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By Pete Schroeder (Reuters) – Buffalo police were on the scene of a “mass shooting” at a grocery store on Saturday and a suspect was in custody, the Buffalo Police …

(Reuters) – The reigning NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks said on Saturday they have cancelled plans to have a watch party for their series-deciding game against the Boston Celtics after three …

(Reuters) -Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the U.S. Senate, paid an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Saturday with other Republican senators and met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for talks. …

By Alexander Ratz and John Irish WEISSENHAUS, Germany -Group of Seven foreign ministers vowed on Saturday to reinforce Russia’s economic and political isolation, continue supplying weapons to Ukraine and tackle …

(Reuters) – Thousands of abortion rights supporters are protesting across the United States on Saturday, starting what organizers said would be “a summer of rage” if the U.S. Supreme Court …

DUBAI -The United Arab Emirates’ de facto leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan was elected president of the Gulf Arab state by a federal supreme council on Saturday, solidifying his …

RAMALLAH, West Bank -The Palestinian Authority said on Saturday it would welcome international support in the inquiry into the death of an Al Jazeera journalist, while Israel said it would …

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that Moscow was the target of “total hybrid war” by the West but would withstand sanctions by forging …

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO -Sri Lanka’s main opposition party joined anti-government protesters on Friday in rejecting the appointment of a new prime minister and insisted the president …

NEW DELHI – Police in New Delhi arrested two people suspected of flouting fire safety regulations on Saturday after at least 27 people died in a blaze at a building …

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump announced Saturday he was backing Pennsylvania state Senator Doug Mastriano in that state’s 2022 governor’s race. The endorsement comes three days …

By Maria Caspani WASHINGTON – Transgender minors in Alabama for now can use medicine to transition, a federal judge said late on Friday in an order that blocked part of …

By Orhan Coskun, Jonathan Spicer and Can Sezer ISTANBUL – Turkey has not shut the door to Sweden and Finland joining NATO but wants negotiations with the Nordic countries and …

(Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tested positive for COVID-19 with moderate symptoms, her office said in a statement on Saturday. She will not be in parliament for …

By Heekyong Yang and Jack Kim SEOUL -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Saturday the spread of COVID-19 had thrust his country into “great turmoil” and called for …

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO -Sri Lanka lifted a nationwide curfew for 12 hours on Saturday, further easing tight curbs as new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe made first …

JERUSALEM -Israeli police officers charged at Palestinian mourners carrying the coffin of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday, before thousands led her casket through Jerusalem’s Old City in …

By Christopher Walljasper and P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO – Hurricane-force winds tore across the U.S. upper Midwest Thursday evening, sending walls of dust across cities and rural towns, causing widespread property …

By Jeff Mason, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday a first summit in Washington with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations …

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested a convicted sex offender, May 10. At 5:15 a.m., Uvalde Station agents arrested a group of 11 subjects stemming …

‘Disingenuous And Biased’: Pro-Lifers Hit Back After NYT Opinion Piece Attacks Crisis Pregnancy Centers Laurel Duggan on May 13, 2022 The New York Times published an opinion piece attacking crisis …

‘MORALLY WEAK’: Why Critics Fear UN Investigation May Whitewash China’s Genocide Philip Lenczycki on May 13, 2022 Michelle Bachelet, the U.N.’s Human Rights High Commissioner, will visit Xinjiang this month …

Here’s How Biden’s Radical Rewrite Of Key Civil Rights Law Will Fundamentally Change America Kendall Tietz on May 13, 2022 The Department of Education is expected to roll out new …