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Falling rocks hit hikers on a trail in Canada's Banff National Park, killing 1 and injuring 3
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Falling rocks struck people on a hiking trail in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies, killing one and injuring three others Thursday.Rescuers had rushed to the park in the afternoon after receiving reports that a group of hikers had been struck by the rockslide. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Parks Canada later confirmed one died and three were injured near Bow Glacier Falls.
The site is north of Lake Louise on the Icefields Parkway, about 200 kilometers (124 miles) northwest of Calgary. It is also about 137 kilometers (85... Read More
Erick turns rainmaker after hitting Mexico's Pacific coast as a strong hurricane. 1 dead
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — With a steady rain falling on Acapulco, residents and remaining tourists emerged Thursday evening to walk outside or visit the few open businesses as the remnants of Hurricane Erick scraped by just inland of the resort.Erick came ashore down southern Mexico's Pacific coast in the morning as a Category 3 major hurricane, but it landed in a sparsely populated stretch of coastline between resorts Acapulco and Puerto Escondido.
Authorities reported landslides, blocked highways, downed power lines and some flooding, and late Thursday one death as... Read More
Trump says he'll decide whether US will directly attack Iran within 2 weeks
BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he will decide within two weeks whether the U.S. military will get directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran given the “substantial chance” for renewed negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program, as the two sides attacked one another for a seventh day.Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is buried under a mountain and widely considered to be out of reach of all but America’s “bunker-buster” bombs. His statement... Read More
A Ukrainian fled to Israel. An Iranian missile shattered her new life
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — When Tetiana Kurakova fled Ukraine weeks after Russia invaded in 2022, she thought she had left behind buildings with gaping holes, streets lined with rubble, and the fear felt while hiding from airstrikes.In Israel, friends helped the 40-year-old makeup artist relaunch her career, and she slowly built a life in the coastal city of Bat Yam.
But early Sunday, an Iranian missile tore through the building next to hers, killing nine people, wounding dozens, and damaging or destroying hundreds of homes, including Kurakova’s.
It was the... Read More
Spain rejects NATOâs anticipated 5% defense spending proposal as 'unreasonable'
MADRID (AP) — Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense needs that’s due to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.”Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, in a letter sent on Thursday to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, said that Spain “cannot commit to a specific spending target in terms of GDP” at next week’s NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands.
Any agreement to adopt a new spending guideline must be made with the consensus of all 32 NATO member states. So Sánchez's decision risks derailing next week's... Read More
Top Stories in International News
- Falling rocks hit hikers on a trail in Canada's Banff National Park, killing 1 and injuring 3
- Erick turns rainmaker after hitting Mexico's Pacific coast as a strong hurricane. 1 dead
- Trump says he'll decide whether US will directly attack Iran within 2 weeks
- A Ukrainian fled to Israel. An Iranian missile shattered her new life
- Spain rejects NATOâs anticipated 5% defense spending proposal as 'unreasonable'
- Iran's Arak heavy water reactor, hit by an Israeli airstrike, was part of Tehran's nuclear deal
- Rachel Zegler serenades the crowd for free in a new London production of 'Evita'
- Zelenskyy calls for more pressure on Russia after deadly missile strike in Ukrainian capital Kyiv
- NATO summit brings tight security and disrupts life in The Hague
- Fact Focus: Israeli strikes on Iran nuclear sites pose limited radiation risks
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More- NATO summit brings tight security and disrupts life in The Hague
- EU's top diplomat warns that Russia has a plan for long-term aggression against Europe
- The worldâs most-visited museum shuts down with staff sounding the alarm on mass tourism
- Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits Austria for first time since Russia's full-scale invasion of his country
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Middle East
More- A Ukrainian fled to Israel. An Iranian missile shattered her new life
- Iran's Arak heavy water reactor, hit by an Israeli airstrike, was part of Tehran's nuclear deal
- NATO summit brings tight security and disrupts life in The Hague
- Israel threatens Iran's top leader after missiles damage hospital and wound more than 200
- Iran's leader rejects calls to surrender and warns that intervention would harm the US