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JERUSALEM -At least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli riot police inside Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday, the latest outbreak in a recent upsurge of violence that …

BELGRADE – Thousands of Serbs waving Russian and Serbian flags and carrying pictures of President Vladimir Putin marched through Belgrade to the Russian embassy on Friday, to protest Serbia’s government …

(Reuters) – Dozens of people gathered in the Crimean city of Sevastopol on Friday to mourn the sinking of the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, a symbol, the crowd …

By Chris Gallagher BOSTON – The Boston Marathon returns to its traditional April date for the first time in three years on Monday with the fastest field in the race’s …

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday told CNN that between 2,500 to 3,000 Ukrainian troops have died so far in the war with Russia and another 10,000 have …

(Reuters) – Five people who provided “critical information” that helped lead to the arrest of the man charged with this week’s mass shooting in a New York subway will share …

By Pavel Polityuk and Elizabeth Piper KYIV -Ukraine said on Friday it was trying to break Russia’s siege of Mariupol as fighting raged around the city’s massive steel works and …

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI – Shanghai is converting residential buildings into quarantine centres to house a mounting number of COVID-19 cases, but the move is sparking anger and protest from …

By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Friday said it has resumed plans for oil and gas development on federal lands, a move that could break a pledge …

(Reuters) – Donald Trump on Friday endorsed author J.D. Vance in the Republican Senate primary in Ohio amid a crowded race marked by negativity as many candidates have tried to …

(Reuters) – The United States is deeply concerned by violence in Jerusalem, where at least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli riot police, the State Department said on …

By Ted Hesson (Reuters) -Texas will halt enhanced inspections of trucks arriving from Mexico after reaching an agreement with the last of four neighboring Mexican states, Governor Greg Abbott said …

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON -President Joe Biden and his wife Jill released their federal tax returns on Friday, showing the couple earned more than $600,000 last year and paid an …

By Tom Hals (Reuters) -The New York Times sued an anti-immigration author for the cost of defending itself against defamation in the first lawsuit of its kind under New York’s …

By Kanishka Singh and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will travel with a delegation to Panama next week for …

KHARTOUM – Sudan’s military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan gestured in comments on Friday towards steps to ease tensions in the country six months after a military coup. “We are …

(Reuters) – The wife of one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top allies in Ukraine said on Friday that he has been beaten by the Ukrainian security service while being …

STOCKHOLM – Violent riots erupted in the central Swedish city of Orebro on Friday as counter-protesters attacked police ahead of a planned right-wing extremist demonstration. Police said on its website …

(Reuters) – Russia has warned the United States that there will be “unpredictable consequences” if Washington keeps arming Ukraine, The Washington Post reported on Friday. In Moscow, a foreign ministry …

(This April 13 story corrects paragraph 11 to say the final version of the legislation requires the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to certify medication abortion providers) By Gabriella …

WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy recently made a direct appeal to U.S. President Joe Biden for the United States to designate Russia a “state sponsor of terrorism,” the Washington …

By Kristina Cooke and Mica Rosenberg (Reuters) – The Biden administration will grant temporary deportation relief and work permits to Cameroonians living in the United States due to the ongoing …

(Reuters) -Russia has confirmed the Moskva missile cruiser, the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet, has sunk while being towed to port following what it said was a fire and …

By Henriette Chacar, Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM – One year after events in Jerusalem led to war in Gaza, clashes during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan are …

By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING – Earlier this month Chinese truck driver Dong Zhigang finished a job in the coastal city of Nantong and began what should have been a …