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With US-Iran talks stalled, diplomatic efforts expand to unlikely European players

With US-Iran talks stalled, diplomatic efforts expand to unlikely European players

Faced with an increasingly bellicose Iran as talks to end the war have stalled, the Trump administration appears to be reaching out to a broader swath of countries that might be able to help pressure Tehran or ease its hardline position where traditional mediators have not succeeded so far. Read More.

Wife of US soldier is removed from deportation flight and released from federal immigration custody

A U.S. soldier's wife who spent more than a month in federal immigration detention said she is back home after officers removed her from a deportation flight to Brazil. Read More.

Hope reborn in Colombia as signs of life emerge under earthquake debris

Rescuers reported apparent signs of life under the rubble in two of the Colombian cities hit hardest by a massive earthquake, rekindling hopes Friday that more people could be found alive. Read More.

Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House ballroom construction continue during appeal

President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the work. Read More.

 

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How to help after Colombia's devastating earthquake

Just weeks after twin earthquakes devastated Venezuela, neighboring Colombia suffered its own deadly temblor Monday, leaving responders, volunteers and loved ones desperately searching for missing people and tending to those displaced or injured. Read More.

He wandered two quake-shattered landscapes. Now an AP photographer reflects on what his lens saw

He moved through the aftermath of two deadly earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia, documenting the damage to structures, neighborhoods and — most importantly — human lives. All through it, Associated Press photographer Fernando Vergara kept one thing top of mind: the responsibility of photographing people living through their worst moments. Read More.

AP Exclusive: US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity

The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families, part of an effort by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to redirect the education system toward patriotic values and classical learning. Read More.

Italian Carabinieri recover stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse artworks worth millions

Italian authorities recovered three artworks by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros that were stolen earlier this year from a private museum near the northern city of Parma, police said Friday. Five people were detained. Read More.

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