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Disgraced Cardinal Becciu formally withdraws from participation in conclave to elect pope

VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican鈥檚鈥渢rial of the century鈥� announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope for 鈥渢he good of the church,鈥� ending days of drama that

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Authorities believe crash through Illinois after-school building that killed 4 wasn鈥檛 targeted

CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) 鈥� Authorities said Tuesday they believe a crash through an Illinois after-school building that killed three kids and one teenager wasn鈥檛 targeted.

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Spain and Portugal focus on cause of huge blackout with power almost fully restored

MADRID (AP) 鈥� The cause of Spain and Portugal's widespread blackouts remained a mystery on Tuesday, with some isolated disruption remaining after power was largely restored to both countries.

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Vehicle smashes through Illinois building, killing 4 young people and injuring others

CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) 鈥� A car smashed through a building Monday afternoon, killing four young people and injuring several others during an after-school program in a small city outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said.

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Israel's domestic security chief says he will step down in June, defusing battle with Netanyahu

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) 鈥� The head of Israel鈥檚 internal security service says he will resign in June over the failure of his agency to warn of Hamas鈥� Oct. 7, 2023, attacks 鈥� defusing an escalating battle with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Houthi rebels say a US airstrike that hit Yemen prison holding African migrants kills 68

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� Yemen鈥檚 Houthi rebels on Monday alleged a U.S. airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants, killing at least 68 people and wounding 47 others. The U.S. military said it was investigating.

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Conclave to elect a new pope will start on May 7 as cardinals get to know one another

Catholic cardinals have delayed the secret voting to elect Pope Francis's successor for two days, to May 7.

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Russia declares a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for next week to mark Victory Day in World War II

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) 鈥� Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire next week in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II as the U.S. presses for a deal to end the 3-year-old war .

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Major power outage in Spain and Portugal knocks out subway networks, traffic lights and ATMs

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) 鈥� A blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, halting subway and railway trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic lights and ATMs for millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula.

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Palestinian envoy tells UN court Israel is killing Gaza civilians. Israel says it鈥檚 being persecuted

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) 鈥� A Palestinian diplomat told the United Nations鈥� top court on Monday that Israel is killing and displacing civilians and targeting aid workers in Gaza, in a case that Israel criticized as part of its "systematic persecuti

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