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Overheating chemicals tank in California no longer at risk of exploding, fire officials say

A chemical tank in California that appeared at risk of exploding has stabilized, local fire officials said on May 25, resolving what authorities said could have been a "worst-case catastrophic event."

Trump calls on Muslim nations to sign Abraham Accords with Israel as part of Iran war deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has asked countries including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan ​and Turkey to join the Abraham Accords en masse to normalize relations ‌with Israel as part of an agreement with Iran.

Pope Leo XIV Apologizes for the Holy See’s Own Role in Legitimizing Slavery

Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the role the Holy See itself played in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”

Emerging proposal to end Iran War met with backlash from some Republicans

President Donald Trump’s emerging deal to end the Iran war is drawing heavy criticism from some fellow Republicans who favor a harder line against the government in Tehran and fear a lost opportunity to finally rein in a longtime Mideast nemesis.