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At least 31 killed, more than 160 injured in mosque bombing in Pakistan's capital
A massive bombing ripped through a Shia mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan’s capital during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and wounding at least 169 others, police said. Source link
Senior Russian officer in hospital after being shot in Moscow
A deputy chief of Russian military intelligence was shot and wounded in Moscow on Friday in an attack that follows a series of assassinations of senior military officers that Russia blamed on Ukraine.. Source link
Thanks to Bad Bunny, Puerto Rican Spanish has gone global. But what makes the dialect different?
The explosive success of Bad Bunny has brought Puerto Rican Spanish, a Caribbean dialect known for its musical rhythm, to the globe. Though the Spanish variant has been looked down on in the past, some experts say the popularity of his music may be changing that. Source link
U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons treaty has expired. What happens now?
The treaty between the U.S. and Russia limiting their deployment of strategic nuclear weapons has expired, leaving plenty of questions about what U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin intend to do next. Source link
Newly released Epstein email appears to confirm photo of Virginia Giuffre, former prince Andrew
Ten months after Virginia Giuffre’s death by suicide, a newly released email appears to support her claims that she met and posed for a photograph with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Source link
Authorities investigating Nancy Guthrie's disappearance say they're taking ransom notes seriously
Investigators believe the missing mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie is “still out there,” but they have not identified any suspects, officials in Arizona said Thursday. Source link
Trump administration moves to end job protections for about 50,000 federal workers
The Donald Trump administration on Thursday finalized its overhaul of the U.S. government’s civil service system, according to a government statement, which would give the president the power to hire and fire an estimated 50,000 career federal employees. Source link
Hospital attack kills 22 in southern Sudan as famine threatens more of war-torn Darfur region
Famine is threatening more areas in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region, a global hunger monitoring group said Thursday as an attack by paramilitary forces on a military hospital in the country’s south killed 22 people, including the hospital’s director and three members of its medical staff. Source link
U.S., Russia agree to re-establish military-to-military dialogue following Ukraine talks
The U.S. and Russia agreed on Thursday to re-establish high level military-to-military dialogue following a meeting between senior Russian and American military officials in Abu Dhabi, the United States European Command said in a statement. Source link
British PM Starmer apologizes for appointing Mandelson, but says diplomat lied about Epstein ties
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday and said he was sorry for having appointed Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador, who was a close friend of the late sex offender. Source link