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A former Gambian soldier is on trial in the U.S. on allegations he committed torture in his home country

Michael Correa, 45, is the first noncitizen to stand trial in the U.S. on allegations of torture abroad.
Soldiers roll back the red carpet near a parked Gambian Presidential aircraft on the tarmac of Banjul's airport Friday Jan. 20, 2016.
Soldiers roll back the red carpet near a parked Gambian Presidential aircraft on the tarmac of Banjul's airport Friday Jan. 20, 2016.

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Citing war in Ukraine, dozens of groups call on NHL to reject hockey matchups with Russian league

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested in a call to President Donald Trump last month that American and Russian skaters play against one another.
Washington Capitals v New York Islanders
Washington Capitals v New York Islanders

Stocks fall after day of wild swings as markets digest Trump's tariff reality

Trading was volatile as investors struggled to find a bottom after recent steep declines driven by the president's trade policy.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 7, 2025.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 7, 2025.

Trump says he is 'not looking' to pause tariffs before this week's rollout, despite market uncertainty

When asked if the tariffs are permanent or open to negotiation, Trump insisted that “they can both be true.” 
Image: President Trump Meets With Visiting Israeli PM Netanyahu At The White House
Image: President Trump Meets With Visiting Israeli PM Netanyahu At The White House
8h ago

Japanese emperor visits Iwo Jima to honor the dead in one of World War II's fiercest battles

Nearly all of the more than 21,000 Japanese and nearly 7,000 U.S. troops were killed in one of the war's bloodiest battles.
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit Iwo Jima Requiem Hill in Ogasawara Village, Tokyo on April 7, 2025.
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit Iwo Jima Requiem Hill in Ogasawara Village, Tokyo on April 7, 2025.

NHL

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NHL

Putin congratulates Alex Ovechkin for NHL goals record

Breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record “has become not only your personal success, but also a real celebration for fans in Russia and abroad,” Putin said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Russian national ice hockey team member Alexander Ovechkin in Moscow after the team's World Championship victory in 2012.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Russian national ice hockey team member Alexander Ovechkin in Moscow after the team's World Championship victory in 2012.
11h ago

Mexican military captain trying to revamp musical genre accused of glorifying cartels

Capt. Eduardo Barrón's "corridos" are in stark contrast to the controversial narco corridos by famed artists that pay homage to cartel bosses, portraying them as rebels.
Mexico Military Corridos
Mexico Military Corridos
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American arrested after trying to reach protected, remote tribe off Indian coast

Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, of Scottsdale, Arizona, left a Diet Coke and a coconut for the reclusive Sentinelese people, police said.
North Sentinel Island, in India's southeastern Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
North Sentinel Island, in India's southeastern Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Globalization made America rich. Now, Trump's tariffs may upend it.

In this new world order, the U.S. has applied the same tariff to the U.K. as it has to the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan. The European Union, meanwhile, has a higher rate than North Korea.
Australian blue-chip stocks sank six percent after trading opened on April 7, as financial turmoil sparked by US tariffs continued to sweep through global markets.
Australian blue-chip stocks sank six percent after trading opened on April 7, as financial turmoil sparked by US tariffs continued to sweep through global markets.
12h ago

Gunmen kill at least 52 people and displace hundreds in northern Nigeria

The reason for the attacks in six villages in Plateau’s Bokkos district last week was not immediately known but it is the worst outbreak of violence since December 2023.
Victims of an attack by gunmen  pray for peace at camp for the internally displaced camp in Bokkos, northern Nigeria, on Dec. 27, 2023.
Victims of an attack by gunmen  pray for peace at camp for the internally displaced camp in Bokkos, northern Nigeria, on Dec. 27, 2023.
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Le Pen supporters rally in Paris, turning a protest into a populist show of force

Marine Le Pen’s party organized the event in response to what it calls a politically motivated verdict after she was convicted of embezzling public funds and banned from running for office,
Marine Le Pen
Marine Le Pen

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