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The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sailed past Singapore early on Sunday as it headed home after a grueling deployment in the Middle East. It’s expected to stop in Thailand for a port visit. Associated Press journalists on the Indonesian island of Batam, across the Singapore Strait, spotted the massive vessel as it transited…
The death toll from Wednesday’s devastating flash floods in Nepal and along the border with China has risen to 750, with around 3,000 people still missing, as rescue operations entered their fourth day. Nepal’s disaster agency said the death toll had climbed to 734 with 2,498 people missing, while Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and…
Ontario’s head of government on Saturday erected a sign by Lake Ontario that reads “Lake Ontario – Now and Always” and criticized President Trump after he signed an executive order to rename the body of water that connects the Canadian province and the state of New York. “I’m here on the shores of beautiful Lake…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday the country’s authorities had opened an investigation and were looking into possible official “negligence” after a Russian drone strike on a warehouse near Kyiv triggered a large detonation and killed at least 27 people. “There are regulations in place – ammunition cannot be stored near homes or other residential…
President Trump announced a deal Friday to grant the United States majority control of over 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves β as the Trump administration angles to get oil companies to return to the country after a U.S. military operation replaced the country’s leadership earlier this year. Mr. Trump said in a…
The head of the U.S. military’s Central Command, Adm. Brad Cooper, has echoed President Trump’s insistence that the Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes are clear of sea mines, saying they are “open, and momentum is building.”Β He acknowledged, however, that vessels still seek direct U.S. military protection to use the vital waterway, which Iran has…
Rescue teams were searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border on Thursday after a catastrophic, deadly torrent of floods and mud swept through several communities a day earlier following a glacial collapse. The head of Nepal’s tourism board told CBS News that 65 U.S. nationals were among those missing in the wake…
Europe’s soccer governing body is asking a U.S. federal court for permission to obtain testimony and documents from FIFA entities in Florida that it could use in a planned criminal complaint against embattled FIFA President Gianni Infantino. In a court filing on Thursday, UEFA said it is preparing a criminal complaint in Swiss courts against…
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died, her studio said Thursday. She was 97. Kusama died Aug. 14 at a hospital in Tokyo, Yayoi Kusama Studio said. “She continued to paint until her final days, never setting aside her brush, and…
At least 160 people were killed in Nepal and more than 400, most of them foreigners, were listed as missing on Wednesday after flash flooding tore through valleys in the Himalayan country’s northern border areas, according to authorities.Β The flash floods decimated villages, slamming into houses, roads, bridges and power plants. Videos broadcast by regional…