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April 20, 2025 7:22 AM

Zelenskyy says Russia trying to create 'impression of ceasefire' as attacks continue

Zelenskyy said that Russia must fully adhere to the ceasefire conditions and reiterated Ukraine's offer to extend the truce for 30 days, starting midnight Sunday.

by The Associated Press

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April 19, 2025 2:18 PM

Netanyahu says Israel has 'no choice' but to continue fighting in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has “no choice” but to continue fighting in Gaza. He says Israel will not end the war before destroying Hamas, freeing the hostages and ensuring that the territory won’t present a threat.

by The Associated Press

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April 19, 2025 11:36 AM

Putin calls an Easter ceasefire as Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of POWs

The Russian president announced a temporary ceasefire, citing humanitarian reasons, as Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds of captured soldiers.

by The Associated Press

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April 19, 2025 8:29 AM

Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea unified Christian doctrine.

by The Associated Press

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April 19, 2025 8:20 AM

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in 48 hours, Palestinians say

Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 90 people have been killed by Israeli strikes in 48 hours. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants.

by The Associated Press

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April 18, 2025 8:04 AM

U.S. strikes on a Yemeni oil port kill 74 people, Houthis say, in deadliest attack of Trump campaign

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say the toll from U.S. airstrikes targeting oil port jumped to 74 people killed and 171 others wounded.

by The Associated Press

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April 18, 2025 6:43 AM

A Maryland senator visits his wrongfully deported constituent in El Salvador

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen went to El Salvador to lobby for the release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, whose deportation has gripped the U.S. He isn’t the only lawmaker with such a trip in mind.

by Rachel Treisman

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April 17, 2025 1:52 PM

Amid a rift in the Canada-U.S. relationship, MPR News checks in with our northern neighbors

MPR News host Angela Davis and MPR News senior economics contributor Chris Farrell headed to Thunder Bay, Ontario to hear how people who live near the Minnesota-Canada border feel about the changing relationship between the countries. “Our Canada Connections” airs Monday at 9 a.m.

by Nina Moini, Angela Davis, Chris Farrell and Cari Dwyer

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April 17, 2025 5:57 AM

Vatican opens solemn run-up to Easter with recovering Pope Francis on the sidelines

The Vatican is opening the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines. The 88-year-old Francis was a no-show at the start of the Holy Thursday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.

by The Associated Press

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April 16, 2025 5:35 AM

U.K. high court says trans women don’t meet definition of women under equalities law

Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges at the court had ruled unanimously that “the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex.”

by The Associated Press

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International

Zelenskyy says Russia trying to create 'impression of ceasefire' as attacks continue

Netanyahu says Israel has 'no choice' but to continue fighting in Gaza

Putin calls an Easter ceasefire as Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of POWs

Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in 48 hours, Palestinians say

U.S. strikes on a Yemeni oil port kill 74 people, Houthis say, in deadliest attack of Trump campaign

A Maryland senator visits his wrongfully deported constituent in El Salvador

Amid a rift in the Canada-U.S. relationship, MPR News checks in with our northern neighbors

Vatican opens solemn run-up to Easter with recovering Pope Francis on the sidelines

U.K. high court says trans women don’t meet definition of women under equalities law

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