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Crews prepare for demolition at Francis Scott Key bridge collapse site

The steel span landed on the ship's bow after the Dali lost power and crashed into one of the bridge's support columns shortly after leaving Baltimore

Canada arrests fourth Indian for suspected role in Hardeep Nijjar's killing

Amardeep Singh, 22, a resident of Brampton, Surrey, and Abbotsford areas of Canada, has been charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder

Ceasefire in Gaza war possible 'tomorrow' if Hamas releases hostages: Biden

This comes after Israeli and Hamas negotiating teams left Cairo, Egypt without a deal earlier this week

Being forced to endure 'Biden show trial' in hush money case, says Trump

Blasting the Democratic president a total moron, Trump before a crowd of tens of thousands repeatedly characterized the cases against him as politically motivated and to harm his ability to campaign

Flooding to worsen in Brazil's south, where many who remain are poor

More than 15 centimeter of rain could fall over the weekend and will probably worsen flooding, according to the Friday afternoon bulletin from Brazil's national meteorology institute

Trump risks $100 mn tax bill if IRS audit on Chicago tower dispute lost

Trump's presidential campaign provided a statement in son Eric Trump's name saying the IRS inquiry was settled years ago, only to be brought back to life once my father ran for office

US rate cuts: Cooling core inflation will offer minimal relief to Fed

Compared with April 2023, the core CPI is projected to rise 3.6 per cent. While that annual increase would be the smallest in three years, it's still running too fast to placate Federal Reserve policy

US presidential polls: Trump campaign not considering Haley as running mate

Trump is in no hurry to pick a running mate, according to advisers. He will not be formally nominated until the Republican convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July

Solar storm puts light show across globe, no serious problems reported

But the Federal Emergency Management Agency said that as of early Saturday morning, no FEMA region had reported any significant impact from the storms

5 Ukraine villages taken, says Russia as over 1,700 civilians try to flee

Ukrainian officials haven't officially confirmed whether Russian had taken the villages, which lie in a contested gray zone on the border of Ukraine's Kharkiv region and Russia

Floods likely to worsen in Brazil's South, where many who remain are poor

As of Saturday morning, heavy rains were falling in northern Rio Grande do Sul, while Porto Alegre and the southern part of the state were receiving drizzle

As IDF continues to advance towards Rafah, Hamas releases hostage video

Hamas released a video saying that Nadav Popplewell, who was taken hostage from the southern Israeli community of Kibbutz Nirim, died after being wounded in an Israeli strike in Gaza

China new bank loans fall more than expected in April to 730 bn yuan

Chinese banks extended 730 billion yuan ($101 billion) in new yuan loans in April, down sharply from 3.09 trillion yuan in March and falling short of analysts' expectations, according to bank's data

Strong solar storm hits Earth, disrupts Musk's Starlink satellites

Starlink owns around 60% of the roughly 7,500 satellites orbiting Earth and is a dominant player in satellite internet

Over 300 killed as flash floods, heavy rains wreak havoc in Afghanistan: UN

The World Food Agency said Saturday it was distributing fortified biscuits to the survivors of one of the many floods that hit Afghanistan over the last few weeks following unusually heavy rainfall

Kate Middleton 'doing well' after cancer diagnosis, says Prince William

The 42-year-old Princess of Wales appealed for her family to have time, space and privacy when she announced her diagnosis of an undisclosed form of cancer on March 22

Pakistan's newly appointed Dy Prime Minister Dar to visit China next week

Dar, who is also the foreign minister, will co-chair the 5th Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi

Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman's visit to Pakistan postponed

He was earlier expected to arrive in Islamabad on May 19 on a two-day visit

To expand ops, Israel orders new evacuations in the S Gaza city of Rafah

Israel's move into Rafah has so far been short of the full-scale invasion that it has planned

IIT-IIM graduates act as big talent pool: Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong

Citing the community of workers from India here now, Lee said Singaporeans notice their influx as the numbers are 'not small'