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By Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth KYIV – A 21-year-old Russian soldier told a court on Friday he had not wanted to kill an unarmed civilian and that he sincerely …

ADDIS ABABA – A prominent Ethiopian general critical of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government appeared in court on Friday after being detained this week, his wife said, amid the arrests …

Missouri Bill Would Prevent ‘Zuckbucks’ From Flooding Local Election Offices Bryan Babb on May 20, 2022 A Missouri bill that would prevent private money, including sizable donations originating from Meta …

NEW YORK – Former U.S. President Donald Trump has paid a $110,000 fine for his failure to respond to a subpoena in a civil investigation into his business practices, a …

KYIV – As Ukrainian fighters left the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol this week and ended their dramatic last stand against Russia’s siege, Mariia Zimareva tried in vain to spot her …

WASHINGTON – Former New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio said on Friday he would make a run for Congress in the newly created 10th district of New York, which …

By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Ghaida Ghantous RIYADH – An unlikely royal joined a Saudi delegation to the UAE this week, and readers of the Kingdom’s political landscape are viewing …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The New Jersey Coastal Alliance today said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers beach replenishment work at the Jersey Shore is causing more harm than good …

By Dave Sherwood and Matt Spetalnick HAVANA/WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Friday once again placed Cuba on a short list of countries the United States alleges are “not cooperating …

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON -The World Health Organization is set to hold an emergency meeting to discuss monkeypox on Friday, according to sources close to the U.N. agency. The committee …

By Rupam Jain and Saurabh Sharma MUMBAI/LUCKNOW, India – A court case started by five Hindu women in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political constituency has become the latest battleground in …

WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed described his experience in a Russian psychiatric facility in an interview broadcast on Friday, detailing squalid conditions amid severely mentally ill inmates. Reed, …

By Christian Kraemer and Francesco Canepa KOENIGSWINTER, Germany -The Group of Seven’s financial leaders agreed on $9.5 billion in new aid to Ukraine on Friday and promised enough money to …

By Frank Pingue (Reuters) – Michael Vick, the once-dynamic NFL quarterback whose involvement in a dogfighting ring halted a breathtaking career in its prime, has agreed to come out of …

(Reuters) – Canada said on Friday it was imposing additional sanctions on Russian oligarchs and banning the import and export of targeted luxury goods from Russia in response to Moscow’s …

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS -The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees warned on Friday that countries focused on helping Ukraine should not ignore other crises, which were likely to worsen …

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Joori Roh SEOUL -Two U.S. Secret Service agents who were working on Joe Biden’s trip to Asia are being sent home after one was accused of …

(Reuters) – Power demand in Texas hit a monthly record on Thursday and will likely break that high on Friday as consumers keep air conditioners cranked up to escape a …

By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer OTTAWA – Canada on Thursday said it plans to ban the use of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp 5G gear to …

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI – A small Finnish brewery a few dozen miles from the Russian border has launched a new beer to toast its country’s application to join the …

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Britain there could be no U.S.-UK trade deal if it proceeds with plans to unilaterally scrap some of …

(Reuters) – The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said on Friday that it was surprised but not offended by a proposal to name a nearby intersection “Defenders of Donbas Square”, suggesting …

By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del. – The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to strike down the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that established a nationwide right to an abortion, …

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) -Oklahoma lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would ban nearly all abortions and would allow private citizens to sue anyone who helps …

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea – U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea on Friday, the first leg of his first trip to Asia as president. Biden was greeted …