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  • The Global Impact of Iran's Grip on Strait of Hormuz
  • Austrian Police Detain Suspect in Rat Poison Case
  • President Trump: The Latest Updates
  • Czech Students Protest Funding for Public Media
Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer

Russian air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday, in what appeared to be a major attack after Moscow spurned Kyiv’s ceasefire earlier in the week and tension mounted over safety at Russia’s upcoming Victory Day celebrations.

Rat poison found in baby food jars in Central Europe leads to recall

PRAGUE (AP) – Countries across Central Europe pulled baby food off the shelves Monday after rat poison was discovered in some jars of the HiPP brand over the weekend.

Vatican and State Department stress solid ties after Rubio's fence-mending visit

VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Vatican raised the “need to work tirelessly in favor of peace” in talks Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who came to Rome on a fence-mending visit after President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war.

CNN founder Ted Turner, outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87

NEW YORK (AP) – Ted Turner, the brash and outspoken television pioneer who created a media empire and transformed the news business by creating CNN and introducing the 24-hour cable news cycle, died Wednesday. He was 87.

DoorDash to spend $50 million on gas price relief for its drivers

DoorDash said Wednesday it expects to spend more than $50 million in the second quarter on gas price relief for its delivery drivers.

Shipping firms are being whipsawed by changing stances and risks

NEW YORK (AP) – With hundreds of vessels still stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are being whipsawed by uncertainty over how and when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen more than two months into the Iran war.

Vatican and State Department stress solid ties after Rubio's fence-mending visit

VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Vatican raised the “need to work tirelessly in favor of peace” in talks Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who came to Rome on a fence-mending visit after President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war.

President Trump: The Latest Updates

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting the Vatican to mend ties after President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. Rubio’s planned audience with Leo was complicated at the last minute by Trump’s latest criticism of the Chicago-born pope.

The global impact of Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz has jolted the world economy, causing a spike in fuel prices that has rippled through other sectors with effects far beyond the Middle East. It has also left tens of thousands of mariners and hundreds of ships stranded in the Persian Gulf.

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) – European leaders on Monday said President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to pull thousands of U.S. troops out of Germany is just the latest signal that Europe must take more responsibility for its security.