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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
Austria's chancellor to meet Putin in Moscow as Ukraine braces for Russian assault in east

Sun, 10 Apr 2022 12:55:23 EDT
Pakistan's parliament to vote for next PM on Monday after Imran Khan's ouster
Protests held across Pakistan in support of ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan, as opposition politician Shehbaz Sharif, the younger brother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, announced he would se...

Sun, 10 Apr 2022 17:37:34 EDT
Buffalo, N.Y., police officers cleared of wrongdoing after shoving elderly man to ground at protest
Two police officers will be reinstated after an arbitrator ruled they didn't violate use-of-force guidelines when they pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground at a June 2020 protest over the murd...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 02:16:22 EDT
Elon Musk no longer joining Twitter's board of directors
Tesla CEO Elon Musk won't be joining Twitter's board of directors as previously announced. The tempestuous billionaire remains Twitter's largest shareholder.

Sun, 10 Apr 2022 03:24:04 EDT
Macron and Le Pen headed for run-off vote to decide French presidential election, polls suggest
French polling agencies suggest President Emmanuel Macron and challenger Marine Le Pen have qualified for a presidential election run-off on April 24, pitting a pro-European economic liberal against a...

Sun, 10 Apr 2022 02:04:04 EDT
Zelensky says next few days of war are crucial as Ukraine braces for new Russian offensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned his nation Sunday night that the coming week would be as crucial as any in the war, adding in his nightly address that he expects Russian troops to "move...

Sun, 10 Apr 2022 19:10:42 EDT
Top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler wins Masters
Scottie Scheffler capped off an amazing two months with his grandest feat of all, winning the Masters on Sunday to validate his new status as the best player in golf.

Sat, 9 Apr 2022 20:31:53 EDT
Australian PM Scott Morrison calls May election
Australia's prime minister has called for a May 21 election that will likely be fought on issues including Chinese economic coercion, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sat, 9 Apr 2022 13:26:00 EDT
Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka's president to quit as economic crisis grows
Thousands of Sri Lankans rallied in the main business district of the capital, Colombo, on Saturday, calling on the country's president to resign, as anxiety and anger simmer over food shortages and p...

Sat, 9 Apr 2022 18:41:15 EDT
Thousands of French expats in Montreal wait hours to cast vote for next president
The rain, long lineups and wait times didn't stop French citizens living in Montreal from having their voices heard in the first round of France's presidential election.

Sat, 9 Apr 2022 10:33:55 EDT
Shanghai eyes lifting lockdowns in some communities after mass testing
China's largest city, Shanghai, will soon begin lifting lockdowns in communities that report no positive cases within 14 days after another round of COVID-19 testing, authorities said Saturday. ...

Sat, 9 Apr 2022 16:16:53 EDT
Imran Khan ousted as Pakistan's PM after no-confidence vote
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted on Sunday when he lost a vote of confidence in parliament, after being deserted by coalition partners who blame him for a crumbling economy and failure t...

Fri, 8 Apr 2022 15:03:51 EDT
Will Smith banned from the Oscars for 10 years over Chris Rock slap
The motion picture academy on Friday banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years following his slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards.

Sat, 9 Apr 2022 07:47:28 EDT
YouTube blocks Russian parliament channel for violating terms of service
YouTube has blocked Duma TV which broadcasts from Russia's lower house of parliament, drawing an angry response from officials who said the world's most popular streaming service could face restrictio...

Sat, 9 Apr 2022 12:09:55 EDT
Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins, 24, dies in auto accident
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was killed Saturday when he was hit by a dump truck while he was walking on a South Florida highway. Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman Lt. Indiana Miran...

Fri, 8 Apr 2022 20:27:32 EDT
3 officials fired over COVID-19 response amid food shortages in locked-down Shanghai
Three local officials in Shanghai have been sacked over a slack response to the COVID-19 outbreak in China's largest city, where residents are complaining of harsh lockdown conditions leading to short...

Sat, 9 Apr 2022 06:14:21 EDT
China's security deal with Solomon Islands raises alarm in Pacific
A security alliance between China and the Solomon Islands has sent shudders throughout the South Pacific, with many worried it could set off a large-scale military buildup or that Western animosity to...

Fri, 8 Apr 2022 15:33:33 EDT
Hafiz Saeed, wanted by U.S. after 2008 Mumbai bombings, sentenced to 31 years in prison
A Pakistani court sentenced Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the militant group blamed by the United States and India for the 2008 Mumbai siege, to 31 years in prison in two ca...

Fri, 8 Apr 2022 20:54:05 EDT
Saudi Arabia raises pandemic capacity to 1 million pilgrims for this year's hajj
Saudi Arabia raised the number of hajj pilgrims allowed this year to one million from inside and outside the kingdom, Saudi state news agency SAP reported early on Saturday.

Fri, 8 Apr 2022 14:27:05 EDT
2 men found not guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan governor
A jury on Friday acquitted two men of all charges in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer but couldn't reach verdicts against the two alleged leaders.



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