BTS Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Artist 100 Chart Thanks to ‘Proof’ Debut

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Tens of thousands of Mexicans rally with president to celebrate US decision to delay tariffs
Tens of thousands of people packed into Mexico’s City main plaza on Sunday to celebrate with President Claudia Sheinbaum a decision by the U.S. to postpone tariffs on many of the country’s goods. The crowd clutched large Mexican flags and yelled, “Mexico is to be respected!” as they cheered on Sheinbaum. The celebration comes just days after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico for a month, saying Sheinbaum had made progress on drug smuggling and illegal immigration.
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ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests, his lawyer says
Mahmoud Khalil was taken into custody by agents on Saturday night inside his university-owned residence.
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Iran says it is open to talks about concerns about militarization of its nuclear program
Iran said Sunday it would consider negotiations with the United States if the talks were confined to concerns about the militarization of its nuclear program. In a statement posted on X, the country’s U.N. mission said: “If the objective of negotiations is to address concerns vis-à-vis any potential militarization of Iran’s nuclear program, such discussions may be subject to consideration.”
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TKer: When uncertainty becomes unambiguously high
Far too often, pundits will appear on TV or get quoted in a news article casually saying that "uncertainty is elevated" — when in fact uncertainty may be at normal levels. Because there is always uncertainty, and any implication that there can be periods with no uncertainty is ridiculous.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham: A pause in U.S. help for Ukraine could be 'worse than Afghanistan'
Sen. Lindsey Graham warned of potential disastrous consequences for Ukraine if the Trump administration doesn't restart military aid and intelligence sharing.
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US envoy says Gaza hostage deal possible 'within weeks'
The US envoy who held unprecedented direct talks with Hamas said Sunday the meeting had been "very helpful" and he was confident a hostage release deal could be reached "within weeks.""In the end, I think it was a very helpful meeting," he said, adding: "I think something could come together within weeks...
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University of Pittsburgh student missing on spring break trip to the Dominican Republic
International authorities are searching for a missing University of Pittsburgh student who disappeared while on a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic last week.
Reuters
Mexico's Sheinbaum rallies national pride after US tariff reprieve
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told supporters in a massive rally on Sunday that dialogue and respect had prevailed in achieving a pause on U.S. tariffs and that the sovereignty of Mexico would always come first. Sheinbaum, speaking to thousands of people who gathered in Mexico City's iconic Zocalo square for an event aimed at bolstering national pride, highlighted the economic contributions that Mexico and its people makes to the U.S. economy. U.S. President Donald Trump, who said Mexico and Canada had failed to do enough to stem the flow of the deadly fentanyl opioid and its precursor chemicals into the United States, slapped goods from both countries with 25% tariffs on March 4.
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Air Force intercepts aircraft flying in a restricted zone near Mar-a-Lago
Air Force fighter jets intercepted a civilian aircraft flying in the temporarily restricted airspace near Donald Trump's Florida home Sunday, bringing the number of violations to more than 20 since the president took office on Jan. 20. Jets also conducted an intercept on Saturday morning shortly after Trump arrived at the course from his private Mar-a-Lago club and residence.
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Romanian far-right pro-Russian candidate barred from presidential vote
Romania’s central election authority on Sunday barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in May’s presidential election re-run.
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Largest California Hindu temple vandalized with anti-Indian PM Modi graffiti
Messages against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi were spray painted on the entrance to the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in California.
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Israel cuts electricity to last facility in Gaza receiving Israeli power
Israel says it has cut the flow of electricity to the last facility in Gaza that was still receiving power from the Israel Electric Corporation.
Reuters
US open to minerals partnerships with Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo, which is rich in cobalt, lithium and uranium among other minerals, has been fighting Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who have seized swathes of its territory this year. Talk of a deal with the U.S. - which is also in discussions with Ukraine over a minerals pact - has circulated in Kinshasa for weeks. "The United States is open to discussing partnerships in this sector that are aligned with the Trump Administration's America First Agenda," a State Department spokesperson said, noting that Congo held "a significant share of the world's critical minerals required for advanced technologies."
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Authorities traced this Myrtle Beach wildfire to a South Carolina woman’s backyard. She is now facing charges
A South Carolina woman faces charges after igniting yard debris that burned out of control and allegedly sparked a wildfire that has scorched more than 2,000 acres near Myrtle Beach, the state’s forestry officials said.
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Secret Service shot armed man in confrontation near White House
An armed adult man was shot by US Secret Service personnel on Sunday morning outside the White House, the agency announced shortly after the incident.
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How far could JD Vance go?
Young, ambitious, ideological, and with an apparent chip on his shoulder about establishment intellectuals, Vance brings to mind an earlier vice president – Richard Nixon.
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Syrian government loyalists accused of executing civilians as violence erupts
Armed men loyal to the Syrian government carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country, according to eyewitnesses and video, providing a gruesome picture of a crackdown against remnants of the former Assad regime that spiraled into communal killings.
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Scholars stranded in America and abroad amid funding freeze of state department programs
Aubrey Lay — a Fulbright scholar — was supposed to get paid for three months of work by the U.S. government through his teaching assistantship at a school for Ukrainian refugees in Estonia. Lay is among scholars around the world who depend on State Department funding to participate in long-established programs like Fulbright and who say their payments have been abruptly cut off after getting a notice that officials were reviewing their activities. The move appears to be in line with the White House’s initiative to sharply slash government spending - a shakeup that has affected scores of federal agencies.
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For first time since his hospitalization, Pope Francis shows ‘good response’ to treatment, says Vatican source
The Vatican press office on Saturday described “a good response to therapy” and a “gradual, slight improvement” since the pope’s episodes of acute respiratory failure on Monday.
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Islamic State-linked rebels in fresh attack in eastern Congo kill 9 villagers
Islamic State-linked rebels attacked a village in conflict-battered eastern Congo killing at least nine villagers, a local official and residents said Sunday. The Saturday attack in the village of Ngohi Vuyinga in North Kivu province’s Lubero territory also displaced dozens and several houses burned down, according to Samuel Kagheni, a local civil society leader. Rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces, an IS affiliate in the region, attacked the villagers with guns and machetes while they were at their farms, Kagheni said.

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