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FILE - Weapons that Cuban authorities say were recovered from a speedboat in Cuban waters following a confrontation that left four people dead are displayed during a media presentation in Havana, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

FBI team arrives in Cuba to investigate fatal shooting of US-flagged speedboat

11:38 AM on Thursday, April 2

FBI agents have arrived in Cuba to investigate the fatal shooting of five men aboard a U.S.-flagged speedboat in February that the Cuban government said was trying to infiltrate the island

German artist sentenced by Russian court for carnival display mocking Putin

10:51 AM on Thursday, April 2

A court In Moscow has sentenced a German artist to 8 1/2 years in absentia after convicting him over his carnival creations mocking Russian President Vladimir Putin

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9:00 AM on Thursday, April 2

FILE - In this photo provided by RIA Novosti, Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traore arrives at the Grand Palace at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on May 10, 2025. (Stanislav Krasilnikov/RIA Novosti via AP, file)

Burkina Faso forces killed twice as many civilians as jihadists, rights group says

8:59 AM on Thursday, April 2

Burkina Faso government forces have killed more than twice as many civilians as jihadist groups over two years, Human Rights Watch reports

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8:52 AM on Thursday, April 2

Iambic to Participate in April Investor Conferences

8:00 AM on Thursday, April 2

FILE - Crews walk near the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales before its port call in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

A look at the UK's Royal Navy, which has faced jibe after jibe from Trump and Hegseth

7:17 AM on Thursday, April 2

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been damning of the U.K.’s naval capabilities

Serbian journalists block the traffic outside the offices of Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in protest of mounting attacks and pressure on the media. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

International groups warn of 'spiral of violence' against journalists in Serbia

6:06 AM on Thursday, April 2

International media organizations have joined Serbian journalists in raising concerns about declining press freedoms in Serbia

FILE - Cook Islands Prime Minister, and outgoing Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Mark Brown, speaks at the opening of the annual Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay, File)

New Zealand and Cook Islands sign a defense pact, easing tensions over a China deal

2:00 AM on Thursday, April 2

New Zealand and Cook Islands have signed a defense and security pact, easing over a year of tension between them

FILE - In this image from video circulating on social media, protesters dance and cheer around a bonfire as they take to the streets of Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP, File)

It’s International Fact-Checking Day. Refresh your AI identification skills

12:14 AM on Thursday, April 2

Artificial intelligence-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, particularly when it comes to breaking news

FILE - Migrants deported months ago by the United States to El Salvador under the Trump administration's immigration crackdown arrive at Simon Bolívar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Immigrants seeking asylum are ordered to countries they've never been to, but end up stuck in limbo

12:01 AM on Thursday, April 2

In recent months, thousands of immigrants living legally in the U.S. and waiting for rulings on their asylum claims were suddenly ordered deported to countries where most have no ties

President Donald Trump gestures after speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Takeaways from Trump's address: No end date for Iran war and few details on strategy ahead

5:59 PM on Wednesday, April 1

President Donald Trump sought to explain his rationale for the war against Iran in a primetime address Wednesday

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Trump says US forces will 'finish the job' soon in first prime-time speech since starting Iran war

2:40 AM on Wednesday, April 1

President Donald Trump says U_S_ forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion.”

Today in History: April 2, Pope John Paul II dies at 84

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