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May 18, 2025
Pope Leo XIV presided over his inaugural Mass in front of St Peter's Basilica, marking the formal start of his papacy. In his homily, Leo urged rejection of hatred and division, and disavowed "an economic paradigm that exploits the Earth's resources and marginalizes the poorest." NBC News' Raf Sanchez has more.
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May 18, 2025
The pro-European Union candidate in Romania's tense presidential runoff has taken a lead in the polls, preliminary electoral data shows, in a closely-watched vote against a hard-right nationalist that could determine the geopolitical direction of the NATO member country.
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May 18, 2025
The pro-European Union candidate in Romania's tense presidential runoff has taken a lead in the polls, preliminary electoral data shows, in a closely-watched vote against a hard-right nationalist that could determine the geopolitical direction of the NATO member country.
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May 18, 2025
Vice President JD Vance returned to Rome for the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV, continuing a spiritual journey that has weathered criticism from leaders of the Catholic Church.
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May 18, 2025
At least 10 people were killed on Sunday after a suicide bomber targeted a queue of young recruits registering at the Damanyo military base in the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses told Reuters.
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May 18, 2025
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 103 people overnight and into Sunday, hospitals and medics said, and prompted the main hospital in northern Gaza to close as Israel intensifies its war in the territory that, after more than 19 months, shows no signs of abating.
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May 18, 2025
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel says it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza after a nearly three-month blockade to avoid a "hunger crisis," after global experts on food crises warned of famine.
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May 18, 2025
Israel's military on Sunday announced the start of "extensive" new ground operations in the Gaza Strip.
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May 18, 2025
Taiwan's youth are stuck. There's growing concern in Taipei over the reliability of the Trump-led U.S. as a security partner, even despite Chinese aggression.
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May 18, 2025
Pope Leo XIV called the Catholic Church to serve as a beacon of unity among hatred and violence in the homily during his inaugural Mass. The pope echoed a quote from Leo XIII on love prevailing over conflict.
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May 17, 2025
Austria was crowned the winner at Saturday's grand finale of the Eurovision Song Contest, the world's most popular singing tournament, beating strong competition from Israel and Switzerland to come in first place on an evening full of glitz and glamour.
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May 17, 2025
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he'll speak separately to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday as he ramps up efforts to help the two nations reach a ceasefire.
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May 17, 2025
Iran's president said his country will continue talks with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program but will not withdraw from its rights because of U.S. threats.
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May 17, 2025
Israel has launched a major new offensive in Gaza following a wave of airstrikes that has killed more than 300 people in 72 hours, according to local authorities, in one of the deadliest weeks of the conflict since the ceasefire collapsed in March, and recalling the intensity of the early months of the war.
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May 17, 2025
Israel has launched a major new offensive in Gaza following a wave of airstrikes that have killed more than 300 people in 72 hours, according to local authorities, in one of the deadliest weeks of the conflict since the ceasefire collapsed in March, and recalling the intensity of the early months of the war.
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May 17, 2025
Beijing's confidence about resisting U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs belies concern about China's structural imbalances and slowing economic growth.
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May 17, 2025
Beijing's confidence about resisting U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs belies concern about China's structural imbalances and slowing economic growth.
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May 17, 2025
A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring four others, Ukrainian officials said.
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May 16, 2025
Israel launched a wave of airstrikes, which the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said killed 250 people in 36 hours including children. Meanwhile, President Trump said that many civilians in Gaza are ‘starving'. NBC News' Matt Bradley reports.
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May 16, 2025
Israel launched a wave of airstrikes, which the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said killed 250 people in 36 hours including children. Meanwhile, President Trump said that many civilians in Gaza are ‘starving'. NBC News' Matt Bradley reports.
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May 16, 2025
Details are murky, but the plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libyan leadership.
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May 16, 2025
President Donald Trump is returning to Washington on Friday after a diplomatic tour of the Middle East, where he pitched American business and secured investment pledges but failed to reach long-promised peace deals in Gaza and Ukraine.
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May 16, 2025
At Istanbul's Dolmabahçe Palace on Friday, as Russia and Ukraine sat down to hold their first direct peace talks since the early months of this three-year war.
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May 16, 2025
Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed 250 people in the last 36 hours, as President Donald Trump tours the Middle East with few remarks on Israel's intensifying war.
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May 16, 2025
Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed 250 people in the last 36 hours, as President Donald Trump tours the Middle East with few remarks on Israel's intensifying war.
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May 16, 2025
Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed 250 people in the last 36 hours, as President Donald Trump tours the Middle East with few remarks on Israel's intensifying war.
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May 16, 2025
Performers will battle it out during Saturday's Eurovision grand final, which airs at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock for viewers in the U.S.
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May 15, 2025
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he told Apple CEO Tim Cook that he doesn't want the tech giant to build its products in India, taking shots at the company's moves to diversify production away from China.
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May 15, 2025
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he told Apple CEO Tim Cook that he doesn't want the tech giant to build its products in India, taking shots at the company's moves to diversify production away from China.
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May 15, 2025
An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, police said Thursday.
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May 15, 2025
Mexican beauty influencer Valeria Marquez was shot and killed on camera during a TikTok livestream. The 23-year-old was shot by a male intruder inside a beauty salon, according to Jalisco's Attorney General's office.
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May 15, 2025
President Trump struck an optimistic tone about a potential nuclear deal with Iran while receiving another lavish welcome on the third leg of his mideast trip. He also said that Ukraine peacetalks are unlikely to succeed unless he meets directly with Russian President Putin. NBC News' Garrett Haake reports.
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May 15, 2025
As President Trump reaches the final leg of his Middle East trip, NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Garrett Haake joins Meet the Press NOW from Abu Dhabi to discuss the president's optimism towards reaching a nuclear deal with Iran. NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports from Tehran about the conditions Iranian officials are prepared to agree to in exchange for sanctions relief.
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May 15, 2025
Mexican beauty influencer Valeria Marquez was shot and killed on camera during a TikTok live stream.
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May 15, 2025
The EBU is preparing for a potential repeat of last year's Eurovision Song Contest, which was overshadowed by the participation of Israel amid its war in Gaza.
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May 15, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia does not want peace and is not taking negotiations in Istanbul seriously, and that this shows a lack of respect for President Erdogan and President Trump.
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May 15, 2025
HAVANA — Daily blackouts averaging four hours or more have become the new normal across Cuba's capital of Havana, an unsettling sign of a still-unresolved energy crisis as the sultry Caribbean summer sets in.
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May 15, 2025
Researchers from the U.K. have discovered that Harvard University's Magna Carta copy is an extremely rare version from the year 1300. The university originally paid less than $30 for their copy and likely misclassified which era it was created.
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May 15, 2025
Israeli strikes killed at least 60 in Gaza on Thursday, Palestinian medics said, as the United States and Arab mediators pushed for a ceasefire deal and U.S.
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May 15, 2025
The Kremlin confirmed Thursday that Russia's President Putin would skip Moscow's first direct peace negotiations with Ukraine that Putin himself had suggested.
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May 15, 2025
The Kremlin confirmed Thursday that Russia's President Putin would skip Moscow's first direct peace negotiations with Ukraine that Putin himself had suggested.
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May 15, 2025
A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended the unprecedented suspensions of three Maori lawmakers for performing a protest haka in the debating chamber last year.
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May 15, 2025
An Australian local government has decided against repairing an often-vandalized monument to renowned British explorer James Cook because it would be destroyed again.
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May 15, 2025
South Africa has a dark history of racism, including confiscating land from Black residents, before and during the anguish of apartheid.
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May 15, 2025
Three Maori lawmakers are facing possible suspension from New Zealand's parliament after performing a protest haka last year over a bill that would redefine the country's founding document. Parliament is set to debate the suspensions, but if adopted, they would be the harshest penalties ever given to New Zealand lawmakers.
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May 14, 2025
President Trump met with Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharra, today to forge a new relationship with the country. But what kind of relationship the U.S. will have with a person they once called an Al-Qaeda terrorist remains unclear.
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May 14, 2025
Jetlagged but excited, Pope Leo XIV's brother, John Prevost, is catching up on daily life after a whirlwind few days in the Vatican.
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May 14, 2025
The widow of an Afghan man, whose lawyer says was tortured and killed by the Taliban after his identity was revealed in a National Geographic documentary, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the filmmakers in Los Angeles. NBC News' Ellison Barber has more on the allegations.
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May 14, 2025
Iran is ready to immediately agree to a nuclear deal with President Donald Trump, a top adviser to Iran's supreme leader told NBC News on Wednesday.
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May 14, 2025
DOHA, Qatar — President Donald Trump brushed off questions Wednesday over ethical concerns about the growing Middle East footprint of his family business, as his trip in the region takes him to three countries with Trump-branded ventures.
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May 14, 2025
Maikelis Espinoza arrived in Caracas after she was separated from her parents when they were deported from the U.S. in what Venezuela denounced as a kidnapping.
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May 14, 2025
A man was killed following a hot air balloon disaster at a festival in Mexico, officials said.
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May 14, 2025
House Republicans want to tax remittances, which would cover over 40 million people in the U.S., including green card and visa holders who send money to families.
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May 14, 2025
Syrians celebrated after President Donald Trump made the surprise announcement that the U.S. would lift sanctions on the country's economy after 45 years.
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May 14, 2025
Syrians celebrated after President Donald Trump made the surprise announcement that the U.S. would lift sanctions on the country's economy after 45 years.
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May 14, 2025
Israel accused of "unashamedly" imposing inhumane conditions on Palestinians, including the risk of famine, launched a wave of deadly strikes across Gaza.
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May 14, 2025
During President Donald Trump's high-stakes trip to the Middle East, he announced on Wednesday he will be lifting sanctions against Syria "in order to give them a chance at greatness." Meanwhile, Iran is reacting to Trump's offer of an "olive branch" with a top Iranian leader saying "A deal is still possible. If they do what they say, we can definitely have better relations with the U.S." NBC's Richard Engel reports for TODAY from Tehran.
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May 14, 2025
During his trip to the Middle East, President Donald Trump met with Syria's president on Wednesday in the first face-to-face between the leaders of those two countries in 25 years, announcing that he'll end U.S. sanctions against Syria at the Saudi Crown Prince's urging. He also extended an olive branch to Iran but only if it gives up its nuclear ambitions. He also NBC's Peter Alexander reports for TODAY.
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May 14, 2025
President Donald Trump's tariff pause gives China-linked e-commerce sites such as Temu and Shein a temporary window of opportunity to restock U.S.-based warehouses and re-evaluate their supply chain management, experts and insiders say.
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May 14, 2025
Canada's Carney has slammed the U.K.'s invitation to Trump, saying it undermined a united front against the U.S. president's talk of annexing Canada.
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May 14, 2025
The Indian government disputed President Donald Trump's claim that the U.S.-mediated ceasefire between India and Pakistan came about in part because he had offered possible trade concessions.
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May 13, 2025
Kim Kardashian testified in a French courtroom that she thought she was "going to die" when armed robbers forced their way into her Paris apartment, tied her up and stole $9 million of jewelry. NBC News' Raf Sanchez has more on Kardashian's testimony during the robbery trial.
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May 13, 2025
Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of democracy, plain-spoken philosophy and simple lifestyle fascinated people around the world, has died.
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May 13, 2025
President Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia and touted $600 billion in new investment in the U.S. But he's facing growing criticism over his decision to accept an offer from Qatar for a replacement Air Force One jet. NBC News' Garrett Haake reports.
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May 13, 2025
Kim Kardashian testified in the trial of the people accused of robbing her in Paris in 2016, saying she was "hysterical" when they burst into her Paris hotel room and allegedly tied her up. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports on Kardashian's testimony and what happens next in the trial.
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May 13, 2025
The decision follows last month's U.K. Supreme Court ruling that excluded transgender women from the legal definition of "woman."
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May 13, 2025
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would cease sanctions against war-torn Syria "to give them a chance at greatness," as he seeks to strengthen ties to Saudi Arabia and others.
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May 13, 2025
President Trump announced his plans to end sanctions against Syria and work toward normalizing relations with the country's new government following the overthrow of former leader Bashar al-Assad.
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May 13, 2025
The attack on candidate Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez of the Morena party occurred Sunday when she was leading a caravan of supporters through Texistepec.
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May 13, 2025
There are no winners in a trade war, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Latin American leaders and other officials in Beijing on Tuesday, as he sought to project unity with the region a day after the United States and China agreed to slash reciprocal tariffs.
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May 13, 2025
A Paris court on Tuesday found actor Gérard Depardieu guilty of sexual assault on a 2021 film set.
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May 13, 2025
BEIJING — The U.S.-China tariff cuts, even if temporary, address a major pain point: Christmas presents.
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May 13, 2025
Kim Kardashian will testify against a gang of 10 people known as the "grandpa robbers" who are accused of stealing jewelry worth $9 million at gunpoint from her.
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May 13, 2025
Kim Kardashian will testify against a gang of 10 people known as the "grandpa robbers" who are accused of stealing jewelry worth $9 million at gunpoint from her.
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May 13, 2025
Kim Kardashian will testify against a gang of 10 people known as the "grandpa robbers" who are accused of stealing jewelry worth $9 million at gunpoint from her.
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May 12, 2025
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was almost certain to be elected mayor of his home city by a landslide on Monday, unimpeded by his detention at the International Criminal Court on charges of murder as a crime against humanity.
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May 12, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan hat New Delhi would target "terrorist hideouts" across the border again if there were new attacks on India.
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May 12, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan hat New Delhi would target "terrorist hideouts" across the border again if there were new attacks on India.
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May 12, 2025
An attack by a jihadi group in northern Burkina Faso killed more than 100 people, mostly soldiers, an aid worker and local residents said Monday.
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May 12, 2025
A Russian spy ring plotted to trade blood diamonds for weapons in Africa and, supply drones to Russia's military, according to messages shown to a London court.
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May 12, 2025
NBC News' Lester Holt got the chance to shake Pope Leo XIV's hand and speak with him during a brief moment at the Vatican. Holt describes his one-on-one with the pope and what they spoke about.
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May 12, 2025
President Donald Trump announced during a press briefing that Israeli-American Edan Alexander is set to be released by Hamas. If successful, the handover of Alexander, who is believed to be the last living U.S. citizen held in Gaza, will come the day before the president is set to travel to the Middle East.
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May 12, 2025
The Trump administration is preparing to accept a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar as a gift to be used by President Donald Trump as the new Air Force One. NBC News' Vaughn Hillyard breaks down if accepting the luxury gift is legal for a government administration.
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May 12, 2025
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is prepared to meet face-to-face after Russia's Vladimir Putin announced his country is ready for the first direct talks in three years. NBC's Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.
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May 12, 2025
Pope Leo XIV told NBC News' Lester Holt at the Vatican on Monday that people may come back to the church in part because it now has an American-born leader.
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May 12, 2025
Hamas announced it will release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza as part of an effort to reach a ceasefire and get humanitarian aid flowing back into the city after more than two months of a total Israeli blockade. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hasn't committed to a ceasefire and won't release any Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Alexander. NBC's Raf Sanchez reports for TODAY.
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May 12, 2025
Ukrainian authorities said Russian attacks against Ukraine continued on Monday, despite a ceasefire proposed by Europe and Ukraine that Russia did not agree to abide by.
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May 12, 2025
The United States and China have announced that they will dramatically reduce tariffs for 90 days while they negotiate in trade talks. This comes as President Donald Trump is set to leave for the first major foreign trip of this term and is reportedly getting ready to accept a controversial gift of a super luxury jumbo jet from Qatar. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.
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May 12, 2025
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which has been locked in bloody conflict with the Turkish state for more than four decades, decided to disband and end its armed struggle, a news agency close to the group reported Monday.
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May 12, 2025
Pope Leo XIV made an impassioned plea for peace and expressed solidarity with imprisoned journalists in his first news briefing since becoming pontiff on Monday, calling for "the precious gift of free speech and of the press" to be protected.
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May 12, 2025
U.S. Treasury yields moved higher on Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to slash tariffs on each other's goods, in a move welcomed by investors.
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May 12, 2025
Global technology and chip stocks rallied on Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to pause most tariffs on each other's goods.
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May 12, 2025
CHICAGO — As the first pope from the United States and a dual citizen of America and Peru, Pope Leo XIV — a native of the Windy City — is emerging as a symbol of hope for those seeking a more compassionate approach to immigration, standing in sharp contrast to President Donald Trump's divisive policies.
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May 12, 2025
Foot traffic at markets in Indian-controlled Kashmir slowly picked up as India and Pakistan maintained a ceasefire after four days of intense fighting. Vendors welcomed the ceasefire, with one saying seeing "market buzzing" made him happy.
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May 12, 2025
Hamas said that it will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, who is believed to be the last living U.S. citizen held captive in Gaza.
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May 12, 2025
Hamas said that it will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, who is believed to be the last living U.S. citizen held captive in Gaza.
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May 12, 2025
The U.S. and China said they had agreed to a 90-day pause on most of the tariffs they have imposed on each other since last month.
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May 12, 2025
The U.S. and China said they had agreed to a 90-day pause on most of the tariffs they have imposed on each other since last month.
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May 12, 2025
Wall Street stock futures climbed and the dollar firmed against safe haven peers on Monday as signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks boosted hopes a global recession might be avoided.
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May 12, 2025
Wall Street stock futures climbed and the dollar firmed against safe haven peers on Monday as signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks boosted hopes a global recession might be avoided.
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