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By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION -The United States has accused former Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes of “significant corruption” and of obstructing a cross-border criminal investigation. “Former President Cartes obstructed a major …

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A Kentucky judge on Friday extended a block on the state from enforcing a ban on abortions triggered by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month …

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – An Ohio grand jury on Thursday returned a two-count indictment against the man accused of raping a girl who later traveled to Indiana to obtain …

TRIPOLI -Rival factions fought each other in Tripoli overnight and into Friday, killing 13 people in the Libyan capital’s worst clashes for two years as a political standoff festers. Fighters …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON -Legal licensing authorities in Washington announced on Friday they have filed disciplinary charges against Jeffrey Bossert Clark, a former Trump administration Justice Department official who …

(This July 21 story corrects to note in last paragraph that the poll was conducted in July, not June) By Jason Lange WASHINGTON – Republican views on Donald Trump have …

Biden Administration Stonewalls Ukrainian Drone Request Over Fears Tech Might Be Lost John Hugh DeMastri on July 22, 2022 A Ukrainian request for four drones has been in limbo for …

Twitter Begins Censoring Anti-Pedophile Term After Left-Wing Pressure Campaign Laurel Duggan on July 22, 2022 Twitter began censoring the word “groomer” after left-wing media watchdog group Media Matters for America …

Man Who Allegedly Tried To Stab GOP Rep Let Out Of Jail Reagan Reese on July 22, 2022 The alleged attacker of New York Republican Rep. and gubernatorial candidate Lee …

“This massive cost reduction will enable us to deploy tens of thousands of AVs [autonomous vehicles] across China. We are moving towards a future where taking a robotaxi will be …

As Americans Continue to Suffer, One Industry is Raking in Massive Profits: DC Lobbyists Max Keating on July 22, 2022 Federal lobbyists have made huge profits in the second quarter …

By Devjyot Ghoshal, Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO -Sri Lankan security forces raided and partially cleared a protest camp occupying government grounds in Colombo early on Friday, fuelling fears …

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON – Russian President Vladimir Putin is betting on an ancient weapon more powerful than any of the missiles now being supplied by the United States and …

By Tim McLaughlin and Brendan O’Brien BOSTON – Some 100 million Americans from New York City to Las Vegas are under heat warnings this week as temperatures rise well above …

RIO DE JANEIRO -At least 18 people died on Thursday during a major police raid in a dense warren of Rio de Janeiro slums, state military police said, in the …

(Reuters) – The Sloomoo Institute in New York is dedicated to all things slime. It hosts an enormous slime wall decorated by visitors, a 6-inch-deep (15-cm-deep) 350-gallon slime lake that …

By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON -Donald Trump sat for hours watching the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol unfold on live TV, ignoring pleas by his children …

By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) -A man climbed on stage and tried to stab U.S. Congressman Lee Zeldin on Thursday as he gave a speech in his run for New York …

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO – Senior Sri Lankan lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in on Friday as the new prime minister, his office said, a day after the swearing-in of …

By Brendan O’Brien and Steve Gorman (Reuters) -An adult resident of suburban New York City was diagnosed with polio after experiencing paralysis a month ago, state and local health officials …

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – New Zealanders are dying from COVID-19 at record rates as the country battles a new wave of the Omicron strain that is particularly affecting the …

SEOUL – South Korea and the United States will resume long-suspended live field training during their joint military drills, Seoul’s defence ministry said on Friday, as they work to curb …

(Reuters) – Sri Lankan security forces raided an anti-government protest site in the hours before dawn on Friday, arresting nine people and sparking reactions from opposition politicians, lawyers and foreign …

By Jamie Freed (Reuters) -The temporary disruption at London’s Luton Airport on Monday when soaring temperatures caused a small section of the asphalt to lift is an example of the …