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An alligator kills a Florida woman after tipping over her canoe, investigators say | World News

Representative Photo (Photo: AP) ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA: An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter. The attack happened Tuesday afternoon near the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake Kissimmee, south of Orlando, the Florida Fish and Wildlife […]

Cardinals enter Sistine Chapel to start centuries-old secret ritual to elect a new pope | World News

VATICAN CITY: With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, opening the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history. Two by two, the cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel chanting the meditative “Litany […]

Disney to build its 7th theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates | World News

Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista (Photo: AP) Disney will build its seventh theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates, the entertainment company said Wednesday. The waterfront resort will be built on Yas Island on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi city, already home to Formula One’s Abu […]

JD Vance trolled for his ‘joking’ threat to FIFA World Cup fans: ‘Everybody’s welcome but when the time is up…’

JD Vance jokingly said fans coming to the US to watch FIFA World Cup would be deported if they overstay. Social media users said no body laughed at his joke. The Donald Trump administration has made sure that next year’s FIFA World Cup will not give a leeway to foreign visitors to overstay in the […]

Kremlin says taking ‘all measures’ to protect May 9 parade | World News

Representative Image (Photo: AP) MOSCOW: The Kremlin was forced Wednesday to say it was taking “all necessary measures” to ensure the safety of foreign leaders set to attend its flagship May 9 parade after a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks closed airports across the country, disrupting hundreds of flights.Moscow and Kyiv traded a barrage of […]

Sri Lanka ruling party wins local elections | World News

Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Photo: AP) Colombo, May 07, 2025 -Sri Lanka’s leftist government won local council elections but with significantly lower margins, in its first test since sweeping national polls last year, official results showed on Wednesday.President Anura Kumara Dissanayake‘s coalition received the most votes in 265 out of the 339 councils, […]

Kenya court fines teens for trying to smuggle protected ants | World News

NAIROBI: A Kenyan court on Wednesday fined four people, including two Belgian teenagers, more than $7,000 for attempting to smuggle thousands of live ants out of the country.The case has received considerable attention after the Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) accused the four of engaging in “bio-piracy”.David Lornoy and Seppe Lodewijckx, both 18 of Belgium, Duh […]

Scripps National Spelling Bee tweaks its rules to make ‘spell-off’ tiebreaker less likely | World News

Scripps National Spelling Bee tweaks its rules to make ‘spell-off’ tiebreaker less likely (Photo: AP) The Scripps National Spelling Bee won’t be so quick to force spellers into a lightning-round tiebreaker to decide a champion this year, a shift that follows criticism of the abrupt ending to last year’s competition. Scripps has eliminated its requirement […]

UNAIDS to slash workforce by more than half as funding by US and other big donors disappears | World News

UNAIDS to slash workforce by more than half as funding by US and other big donors disappears (Photo: AP) The UN agency that fights HIV plans to slash its workforce by more than half and move many posts to cheaper locations as a result of drastic funding cuts from longtime donors in the United States, […]

Airbus chief calls for Boeing tariffs if US-EU talks fail | World News

The head of Airbus said on Tuesday that Europe should impose tariffs on imports of Boeing aircraft if negotiations over US President Donald Trump’s trade war fail.Trump has rolled out a “baseline” levy of 10 percent on goods from around the world but he has suspended a higher tariff of 20 percent on European Union […]