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World Electricity was restored to almost all of Spain and Portugal on Tuesday morning following a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian Peninsula, but the cause of the blackouts remained a mystery. Spanish PM says no hypothesis ruled out; grid operator says no sign of cyberattackThe Associated Press ·Continue Reading

World Angelo Becciu, the Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new pope that will be held in the Sistine Chapel next week following the death of Pope Francis. Italy’s Angelo Becciu hadContinue Reading

World U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday said it was probing whether Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review violated civil rights laws when the journal’s editors fast-tracked consideration of an article written by a member of a racial minority. Probe to assess if Law Review editors engaged inContinue Reading

World U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that targeted “sanctuary cities” and threatened to withhold federal funding from cities and states that don’t co-operate with federal immigration enforcement measures. Order threatens to withhold federal funding for cities that don’t comply with immigration enforcement measuresThomson Reuters · Posted: AprContinue Reading

World Israel’s army is flattening the remaining ruins of the city of Rafah on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, residents say, in what they fear is a part of a plan to herd the population into confinement in a giant camp on the barren ground. UN agencies say Gazans on precipiceContinue Reading

World Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Monday that a ‘strong oscillation’ in the power grid led to the huge outage that struck Spain, Portugal and parts of France, but that the cause was still being determined. Officials don’t believe a cyberattack is behind outages that also affected small areaContinue Reading

World UN and Palestinian representatives at the International Court of Justice accused Israel of breaking international law by refusing to let aid into Gaza, on the first day of hearings about Israel’s obligations to facilitate aid deliveries. Israel has completely cut off all supplies to Gaza residents for nearly 2 monthsThomson ReutersContinue Reading

World The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the full cessation of hostilities in the Ukraine war on “humanitarian grounds” as Russia celebrates the Victory Day over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Russia says it will cease hostilities May 8-10The Associated Press ·Continue Reading

World Yemen’s Houthi rebels said on Monday that a U.S. airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants, killing at least 68 people and wounding 47 others. U.S. in recent weeks has stepped up airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebelsThe Associated Press · Posted: Apr 28, 2025 8:57 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading