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’10 Well-Dones’: Hacked Docs Reveal How China Is Fine-Tuning Its Genocidal Methods Philip Lenczycki on May 25, 2022 China considers its genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities an impressive …

(Reuters) – The uncrewed new Boeing Starliner capsule undocked from the International Space Station on Wednesday to begin a descent back to Earth from its first journey to the outpost, …

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated three women to serve as appellate judges including Florence Pan, who would succeed U.S. Supreme Court-designate Ketanji Brown Jackson on …

By Maria Caspani, Brendan O’Brien and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – For Irma Garcia and Eva Mireles, teaching fourth graders at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, was one of the joys …

By Raphael Satter, James Pearson and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON/LONDON – A new website that published leaked emails from several leading proponents of Britain’s exit from the European Union is tied …

(Reuters) – Two senior U.S. senators have written to the head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requesting information on the agency’s foreign operations, especially in Mexico, following news …

By Ruhi Soni (Reuters) -The Biden administration made a revised proposal on Wednesday to ban the disposal of mining waste in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed, dealing a potential death blow …

(Reuters) – The nationwide shortage of baby formula has prompted the United States to temporarily allow foreign imports from other suppliers, while reaching a deal with Abbott Laboratories on steps …

By Vitalii Hnidyi CHUPAKHIVKA, Ukraine – The widow of an unarmed man killed in Ukraine by a Russian soldier jailed for life last week in the first war crimes trial …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to visit the Texas town where a gunman killed 19 schoolchildren and two teachers, possibly as early as this weekend, a senior …

By Hyonhee Shin and Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL -North Korea fired three missiles on Wednesday, including one thought to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile, after U.S. President Joe Biden ended …

By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and AbbVie’s Allergan unit reached a settlement worth $161.5 million to resolve claims the companies fueled an opioid epidemic in West Virginia, state …

Indiana Bans Biological Males From Female Sports, Overriding Republican Governor’s Veto Bryan Babb on May 25, 2022 The Indiana state legislature banned biologically male athletes from playing on women’s sports …

WASHINGTON – Multiple children survived with injuries after a gunman barricaded himself in a fourth grade classroom where he killed 19 children and two adults, a Texas public safety official …

By Yew Lun Tian and Tony Munroe BEIJING -Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on Wednesday via video link with U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who is on …

By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI – Most Caribbean Community member nations plan to attend the Summit of the Americas, according to two sources familiar with the situation, as some leaders call …

By Sabine Siebold and Sarah Marsh BERLIN – Four weeks ago, Germany agreed to send dozens of anti-aircraft tanks to help defend Ukraine from Russia’s invasion, part of what it …

By Alexandra Ulmer ATLANTA -The crushing defeat of David Perdue in Tuesday’s Republican gubernatorial primary in Georgia likely delighted Donald Trump’s adversaries, who have been keeping scorecards to measure the …

WASHINGTON – Georgia Governor Brian Kemp won the Republican nomination to run for reelection in November, Edison Research projected on Tuesday, holding off a challenge by former U.S. Senator David …

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS – The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to make breaking European Union sanctions against Russia a crime, a move that would allow EU governments to confiscate …

VATICAN CITY -Pope Francis on Wednesday said he was “heartbroken” by the shooting at a school in Texas that killed at least 19 children and two teachers, calling for greater …

By Ryan Woo and Roxanne Liu BEIJING -China’s COVID-hit capital Beijing further tightened its dragnet on the virus with zero community transmission the target, punishing workplaces that flout rules or …

By Brad Brooks and Steve Gorman UVALDE, Texas -A teenage gunman murdered at least 19 children and two teachers after storming into a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, the latest …

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS – Italy and Hungary have urged the EU to call explicitly for a ceasefire in Ukraine and peace talks with Russia, putting themselves at odds with …