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Cyclone Gezani leaves 36 dead and homes destroyed in Madagascar
Trump boasts of over $1.5B in political funds
Tropical Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar and kills at least 20
Europe hopes to repair trans-Atlantic trust as Rubio attends key security conference
Former Madagascar president Andry Rajoelina stripped of citizenship
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has been ordered to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity. It comes as U.S. President Donald Trump considers whether to take possible military action against Iran.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Weeks of nationwide Gen Z protests in Madagascar sparked by power and water shortages escalated and led to a military coup that forced President Andry Rajoelina into exile. Army officer Col. Michael Randrianirina has been sworn in as the new leader of the Indian Ocean nation.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – The mayor of Rio de Janeiro gave King Momo the key to the Brazilian city on Friday, ushering in the symbolic Carnival monarch’s five-day reign over the festivities.
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) – Australia’s Josie Baff took the lead midway through and held off her challengers to win a gold medal in women’s snowboardcross at the Winter Olympics on Friday. Eva Adamczykova of the Czech Republic was next across the line for the silver, followed by Italy’s Michela Moioli for bronze.
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) – Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo insists the 10-kilometer race is the distance he struggles with most because it forces him to race the clock instead of another competitor.
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) – Standing on a tower overlooking the cliffs of the Cortina downhill course, there is someone who is just as involved in the biggest skiing races of the Winter Olympics as Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices fell, offering some relief to Americans grappling with the sharp cost increases of the past five years.
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic says it is now valued at $380 billion, cementing its position alongside rival OpenAI and Elon Musk’s SpaceX in a trio of the world’s most valuable startups that investors will be watching closely this year to see if they will become publicly traded on Wall Street.
TOKYO (AP) – Japanese technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group Corp. swung back into profitability in the last quarter of 2025 as its investments in OpenAI and other ventures paid off, the company said Thursday.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has bragged about building a political war chest exceeding $1.5 billion – a staggering sum that he can wield at his whim to shape November’s midterms and the 2028 race to succeed him. Trump’s stockpile – which dwarfs any amounts raised by his predecessors in their second terms – is not easy to precisely calculate.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices fell, offering some relief to Americans grappling with the sharp cost increases of the past five years.
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has been ordered to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity. It comes as U.S. President Donald Trump considers whether to take possible military action against Iran.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday that it believes the teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is close to being designated as the country’s future leader as he moves to extend the family dynasty to a fourth generation.
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Pope Approves Blessings for Same-Sex Couples if the Rituals Don't Resemble Marriage
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