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WASHINGTON – Food safety regulators in the United States and Canada are investigating a Hepatitis A outbreak potentially linked to tainted organic strawberries that has sickened 17 people in the …

By Conor Humphries KYIV – The capture of a sleepy Soviet-era factory town in Ukraine’s industrial heartland has become the focus of Russia’s invasion as President Vladimir Putin seeks to …

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU -Nepal authorities on Monday recovered or located the bodies of all but one of 22 people who were on board a plane that crashed into a …

PARIS – The Mona Lisa was left shaken but unharmed on Sunday when a visitor to the Louvre tried to smash the glass protecting the world’s most famous painting before …

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS – European Union countries are struggling to agree oil sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, nearly four weeks after the European Commission proposed them. …

By Edward McAllister DAKAR – A small charity broke ground this year on a clinic in northern Burkina Faso to care for thousands of women and children who have fled …

By Tassilo Hummel and Natalie Grover PARIS/LONDON -The U.S. health regulator has put on hold a trial designed to evaluate switching the prescription-only erectile dysfunction drug Cialis to an over-the-counter …

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) -China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday urged the Pacific region not to be “too anxious” about his country’s aims after a meeting with his counterparts …

SHANGHAI – Shanghai authorities will lift the city’s two-month long lockdown from midnight on Wednesday, allowing private cars including taxis back on to the roads and people to freely move …

By Julia Symmes Cobb FUSAGASUGA, Colombia – Colombian leftist Gustavo Petro leads the race for the country’s presidency ahead of a second round of voting, having inspired his supporters to …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving late on Saturday in Napa County, California after being involved …

By Noah Browning and Alex Lawler LONDON – Sky-high refining margins for diesel and gasoline in Europe and the United States, driven by a cutoff in Russian supply, has sent …

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL – Canada has asked South Korea to supply it with artillery rounds, Seoul said on Monday, apparently to “backfill” supplies that Ottawa has sent to Ukraine, …

Every Time Biden Drained Strategic Oil Reserves, Prices Ended Up Higher. Here’s The Proof Thomas Catenacci on May 29, 2022 President Joe Biden has raided the Strategic Petroleum Reserve three …

By Jarrett Renshaw, Gabriella Borter and Brad Brooks UVALDE, Texas -President Joe Biden tried to comfort families in the south Texas town of Uvalde on Sunday after the nation’s deadliest …

By Michael Holden LONDON – Britain will mark Queen Elizabeth’s record-breaking 70 years on the throne this week with four days of celebrations, ranging from military parades and a church …

By Max Hunder and Mari Saito KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine -Russian forces intensified their attacks with barrages of heavy artillery to capture a key Ukrainian city in the southeastern region of Donbas, …

By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Tom Cruise may have pulled off one of the most daring stunts of his career — getting audiences to go to the movies …

By Steve Keating INDIANAPOLIS -Sweden’s Marcus Ericsson prevailed in a two-lap shootout to win a dramatic Indianapolis 500 on Sunday as the Brickyard reclaimed the mantle of the world’s biggest …

(Reuters) -The World Health Organization said on Sunday that monkey pox constitutes a “moderate risk” to overall public health at global level after cases were reported in countries where the …

BERLIN – Germany has agreed to change its constitution to allow for a credit-based special defense fund of 100 billion euros ($107.35 billion) proposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the …

PUERTO ESCONDIDO – The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season strengthened on Sunday as it spiraled toward the southern coast of Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph …

By Rich McKay (Reuters) – As the nation reels from two major mass shootings this month, a stampede broke out early Sunday in New York as rumors spread of gunfire …

(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited troops on the frontline in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region on Sunday, his first official appearance outside the Kyiv region since the start of Russia’s …

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday Iran would not go unpunished for instigating attacks through its proxies, speaking a week after the assassination in Tehran of …