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These two standout centers started together in Africa. Now they are rivals in the Final Four.

Duke's Khaman Maluach and Florida's Rueben Chinyelu met at NBA Academy Africa, a hub for talented athletes throughout the continent. They used to dream of playing in the NCAA Tournament.
Side by side of Khaman Maluach and Rueben Chinyelu.
Side by side of Khaman Maluach and Rueben Chinyelu.
11h ago

In the race to save lives after the Myanmar quake, U.S. rescuers are notable by their absence

Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected a suggestion that the U.S. was ceding influence abroad by canceling thousands of its aid and development contracts, including for disasters.
Image: TOPSHOT-MYANMAR-THAILAND-QUAKE
Image: TOPSHOT-MYANMAR-THAILAND-QUAKE
14h ago

Ukraine says Russia kills 19 in Kryvyi Rih, Moscow says it was targeting military

The strike on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown was one of Moscow’s deadliest this year in the conflict.
Image: UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR
Image: UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR

Trump tariffs: China strikes back as stocks slide after worst day since 2020

Countries seeking to sell goods to the United States will face tariffs as high as 54% based on how the White House is calculating duties on U.S. exports.
Japan Stock Exchange Market Figures
Japan Stock Exchange Market Figures
1d ago

Survivor of migrant center fire that left 40 dead in Mexico remembers it 'every day'

Groups representing the families as well as victims' relatives say that none of the criminal cases against 11 defendants, including eight officials, have gone to trial.
Migrants, mostly from Venezuela, hold a prayer vigil outside the Mexican immigration detention center that had a deadly fire one month prior in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on April, 27, 2023.
Migrants, mostly from Venezuela, hold a prayer vigil outside the Mexican immigration detention center that had a deadly fire one month prior in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on April, 27, 2023.
1d ago

Haiti taking more steps against gangs after thousands of protesters demand security

The demonstration on Thursday was the biggest protest held since the council was installed a year ago.
Haiti Protest
Haiti Protest
1d ago

Comedian and actor Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault

In 2023, British media reported allegations that the comedian, actor and right-wing wellness influencer had sexually and emotionally abused four women. 
Russell Brand in 2014.
Russell Brand in 2014.
1d ago

Trump’s trade war targets an island full of penguins, but Russia faces no new tariffs

The U.S. may soon levy 10% tariffs on an Antarctic island largely populated by penguins, though “seals are also prominent.”
A waddle of King penguins standing on the shores of the Australian territory of Heard Island.
A waddle of King penguins standing on the shores of the Australian territory of Heard Island.
1d ago

Nicaraguan officials committed ‘systematic repression,’ UN says

The 54 officials “played key roles in arbitrary detentions, torture, extrajudicial executions" and persecution of civil society and the media, a United Nations report found.
Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo during the commemoration of the 51st anniversary of the Pancasan guerrilla campaign in Managua
Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo during the commemoration of the 51st anniversary of the Pancasan guerrilla campaign in Managua

China hits back at Trump with 34% tariff on U.S. imports

The move came two days after President Donald Trump imposed the same tariff on all Chinese imports, bringing the total U.S. tariff on Chinese goods to at least 54%.
Image: Asian Nations React To U.S. President Trump's "Liberation Day" Tariffs
Image: Asian Nations React To U.S. President Trump's "Liberation Day" Tariffs
1d ago

Netanyahu could visit the U.S. soon, Trump says as dozens killed by strike on school in Gaza

Dozens of people sheltering at a school in Gaza were killed in a strike on Thursday as Israel expanded its military operations in the enclave, according to local health officials.
Gaza's civil defence agency said on April 3 that at least 31 people, including children, were killed in the Israeli strike on the school serving as a shelter for Palestinians displaced by the war.
Gaza's civil defence agency said on April 3 that at least 31 people, including children, were killed in the Israeli strike on the school serving as a shelter for Palestinians displaced by the war.

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