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Liberal mayor and conservative historian headed to presidential runoff in Poland, exit poll suggests

Liberal mayor and conservative historian headed to presidential runoff in Poland, exit poll suggests

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski and a conservative historian, Karol Nawrocki, emerged as the front-runners in Poland's presidential election Sunday, according to an exit poll, putting them on track to face off in a second
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Israel says it will allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza after nearly 3 months of blockade

Israel says it will allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza after nearly 3 months of blockade

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel announced Sunday it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza after a nearly three-month blockade to avoid a “hunger crisis,” days after global experts on food crises warned of famine .
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Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found.
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Suicide attacker in Somali capital kills 13 at a military recruitment center

Suicide attacker in Somali capital kills 13 at a military recruitment center

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A suicide bomber in the Somali capital on Sunday targeted young recruits waiting to register at a military camp, killing at least 13 and wounding 21 others, witnesses said.
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Mexican tall ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge, snapping masts and killing 2 crew members

Mexican tall ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge, snapping masts and killing 2 crew members

NEW YORK (AP) — A Mexican navy sailing ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday, snapping its three masts, killing two crew members and leaving some sailors dangling from harnesses high in the air waiting for
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Portugal holds its third general election in 3 years but the vote might not restore stability

Portugal holds its third general election in 3 years but the vote might not restore stability

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Voters in Portugal returned to the polls on Sunday for a third general election in three years, as the country’s increasingly fragmented political landscape defies efforts to unite behind policies on pressing national issues s
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Pope Leo XIV vows to work for unity so Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world

Pope Leo XIV vows to work for unity so Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural Mass in St.
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Russia launches biggest drone attack on Ukraine since start of war, killing at least 1

Russia launches biggest drone attack on Ukraine since start of war, killing at least 1

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia overnight launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022. Russia fired a total of 273 exploding drones and decoys, Ukraine’s air force said Sunday.
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Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in Kentucky

Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in Kentucky

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — At least 27 people have been killed by storms systems that swept across part of the U.S. Midwest and South, with Kentucky Gov.
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One person killed in explosion outside fertility clinic; police say act was ‘intentional’

One person killed in explosion outside fertility clinic; police say act was ‘intentional’

The FBI says the explosion that damaged a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, was an “intentional act of terrorism.
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