly,” even as she prepared to meet Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other U.S. officials in Washington on Wednesday. Source link