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By Pavel Polityuk KYIV -Ukraine said 50 civilians were evacuated from a bombed-out steelworks in the city of Mariupol on Friday, accusing Russia of violating a truce intended to allow …

LOS ANGELES – A 23-year-old man accused of tackling comedian Dave Chappelle to the stage floor during a performance pleaded not guilty on Friday to four misdemeanor counts and was …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden intends to nominate David Pekoske to serve another term as head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the White House said on …

By David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden should spend more time with Southeast Asian leaders during a summit in Washington next week if his administration is …

(Editor’s note: Some may find language in final paragraph offensive) By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON – Two men pleaded guilty this week for their roles in assaulting former Metropolitan Police …

By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST -Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the IRA, looked set to claim top spot in elections in British-controlled Northern Ireland for the first time on …

(This May 3 story corrects conversion of acre-foot to 1.23 million liters, not 1.48 million liters, in paragraph 5) By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – U.S. officials on Tuesday announced unprecedented …

By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS -The de facto leader of a rare pact between France’s left wing parties said on Friday he was targeting a 50% share of …

By Deena Beasley (Reuters) -U.S. health officials on Friday said they are investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children, including five reported deaths, updating a nationwide …

By Andrew MacAskill and Elizabeth Piper LONDON -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party lost control of traditional strongholds in London and suffered setbacks elsewhere in local elections, with voters …

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO -Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency on Friday following a day of anti-government strikes and protests over a worsening …

By Emma Farge GENEVA -The first World Trade Organization meeting to discuss a draft agreement to temporarily waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines went “very well”, its chair said …

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has …

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON – Group of Seven (G7) leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden will hold a video call on Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a show …

By Joseph Ax NEW YORK – A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated Florida’s new Republican-backed voting restrictions, overruling a judge’s decision that several provisions such as limits on ballot …

(Corrects spelling of name in first paragraph) By Peter Graff RYBNITSA, Transdniestria, Moldova -“Of course we’re afraid,” said pensioner Marina Martalog, walking across a long bridge over the Dniestr River …

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE – White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday a media report that U.S. intelligence aided Ukraine to take out Russian generals is not accurate. …

By Michael Holden LONDON -Queen Elizabeth plans to attend major celebrations to mark her 70 years on the British throne next month, Buckingham Palace said on Friday, but two out-of-favour …

WASHINGTON – White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Joe Biden will attend a summit for leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the U.S. State …

US Intelligence Helped Ukraine Destroy A Russian Cruiser: REPORT Harold Hutchison on May 6, 2022 The United States provided Ukrainian forces with information used to carry out an attack in …

‘Signs Of Slowing’: Unemployment Remains Unchanged As Economists Predict Dim Future Thomas Catenacci on May 6, 2022 The U.S. economy added 428,000 jobs in April while the unemployment rate was …

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON – U.S. lawmakers attempting to cut the cost of insulin for more than a million Americans to $35 per month are unlikely to succeed as November …

By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON – United States first lady Jill Biden plans to leave Washington on Thursday for a whirlwind tour of Romania and Slovakia to highlight the U.S. commitment …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – The mayors of two municipalities in Puerto Rico were arrested on public corruption charges, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday, confirming an earlier media …

SHANGHAI -Shanghai said on Friday it has brought China’s worst outbreak of COVID-19 under effective control following a month-long lockdown of nearly 25 million people, with authorities vowing to stand …