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25 killed, 1,000 injured in huge Iran port blast
25 killed, fires still burning in huge Iran port blast
25 killed, fires still burning in huge Iran port blast

Fires were still blazing on Sunday after a massive explosion tore through Iran's largest commercial port the day before, killing at least 25 people and leaving hundreds more injured, according to local media.

April 27, 2025

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India and Pakistan troops exchange fire in Kashmir
India and Pakistan troops exchange fire in Kashmir

Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire in disputed Kashmir for a third night in a row, officials said Sunday, as relations between the nuclear-armed rivals plunged to their lowest level in years.

April 27, 2025

Eighteen killed, fires still burning in huge Iran port blast
Eighteen killed, fires still burning in huge Iran port blast

Fires were blazing Sunday a day after a massive explosion tore through Iran's largest commercial port, killing at least 18 people and wounding 800 others, according to state media.

April 27, 2025

No handshake at muted India-Pakistan border ceremony
No handshake at muted India-Pakistan border ceremony

With swaggering soldiers giving high kicks set to booming patriotic music cheered on by crowds, it was the usual daily border ceremony between nuclear-armed arch-rivals India and Pakistan.

April 27, 2025

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Continuity or rupture: what direction for the next pope?
Continuity or rupture: what direction for the next pope?

For years, traditionalists raged at Pope Francis's liberal approach. The question now is whether his successor will walk the same path, or take the Catholic Church in a new direction.

April 27, 2025

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Doves, deaths and rations: Papal elections over time
Doves, deaths and rations: Papal elections over time

Cardinals electing Pope Francis's successor will have an easier time than many of their predecessors, who endured spartan conditions and were even locked up so long that some of them died.

April 27, 2025