Destruction by Sudan's rebels bears 'hallmarks of genocide'

GENEVA (AP) – A “campaign of destruction” in October by Sudanese paramilitary forces against non-Arab communities in and near a city in the country’s western region of Darfur shows “hallmarks of genocide,” U.N.-backed human rights experts reported Thursday, a dramatic finding in the country’s devastating war.

Wall Street calm after Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs

NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street kept calm after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, and stocks ticked higher. The S&P 500 added 0.7% Friday following discouraging reports showing slowing growth for the U.S. economy and faster inflation. The Dow Jones added 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.9%.

Trump gets $7 billion for Gaza reconstruction at inaugural Board of Peace

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump announced Thursday at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting that nine members have agreed to pledge $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package and five countries have agreed to deploy troops as part of an international stabilization force for the war-battered Palestinian territory.

After Supreme Court tariff decision, the hard part is issuing refunds

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s biggest and boldest tariffs. But the justices left a $133 billion question unanswered: What’s going to happen to the money the government has already collected in import taxes now declared unlawful?

A Kenyan school like no other may be an African education blueprint

KITENGELA, Kenya (AP) – At a special school in Kenya, the classrooms look like few others. Instead of standing and lecturing at Rare Gem Talent School, teachers use hands-on lessons focused on sights, sounds, and feelings designed for a unique type of learner: students with dyslexia.

US ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East. Huckabee made the comments in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that aired Friday. Carlson said that according to the Bible, Israel had a right to that land.

Pope's grand tour of Italy takes him to Lampedusa and beyond

ROME (AP) – Pope Leo XIV will visit ground zero of Europe’s migration drama, the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, in May and also minister to Italians poisoned by years of toxic dumping by the mafia, according to travel plans announced on Thursday by the Vatican.

Editorials from The Washington Post, New York Times, The Guardian and others

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

Frenchman investigated over abuse of 89 boys in Morocco

KHENIFRA, Morocco (AP) – For decades in the Moroccan town of Khenifra, Jacques Leveugle was simply known as the thin Frenchman who swept the streets at dawn, offered free language lessons and organized outings for schoolchildren.