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  -President Donald Trump faces mounting criticism from both Republicans and Democrats over a potential Iran peace deal that may fall short of his original war aims. -The proposed agreement would reopen the Strait of Hormuz but leave Iran’s nuclear program largely unresolved, according to critics. -Trump’s political challenges intensify as gas prices rise and his approval ratings decline ahead …

CAIRO (AP) — A deal appears to be emerging between the United States and Iran to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend said it had been “largely negotiated.” It is not clear when or how the deal might be finalized and when its various parts will take effect. Trump …

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the role the Holy See played in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.” Past popes have apologized for Christians’ involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. But no pope had ever publicly acknowledged, …

-Russia deployed a hypersonic missile in one of its largest attacks on Kyiv since the war began, firing 600 drones and 90 missiles overnight. -The Oreshnik missile can carry nuclear warheads and is almost unstoppable by Ukraine’s air defense systems. -President Putin ordered the retaliation after Ukraine struck a Russian-occupied facility, with Russia claiming 18 people were killed. Russia used …

-The Secret Service said a person who fired at officers near the White House was shot and killed Saturday evening. -The suspect, identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best, had previous encounters with the Secret Service. -A bystander was also struck during the exchange of gunfire and remains in critical condition. Secret Service officers shot and killed a person who the agency …

  Russian President Vladimir Putin may lose his ability to negotiate from a position of strength within months, according to Estonia’s intelligence chief. Russia is losing more soldiers than it can recruit, as forces advance an average of 70 meters (230 feet) a day, incurring casualties of about 1,000 soldiers daily, according to analysts. Russia has cut its growth forecast …

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The United States and Iran are close to agreeing on a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war, two regional officials and a diplomat said Saturday, as the United States has weighed a new round of attacks on the Islamic Republic. Iran signaled “narrowing differences” in negotiations with the U.S. after Pakistan’s army chief held …

The Trump administration announced a new rule requiring green card applicants to leave the United States during the application process. The change could force hundreds of thousands of immigrants to leave their jobs and families while applications are processed. The rule marks another effort by the administration to restrict legal immigration alongside its crackdown on illegal immigration. AI-generated summary was …

At least 90 people have been killed in a coal mine blast in northern China, according to the country’s state media. The gas explosion happened at the Liushenyu Coal Mine, run by the Tongzhou Group, in Shanxi Province. Hundreds of rescuers have been sent to the site. Footage from state media showed paramedics carrying stretchers at the site, with ambulances …

The UN says it is rushing emergency personnel, funding and supplies into eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to counter the fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreading through conflict-ravaged provinces. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday raised the national risk assessment for DRC to “very high”, although the global risk remains “low”. So far, 82 cases and seven deaths have …