Biggest plane crashes in recent world history

A string of crashes this year has brought attention to air travel, which remains overwhelmingly safe. Here are some of the most recent details.

China’s rare earth minerals included in new trade deal, Trump says

Details are being released about the new trade and tariff deal reached between President Trump and China, which includes rare minerals and Chinese students attending American universities.

Bill Gates reveals where 99% of his fortune will go

Microsoft founder Bill Gates gave more details this week about where his vast fortune will go, just weeks after revealing that he will give away 99% of it.

New Trump travel ban for national security sparks uncertainty and questions

The new order bans travelers from 12 countries, mostly in Africa and the Middle East, citing national security concerns, and it lays out partial travel restrictions for seven additional countries.

Alpine village submerged in brown sludge after glacier collapse

A landslide near Blatten, Switzerland submerged an entire village in the Swiss Alps, leaving most of the homes and buildings under a mass of brown sludge.

Trump delaying 50% tariff on European Union

The president said Sunday he’s agreed to delay a 50% tariff on the EU that he threatened last week, after saying negotiations with the commission were “going nowhere.”

Chris Brown to be held without bail on charge related to nightclub attack

Hip-hop and R&B singer Chris Brown will be held in custody while facing charges that he beat a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.

American hostage Edan Alexander released by Hamas

Hamas said they were releasing Edan Alexander, an American-Israeli soldier, as a gesture of good will towards the Trump administration.

Fiji added to CDC’s travel alert after surge in dengue fever cases

The island nation of Fiji in the South Pacific Ocean is the latest country to be added to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s travel alert list.

Trump to accept 747 from Qatar to use as Air Force One, reports say

President Trump will reportedly accept a luxury 747 jumbo jet from Qatar’s royal family and use it as Air Force One, raising serious ethical questions, multiple reports say.

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine, Gaza in first Sunday noon blessing

Pope Leo XIV gave his first Sunday noon blessing since being elected as pope and called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Watch: Firefighters pull off 'epic' rescue of hikers in steep Brazilian park

An “epic” nighttime rescue on May 3 saved nine hikers and a guide stranded on a steep trail in Brazil’s Serra dos Órgãos National Park.

India, Pakistan agree to ceasefire deal, Trump says

President Trump announced Saturday that India and Pakistan have reached a ceasefire deal to end fighting between the nuclear-armed rivals.