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King Charles will address Congress during U.S. visit

King Charles III will address a joint meeting of Congress during his upcoming U.S. visit. The king and Queen Camilla will travel to the East Coast for a four-day trip beginning April 27. His speech is to be delivered at some point during that stay, according to a Buckingham Palace press release. 
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Colombia moves to kill Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ amid ecological threat

Colombia will euthanize dozens of invasive hippos descended from animals once owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar, in a controversial move underscoring the growing environmental and public safety risks posed by the species decades after their introduction to the South American country. Environment Minister Irene Vélez said authorities have approved a plan to cull up to 80 animals from a ...
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Police investigating Ruby Rose’s assault claim against Katy Perry

Police in Australia are investigating after Ruby Rose accused Katy Perry of sexual assault. Victoria Police confirmed the investigation in a statement shared with USA TODAY on April 15, days after Rose claimed the singer sexually ​assaulted her almost two decades ago.
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Hungary’s new leader faces post-Orban economic hurdles

Hungary’s next leader will lay out his plans on Monday to shore up the economy and dismantle Prime Minister Viktor Orban self-styled illiberal system, a day after a landslide election win over the nationalist premier who had been backed by Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Spanish premier urges China to take bigger role in multipolar order

HONG KONG – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday said China should take on a more substantial role with issues including climate change, security, defense and the fight against inequality, adding that Europe will also have to redouble its efforts as the U.S. withdraws from leadership roles on many fronts.
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Taiwan plans drills to break potential Chinese energy blockade

Taiwan will conduct new drills in coming weeks to ensure the island has access to critical supplies in the event of a Chinese blockade, a risk demonstrated by Iran’s closure of a global energy chokepoint. A senior Taiwanese official said the government will carry out its first-ever joint exercise between the Interior Ministry and other departments to escort ships carrying natural gas and oil ...
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Israel launches new attacks in Lebanon days ahead of rare direct talks

JERUSALEM – Israel launched new attacks on Lebanon on Sunday after the United States and Iran failed to reach a quick peace deal over the weekend. Last week, President Donald Trump asked Israel to scale back its attacks on Lebanon. The fighting in recent days, which Israel says is targeting the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, appears to be focused on southern Lebanon; Israel has not bombed the capital, Beirut, since an onslaught on Wednesday.
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UK won’t take part in Trump’s planned blockade of Hormuz Strait

The UK will not take part in the proposed U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, setting up yet another point of contention between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the conflict in Iran. The British government said in a statement Sunday that it continued to call for freedom of navigation and the opening of the strait, following Trump’s announcement that the U.S. ...
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Peru extends voting for president, congress amid delays at polling sites

Peruvians are heading to the polls Sunday to elect a new president from among a record 36 candidates and to overhaul the legislature, which for the first time in over three decades will return to a bicameral system. This is one of Peru’s most complex elections, with the largest and most expensive ballot sheets in its tumultuous history. With such a crowded field and many voters deciding at the ...
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At least 25 dead in Haiti after visit to mountaintop fortress turns tragic

At least 30 people are dead, many of them school-age children as young as 12, after a gathering advertised on TikTok turned tragic on Saturday at Haiti’s premier mountaintop fortress. The deaths were confirmed by Haiti Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, who told the Miami Herald “the government is mobilizing” the ministry of health, justices of the peace to respond to the tragedy. The ...