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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi vowed revenge against Israel following a deadly airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria on Tuesday. Raisi called the attack – for which Israel has not confirmed responsibility – a “cowardly crime” and said it would “not go unanswered.” Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also promised that “Israel will be punished.” Iranian leaders also said …

An earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, killing nine, injuring hundreds, collapsing buildings in a southern city and sparking a brief tsunami warning for southern Japanese islands. Taiwan’s fire department said nine people have died in the mountainous, sparsely populated eastern county of Hualien, where the earthquake’s epicenter was located. More than 800 people were injured in …

The World Central Kitchennonprofit founded by celebrity chef Jose Andres announced Tuesday that it is pausing all its operations in Gaza after seven of its food aid workers – including a dual U.S.-Canadian citizen – were killed by an “unforgivable” Israeli airstrike. The group said its team was “traveling in a deconflicted zone in two armored cars branded with the …

A Peruvian archbishop who sued two journalists over their reports about sexual abuse and financial corruption in his religious movement, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, has resigned amid a Vatican investigation. Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Piura Archbishop José Eguren. At 67, he is several years shy of the normal retirement age for bishops of 75. The Vatican didn’t …

Austria will step up police checks near its border with Germany after its neighbor legalized the possession of limited amounts of cannabis for recreational use, the country’s top security official said Tuesday. Germany’s new rules went into force Monday, legalizing possession by adults of up to 25 grams (nearly 1 ounce) of marijuana for recreational purposes and allowing individuals to …

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday that Hamas has “ceased to function as a military organization in most parts of the Gaza Strip.” The comments from Gallant came during an operational briefing before Israel’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in Tel Aviv. Gallant relayed Israel’s progress in dismantling Hamas in the Gaza Strip as well as ongoing efforts to …

World Autism Awareness Day is celebrated on April 2 each year, and 2024 marks the 17th annual celebration. One in 36 children and 1 in 45 adults in the United States have autism, according to Autism Speaks. On April 2, you can mark the occasion by spreading awareness, showing your support by wearing blue and educating yourself about autism. RESEARCHERS …

A 12-year-old suspect was arrested in Finland on Tuesday morning after a shooting at a primary school left one student dead and two other 12-year-olds wounded. Police responded to the shooting at Viertola Primary School in the city of Vantaa shortly after 7 a.m. local time, according to Sky News. The victims were transported to a hospital for medical treatment. …

Pope Francis has exposed the political “maneuvers” used to sway votes during the two most recent elections of popes, while denying he is planning to reform the process for future conclaves, in a book-length interview published Tuesday. The confidential revelations are contained in “The Successor: My Memories of Benedict XVI,” in which the Argentine pope reflects on his relationship with …

Recalling the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel — nearly six months ago now — IDF soldier Shalom Shitrit, 20, stood on one leg with crutches and addressed over 1,200 people at The Armon Hotel & Conference in Stamford, Connecticut, on March 2, 2024, to reveal what happened to him. “I had no idea that the next few minutes were …