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Trump says U.S. might have to 'take a pass' on Ukraine-Russia peace talks
Apr 18, 2025 - World
President Trump said Friday he needs to hear "very shortly" from Russia and Ukraine about whether they are ready to broker a peace deal or else the U.S. will "take a pass."

Worshippers return to restored Notre Dame for Easter rituals with emotion and awe
Apr 18, 2025 - World
Four months after its reopening, Notre Dame Cathedral hosted an emotional Easter ceremony Friday centered on the Crown of Thorns relic
Congress members pay an unofficial visit to Damascus as U.S. mulls sanctions relief
Apr 18, 2025 - World
A pair of Republican Congress members were in the Syrian capital Friday on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S. legislators since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in December.

Tourists among 4 killed after Italian cable car crashes into a ravine south of Naples
Apr 18, 2025 - World
Three tourists were among four people who were killed when a mountain cable car plunged into a ravine south of Naples, an Italian official said Friday.
Hamas rejects Israel’s latest ceasefire proposal over ‘impossible conditions’
Apr 18, 2025 - World
Militant group says it will not accept deal without guarantee of end to Gaza war or full withdrawal of Israeli troopsMiddle East crisis – live updatesHamas has formally rejected Israel’s latest ceasefire proposal, saying it will not accept a “partial” deal that does not guarantee an end to the war or a full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.Hamas’s chief negotiator, Khalil al-Hayya, accused Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of putting forward an offer that “set impossible conditions for a deal that does not lead to the end of the war or full withdrawal”. Continue reading...