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A drone armed with a warhead hit the protective outer shell of Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant. Friday's strike damaged the shell and briefly started a fire. Kyiv blamed Russia, while the Kremlin denied it was responsible. The U.N.…

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian lawmakers have approved an additional $200 million for the health sector as part of its 2025 spending plan to offset the shortfall from U.S. aid cuts. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country with more than 200…

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the U.S. President Donald Trump spoke about easing tariffs, resolving trade issues and shoring up defense ties in a meeting at the White House on Thursday. Even though Trump…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Friday he would communicate more with the U.S. over President Donald Trump’s concerns over the chip industry and invest more in the U.S, hours after Trump ordered reciprocal tariffs…

HARBIN, China (AP) — The Philippines curling team has been rocking it in Harbin, claiming the tropical country’s first Asian Winter Games medal with a victory in Friday’s men’s final against South Korea. The team of Marc Pfister, Alan Frei,…

Graham Ike's 18 points helped the Gonzaga Bulldogs defeated the San Francisco Dons 88-77. The Bulldogs moved to 19-7 with the win and the Dons fell to 20-7.

Led by Devin Tillis' 22 points, including a tip-in at the buzzer, the UC Irvine Anteaters defeated the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 62-60. The Anteaters are now 21-4 on the season, while the Gauchos moved to 16-9.

Much of the Eastern U.S. braced for a renewed round of harsh, soggy weather on Saturday, with thunderstorms and melting snow combining to pound the Ohio and Tennessee valleys. The lower Mississippi valley was facing the threat of strong…

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying coal miners in restive southwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 11 people and wounding five others, officials said. The attack happened in Harnai, a district in…

HONG KONG (AP) — TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the U.S., after President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a TikTok ban. TikTok, which is operated by Chinese technology firm ByteDance, was removed from…

Record high egg prices prompted Nevada lawmakers to unanimously back suspending their cage-free egg law, but the six other states with similar laws in effect have shown no sign of dropping them even if it might help lower grocery bills. By…

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Kusal Mendis scored his fifth century and Dunith Wellalage took four wickets as Sri Lanka beat Australia by 174 runs in the second one-day international on Friday and swept the two-match series 2-0. Sri Lanka made…

Led by Stefan Todorovic's 24 points, the Pepperdine Waves defeated the San Diego Toreros 88-81. The Waves improved to 10-16 with the victory and the Toreros fell to 4-23.

The Pacific Tigers defeated the Loyola Marymount Lions 83-58 led by Lamar Washington's 31 points. The Tigers are now 9-19 on the season, while the Lions dropped to 15-11.

Led by Cayden Ward's 19 points, the Cal Poly Mustangs defeated the Cal State Fullerton Titans 98-83. The Mustangs moved to 10-15 with the win and the Titans fell to 6-20.