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(Removes extra words ‘in the past year’ in paragraph 7) By Francois Murphy VIENNA -Places including U.S. states that have legalized cannabis appear to have increased its regular use, while …

ISTANBUL – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will attend a round of talks with the leaders of Sweden and Finland, as well as NATO on Tuesday ahead of the summit in …

LONDON -Vladimir Putin will visit two small former Soviet states in central Asia this week, Russian state television reported on Sunday, in what would be the Russian leader’s first known …

By Tom Balmforth and Marko Djurica KYIV/POKROVSK, Ukraine – Russian missiles struck an apartment block and close to a kindergarten in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, in strikes U.S. …

By Marco Aquino LIMA – Peru’s truckers and some farm groups will go on strike on Monday after failing to reach agreements with the government seeking measures to reduce the …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – Ghislaine Maxwell reported Brooklyn jail staff threatened her safety, prompting employees to place her on suicide watch, prosecutors said on Sunday, arguing there was …

SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany – Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations mocked the macho image of their absent adversary Vladimir Putin on Sunday, at a meeting in Germany dominated …

CAPE TOWN -South African authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 22 young people found inside a popular tavern in the coastal town of East London, provincial health officials …

By John Irish SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany -After clashing last year over sausages and submarines, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Britain’s Boris Johnson were all smiles at a G7 summit on Sunday, …

By Andrea Shalal and Andreas Rinke SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany – Panned by critics for dragging his feet on Ukraine, called a “sulky liver sausage” by the Ukrainian ambassador, German Chancellor …

LONDON – Charity donations accepted by Britain’s Prince Charles were handled correctly, his office said after a newspaper reported that he received 3 million euros ($3.2 million) in cash from …

By Elena Rodriguez and Michael Francis Gore MADRID – Carrying the hammer and sickle flags of the former Soviet Union, thousands protested in Madrid on Sunday against a NATO summit …

By Pavel Polityuk and Valentyn Ogirenko KYIV -Russian missiles struck a residential building and the compound of a kindergarten in central Kyiv on Sunday, killing one person and wounding six …

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law the first major federal gun reform in three decades, days after a decision he condemned by the …

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO – The deadly rampage by a gunman at a gay bar and another venue in central Oslo on Saturday will not put an end to the …

SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany – The U.S. is confident that NATO’s new strategy document will include “strong” language on China, a White House official said on Sunday, adding that negotiations on …

Biden Pentagon Pledges To Protect Abortion Access For Troops Micaela Burrow on June 25, 2022 The Pentagon pledged to protect “seamless access” to abortion in a statement Friday, citing the …

SCALISE: The Supreme Court Delivered A Major Victory For The Pro-Life Movement Rep. Steve Scalise on June 25, 2022 Immediately after the initial draft of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s …

Lone Gunman Suspected Of Islamic Extremist Terrorism After Allegedly Killing Two At Oslo Gay Bar Micaela Burrow on June 25, 2022 Police have taken a lone gunman into custody after …

LONDON -Britain, the United States, Japan and Canada will ban new imports of Russian gold as part of efforts to tighten the sanctions squeeze on Moscow for its invasion of …

By Charlotte Greenfield KABUL -Afghanistan’s Taliban administration on Saturday called on international governments to roll back sanctions and lift a freeze on central bank assets following the earthquake that killed …

WASHINGTON – Public figures across the political spectrum reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Friday overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that recognized a woman’s constitutional …

By Sharon Bernstein and Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Jennifer Kerns, a California physician, will soon also practice 1,800 miles away at an abortion clinic in Kansas, where women from nearby …

By Kanishka Singh, Trevor Hunnicutt and Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON/JACKSON, Miss. -Hundreds of protesters descended on the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday to denounce the justices’ decision to overturn the half-century-old …

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO -Ecuador’s government and indigenous leaders met on Saturday for the first formal talks since mass protests began two weeks ago, and President Guillermo Lasso eased security …