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BRUSSELS – A Spanish rapper convicted of praising terrorist groups won a legal battle in a Belgian court on Tuesday against his proposed extradition to Spain. Valtonyc, whose real name …

By David Lawder BRUSSELS -The European Union could combine import tariffs on Russian oil with the phased oil embargo it is trying to put in place to shrink Russia’s energy …

DUBAI -Iran’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday there has been “no new development” since April in talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported, shortly after …

By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Brittney Griner’s wife, assuring her that securing the release of the American professional …

MEXICO CITY -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba was “genocidal policy,” raising the stakes in a standoff with Washington over its …

BRUSSELS – The European Union is likely to make significant financial contributions to keep Ukraine going, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday, adding she would look to G7 …

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO -Sri Lanka’s parliament on Tuesday voted against fast-tracking an opposition move to condemn President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as the prime minister warned that the …

FDA To Relax Baby Formula Import Rules Amid Shortage Laurel Duggan on May 17, 2022 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is relaxing import rules for baby formula amid a …

NORFOLK, VA— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Port of Norfolk seized designer dresses and shawls estimated to be worth more than $2 million dollars, due to trademark …

By Kylie MacLellan and Elizabeth Piper LONDON – Britain set out steps on Tuesday to try to break the deadlock with the European Union on trade with Northern Ireland, lining …

VATICAN CITY – His doctors probably don’t agree but Pope Francis thinks a shot of tequila just might help his painful knee. While his popemobile stopped in St. Peter’s Square …

(Reuters) -Russia’s parliament will consider banning the exchange of Russian prisoners of war for captured members of Ukraine’s Azov Regiment, the speaker said on Tuesday, after the last Ukrainian defenders …

HELSINKI – Finland’s parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a proposal to apply for membership of the NATO military alliance in a historic policy shift prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. …

WASHINGTON – Members of the U.S. House intelligence committee sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg this week asking Facebook to address what it called pro-Russian disinformation on the …

(Reuters) – This week’s heatwave will keep testing the Texas power system with record monthly demand expected on Tuesday after less hot weather on Monday kept usage below a new …

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON – One military analyst had a brutally frank message for viewers of Russian state television: The war in Ukraine will get much worse for Russia, which …

By Tangi Salaün PARIS – The U.S. rock band Eagles of Death Metal were midway through their set when Islamist militants sprayed the Bataclan concert hall in Paris with gunfire, …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Sweden and Finland at the White House on Thursday to discuss their NATO applications, the White House said in …

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL -North Korea has mobilised its military to distribute COVID medications and deployed more than 10,000 health workers to help trace potential patients as it fights a …

MADRID – Spain’s former King Juan Carlos will travel to his country this weekend for the first time since leaving for the United Arab Emirates in August, 2020 under a …

ABUJA – Four members of Nigeria’s cabinet, including the junior petroleum minister, said on Tuesday that they will not run in next year’s elections as planned after President Muhammadu Buhari …

By Timour Azhari BEIRUT – Two Lebanese lawmakers charged in connection with the 2020 Beirut port blast have been re-elected in the first poll since the catastrophe, leaving some families …

By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES – Javier Milei, an ebullient Argentine economist with wild hair and an avid fan base, was once known for his theatrical and acerbic televised takedowns …