Evacuations Ordered as Carolinas Face Growing Wildfires
North Carolina declares emergency for Polk County fire complex with three active blazes, one 1.9 square miles and another 2.8, with homes lost and 50 percent containment on another. South Carolina issues state of emergency as Table Rock Fire surpasses 300 acres amid downed hurricane debris. NJ Forest Fire Service fights Wharton State Forest blaze near 2.7 square miles, 50 percent contained, two camps evacuated.
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Cannon
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Stokes County
Virginia
Henry McMaster
Pickens County
Table Rock
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McMaster
South Carolina Forestry Commission
Table Rock Mountain
Forestry Commission
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Israel strikes Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis Gaza
The Gaza Health Ministry says Israel struck the surgical building of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, killing one and injuring others as a large fire erupted. Israel confirmed hitting a Hamas militant facility there amid widespread civilian displacement and mounting casualties in the Gaza war.
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Hamas
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Seven killed as Moscow drone attack hits Ukraine
Ukraine reports at least seven dead after Russia fired a large drone barrage across the country including Kyiv. The strikes precede indirect ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia with Ukraine and Russia. 147 drones were launched, 97 were shot down and 25 failed to reach targets due to countermeasures.
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Pope Francis Returns Home After Five Week Hospital Stay
Pope Francis, 88, is back at the Vatican after a life threatening double pneumonia hospitalization of five weeks. He rode in a white Fiat 500L and briefly visited St Mary Major basilica on the way home, then began two months of prescribed rest.
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Francis
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Gemelli Hospital
St. Mary Major Basilica
Rome
Carney and Poilievre Launch Canadian Election Campaign
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative challenger Pierre Poilievre began their campaigns amid a US trade war and Trump annexation threats. Carney outlined a five week race ending April 28 and warned of a sovereignty crisis caused by President Trump. Poilievre remains the main rival as tensions disrupt anticipated decisive victory for conservatives.
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Mark Carney
U.S
Donald Trump
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U S lifts bounties on three senior Taliban figures
Kabul officials say the United States removed rewards for Sirajuddin Haqqani Abdul Aziz Haqqani and Yahya Haqqani. The interior minister also heads a network blamed for major attacks incl. the Serena Hotel strike that killed six, including a U.S. citizen. A Taliban official cites prisoner release as a sign of moving toward progress with the U.S.
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Sirajuddin Haqqani
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Thor David Hessa
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Rewards For Justice
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Haqqani
Abdul Aziz Haqqani
Yahya Haqqani
Foreign Ministry
Zakir Jalaly
Taliban
George Glezmann
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