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Today: April 21, 2026
Today: April 21, 2026

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Pope heads to Equatorial Guinea after denouncing authoritarians

Pope Leo sets off on Tuesday for Equatorial Guinea, led by the world's longest-serving president, on the final

Pope heads to Equatorial Guinea after denouncing authoritarians
Economy|Education|Environment|Travel|World

Pope's visit to Equatorial Guinea is a diplomatic challenge as he closes his Africa trip

Pope Leo XIV is heading to Equatorial Guinea for the final leg of his four-nation African journey

Pope's visit to Equatorial Guinea is a diplomatic challenge as he closes his Africa trip
Arts|Celebrity|Interview|Lifestyle|Sports|World

Eileen Gu is at the top of her sport. Now, she’s out to fight ‘the bad guys’

Eileen Gu is at the top of her sport. Now, she’s out to fight ‘the bad guys’

Eileen Gu is at the top of her sport. Now, she’s out to fight ‘the bad guys’
Asia|Crime|Political|World

Myanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty

Myanmar's new President Min Aung Hlaing has approved an amnesty for 4,335 prisoners, state television reported on Friday, the third such move in the past six months. 

Myanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Jailed Palestinians fear death by hanging without due process under new Israeli law

Palestinians in

Jailed Palestinians fear death by hanging without due process under new Israeli law
Africa|Travel|World

Pope demands the 'chains of corruption' be broken during visit to Cameroon

Pope Leo XIV has arrived in the central African nation of Cameroon on the second leg of his Africa tour

Pope demands the 'chains of corruption' be broken during visit to Cameroon
Americas|Arts|Crime|Opinion|Political|World

As freed prisoners celebrate in Cuba, human rights groups demand clarity and release of protesters

Families wrapped their arms around freed loved ones outside Cuban prisons on Friday

As freed prisoners celebrate in Cuba, human rights groups demand clarity and release of protesters
Crime|Europe|World

Judges say ICC prosecutor in sexual misconduct inquiry can potentially resume work, documents show

According to documents viewed by The Associated Press, a three-judge panel says the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court can potentially resume his duties following a sexual misconduct investigation

Judges say ICC prosecutor in sexual misconduct inquiry can potentially resume work, documents show
Americas|Crime|Political|World

Cuba will release 51 people from prison in an unexpected move

Cuba’s government says it will release 51 people from prisons in an unexpected move

Cuba will release 51 people from prison in an unexpected move
MidEast|Sports|World

Seven members of Iranian women’s soccer team granted visas as rest of squad leaves Australia

Seven members of Iranian women’s soccer team granted visas as rest of squad leaves Australia

Seven members of Iranian women’s soccer team granted visas as rest of squad leaves Australia
Arts|Crime|Europe|Political|World

Belarus leader pardons 18 prisoners in an effort to improve ties with the US

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 18 more prisoners as part of his recent effort at a rapprochement with the United States

Belarus leader pardons 18 prisoners in an effort to improve ties with the US
Crime|World

The faces of Mexico’s disappeared haunt this city's streets. Families worry they will be wiped away

The faces of Mexico’s disappeared paint the streets of Mexico’s second biggest city of Guadalajara

The faces of Mexico’s disappeared haunt this city's streets. Families worry they will be wiped away
Crime|Education|Opinion|Political

When civil rights protesters are killed, some deaths – generally those of white people – resonate more

From the civil rights era of the 1960s until today, white victims of government violence have received disproportionate attention.

When civil rights protesters are killed, some deaths – generally those of white people – resonate more
Crime|Health|Political|World

Teen daughter of a Chicago man detained in an immigration case dies from a rare cancer

A Chicago teen who spoke out for her father’s release after he was detained last fall by immigration officials has died after battling a rare form of cancer

Teen daughter of a Chicago man detained in an immigration case dies from a rare cancer
Arts|Asia|Business|Crime|Europe|Political|World

China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security case

Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law

China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security case
Crime|Education|Health|Lifestyle|World

Families in hiding and defiant observers: This is Minneapolis in the wake of the so-called ICE ‘drawdown’

Families in hiding and defiant observers: This is Minneapolis in the wake of the so-called ICE ‘drawdown’

Families in hiding and defiant observers: This is Minneapolis in the wake of the so-called ICE ‘drawdown’
Crime|Health|Political|US|World

Government must reach agreement on right to counsel for people at Minnesota ICE facility, judge says

A federal judge has given the government until next Thursday to reach an agreement with human rights lawyers in Minnesota

Government must reach agreement on right to counsel for people at Minnesota ICE facility, judge says
Sports|World

‘We can’t win this alone’: Ukraine’s flag bearer urges world not to forget war, hints at protest over IOC’s neutral policy

‘We can’t win this alone’: Ukraine’s flag bearer urges world not to forget war, hints at protest over IOC’s neutral policy

‘We can’t win this alone’: Ukraine’s flag bearer urges world not to forget war, hints at protest over IOC’s neutral policy
Crime|Political|World

Father of 5-year-old detained in Minnesota disputes government assertion he abandoned the boy

The father of a 5-year-old boy detained by immigration officers in Texas denies abandoning his son

Father of 5-year-old detained in Minnesota disputes government assertion he abandoned the boy
Americas|Crime|Europe|Political|World

How government killings and kidnappings in Argentina drove mothers to resist and revolt − and eventually win

After the regime ‘disappeared’ their children, Argentina’s Madres de la Plaza de Maya relentlessly demanded justice – and exposed the atrocities of a dictatorship.

How government killings and kidnappings in Argentina drove mothers to resist and revolt − and eventually win
Arts|Crime|Health|Lifestyle|Opinion|World

More than 7 months after an antisemitic attack in Boulder, a family who says they knew nothing is still detained by ICE

More than 7 months after an antisemitic attack in Boulder, a family who says they knew nothing is still detained by ICE

More than 7 months after an antisemitic attack in Boulder, a family who says they knew nothing is still detained by ICE
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Trump admin deports Iranians for first time since brutal crackdown on protests

Trump admin deports Iranians for first time since brutal crackdown on protests

Trump admin deports Iranians for first time since brutal crackdown on protests
Crime|World

‘Utterly Stateless’: Inside a detention camp for ISIS-linked women and children amid escalating uncertainty in Syria

‘Utterly Stateless’: Inside a detention camp for ISIS-linked women and children amid escalating uncertainty in Syria

‘Utterly Stateless’: Inside a detention camp for ISIS-linked women and children amid escalating uncertainty in Syria
Arts|Crime|Political|Sports|World

T-wolves and Warriors return to play in 'bizarre, sad' game with grieving Minneapolis on their minds

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors have returned to the court after their game was postponed following the fatal shooting of a man in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers

T-wolves and Warriors return to play in 'bizarre, sad' game with grieving Minneapolis on their minds