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Death, Condoms, Chains: Here Are Eco Activists’ Craziest Earth Day Stunts Thomas Catenacci on April 25, 2022 Climate activists staged a variety of demonstrations worldwide on Earth Day in an …

University Will Only Give Tenure Position To ‘Women, Transgender, Non-Binary, Or Two-Spirit’ People Kendall Tietz on April 25, 2022 A tenure track position at a Canadian university is only available …

WHITE-CAIN And BONDI: Here’s Why One Christian Coach’s Religious Freedom Case Is So Important To All Americans Pastor Paula White-Cain and Pam Bondi on April 25, 2022 Today, the U.S. …

By Simon Lewis SOUTHEASTERN POLAND -Washington’s top diplomat and its defense chief used the first official U.S. visit to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February to announce a gradual return …

(Corrects spelling of Yovanovitch’s name in paragraph 4) By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden named veteran diplomat Bridget Brink as the new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, the …

By Jarrett Renshaw and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump is weighing how much to spend and how many Republican candidates to fund in this year’s elections as …

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN -Jordan’s King Abdullah agreed with U.S. President Joe Biden on the need to prevent a repeat of recent confrontations in Jerusalem’s Muslim holy sites that sparked …

By Sophie Louet and Ingrid Melander PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron enjoyed no respite on Monday as, hours after he won re-election by defeating the far right’s Marine Le …

NEW YORK – A New York judge on Monday held former President Donald Trump in contempt for failing to comply with a subpoena for documents in the state attorney general’s …

SYDNEY – Thousands of people gathered across Australia and New Zealand on Monday to honour military personnel on Anzac Day, after the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled or limited public gatherings and …

(Reuters) – Ukraine’s military command said on Monday that Russia was trying to bomb Ukraine’s rail infrastructure in order to disrupt arms supplies from foreign countries. “They are trying to …

By Ross Kerber (Reuters) -New York City pension leaders said the $262 billion system will mostly favor calls for sharp limits on fossil fuel lending at top banks this week, …

Liberals Threaten To Ditch Twitter Over Elon Musk Purchase Harry Wilmerding on April 25, 2022 Twitter users have threatened to deactivate their accounts after reports that Twitter may approve Elon …

Authorities Identify National Guard Soldier That Went Missing At The Border Jennie Taer on April 25, 2022 The Texas Military Department (TMD) identified the soldier who went missing at the …

BEIJING -Beijing residents snapped up food and other supplies as the city’s biggest district began mass COVID-19 testing of all residents on Monday, prompting fears of a Shanghai-style lockdown after …

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Warren Buffett plans to hold his 21st, and final, charity lunch to raise money for Glide, a San Francisco nonprofit that serves the poor, homeless, …

JOINT BASE ANDREWS – U.S. President Biden said he felt good about the outcome of the French election and will speak with re-elected President Emmanuel Macron on Monday. “I feel …

(Reuters) – One of President Joe Biden’s key nominees to the Federal Reserve, Lael Brainard, is set to move a step closer to confirmation on Monday, with the possibility she …

By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO – Snowy northern winters tend to see a drop in asylum-seekers crossing from the United States into Canada at Roxham Road, Quebec. Not this past …

By Michel Rose PARIS -Now comes the hard part. Emmanuel Macron may have seen off far-right leader Marine Le Pen, but his second term could be even rockier than the …

By Max Hunder (Reuters) – Ukraine denied on Monday reaching an agreement with Russia on evacuating civilians from a steel plant in the southern city of Mariupol, and said the …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department on Monday said it supported the approval of a possible sale of $165 million worth of ammunition to Ukraine to help the country defend …

(Reuters) – Myanmar ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was in court on Monday accused of funnelling charity money into a real estate investment, a source familiar with her trial …

By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets KYIV -Ukraine will ask U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin for more powerful weapons during an expected visit by …