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A fire at a chemical plant in northeastern Spain has prompted emergency services to issue a health risk to 150,000 local residents and advise residents in five nearby towns to stay indoors, authorities said on Saturday. Medical services said four…

The United States Treasury secretary and the country’s top trade negotiator have begun discussions with senior Chinese officials in Switzerland, seeking to ease tensions in a dispute that threatens to halt trade between the world’s two leading economies and damage…

India carried out attacks on Pakistani military installations after Islamabad fired several high-speed missiles at Indian air bases in Punjab state, but said it was seeking to avoid conflict if Pakistan responded in kind. Saturday’s attack represents a fresh escalation…

Cardinal Robert Prevost may have been the first American to lead the Catholic Church, but his unexpected election by cardinals from around the world to become Pope Leo XIV may have been due not only to his birthplace but also…

Speakers enthusiastically sang songs such as Born In The USA and American Pie as six cardinal electors from the United States gathered in Rome to discuss the election of the first American-born pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost. “I looked at Bob,…

A Soviet spacecraft weighing about half a ton that failed to reach Venus 53 years ago is predicted to fall to Earth this weekend. A titanium-coated spacecraft designed to land on the solar system’s hottest planet could survive a fiery,…

Smokey Robinson’s lawyer says rape and sexual assault allegations made against him in a lawsuit by four of his former housekeepers are “horrific” and “not credible.” Defense attorney Christopher Frost said in a statement that the evidence “will prove that…

Pakistani authorities said two civilians were killed and four soldiers were wounded in Indian drone strikes. At the same time, India has accused its neighbour of attempted aggression as tensions between the nuclear powers have risen sharply. India confirmed it…

A judge ruled Thursday that a man who police say crashed his car into Jennifer Aniston’s front gate must undergo a mental health evaluation to determine whether he is fit to face stalking and vandalism charges. Jimmy Wayne Carwile, 48,…

Israel’s ongoing blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza has forced a leading aid agency to close its food outlets, facing empty warehouses and a lack of supplies in the conflict-torn region. In recent weeks, World Central Kitchen has been serving…