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KHARTOUM -Thousands of protesters marching towards Sudan’s presidential palace were blocked by police firing tear gas, as an anti-military campaign entered its 10th month. Protests have continued weekly since an …

ST PETERSBURG, Russia -President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States as Russia’s main rival and set out Russia’s global maritime ambitions for …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden is feeling well and continuing his isolation measures after again testing positive for COVID-19, his physician said in a memo released by …

ZURICH -The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not yet received permission to visit the site of Friday’s attack that killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war, it …

BAGHDAD – A power struggle in Iraq between the influential Shi’ite cleric Moqtada Sadr and Iran-backed Shi’ite rivals has escalated with his supporters breaking into parliament and beginning an open-ended …

By Karen Lema and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA -Former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, who died on Sunday, was a fighter during wars in Korea and Vietnam and a survivor …

By John Davison BAGHDAD – Supporters of Iraqi populist leader Moqtada al-Sadr erected tents and prepared for an open-ended sit-in at Iraq’s parliament on Sunday, in a move that could …

‘It’s An Absurd Argument’: Economists Take Apart One Of Biden’s Favorite Talking Points Max Keating on July 30, 2022 The Biden administration’s oft-touted talking point that employment has boomed under …

ISAAC: Biden’s Head Is In The Clouds On Energy Policy And The American People Are Paying For It Jason Isaac on July 30, 2022 It’s no secret that President Joe …

BEIRUT – Lebanon’s armed Hezbollah group issued a video on Sunday showing vessels involved in the Israeli offshore oil and gas industry and warned against “playing with time”, underlining its …

SYDNEY – Details for giving Australia’s Indigenous people a voice in parliament will follow a national referendum on the question, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday. Albanese’s centre-left Labor …

TOKYO – Just over half of Japanese oppose plans for a state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister whose assassination this month shocked the nation, an opinion poll …

By Andrew Hay TIERRA MONTE, N.M. – After the U.S. government started the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history in April, it is asking victims to share recovery costs …

BEIJING – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit four Asian countries from Sunday, her office said, without mentioning Taiwan amid intense speculation she might visit the self-ruled island claimed …

By Jarrett Renshaw and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again on Saturday in what the White House doctor described as a “rebound” case …

WASHINGTON – At least 25 people, including four children, have died in floods unleashed by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky, and more fatalities are expected, the state’s governor Andy Beshear …

(Removes extra word ‘said’ in paragraph 2) By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth on Saturday over the Indian Ocean but NASA said Beijing had …

By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk KYIV -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday his government was ordering the mandatory evacuation of people in the eastern Donetsk region, scene of …

By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemalan authorities arrested a well-known local journalist on accusations of money laundering and blackmail, according to a prosecutor in charge of the case, a …

(Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday that an agreement with the International Monetary Fund has been pushed back to September due to the unrest over the past …

(Reuters) -Ukraine’s government has decided on a mandatory evacuation of people in the eastern Donetsk region, scene of fierce fighting with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday. In a …

JERUSALEM – The Israeli Air Force announced a temporary halt in its stealth fighter F-35 aircraft activity on Saturday, following U.S. concerns over defects in pilot ejection systems. Aircraft will …

By Maher Nazih and and Amina Ismail BAGHDAD -Thousands of supporters of Shi’ite populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed Baghdad’s fortified government zone and broke into parliament on Saturday for the …

WASHINGTON -A single winning ticket for a Mega Millions lottery jackpot of $1.28 billion, the second-largest in U.S. history, was sold in Illinois, lottery organizers said on Saturday. “Congratulations to …