As the United States prepares to welcome the world for various sporting events, the question becomes: Will the world want to come?
US-Canada-Mexico joint World Cup goes from unity to acrimony thanks to tariffs and ’51st state’ talk
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Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700
Hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, compounding a humanitarian crisis caused by a civil war.
Today in History: Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage
On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years, a political earthquake
A French court on Monday convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years — a hammer blow to the far-right leader’s presidential hopes and an earthquake for French politics.
Earthquake compounds humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, where death toll has passed 1,700
A massive earthquake that rocked Myanmar could exacerbate hunger and disease outbreaks in a country already wracked by food shortages, mass displacement and civil war, aid groups and the United Nations warned Monday. The official death toll climbed past 1,700, but the true figure is feared to be much higher.
US airstrikes pound Yemen overnight, killing at least 3, Houthi rebels say
Suspected U.S. airstrikes struck around Yemen’s rebel-held capital overnight into Monday morning, attacks that the Iranian-backed Houthis said killed at least three people.
A Kremlin official says Russia sees efforts to end Ukraine war as a drawn-out process
Russia views efforts to end its three-year war with Ukraine as “a drawn-out process,” a Kremlin spokesman said Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with the two countries’ leaders as he tries to bring about a truce.
Today in History: Selena killed by president of singer’s fan club
On March 31, 1995, Tejano music star Selena, 23, died after being shot by Yolanda Saldívar, the president of Selena’s fan club, who was found to have been embezzling money from the singer.
Greenland prime minister says US will not get Greenland
The prime minister of Greenland pushed back Sunday against assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump that America will take control of the island territory.
‘Eid of sadness’: Palestinians in Gaza mark Muslim holiday with dwindling food and no end to war
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate on Sunday as they began marking a normally festive Muslim holiday with rapidly dwindling food supplies and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war.