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Tue, 2 Aug 2022 16:11:10 EDT
New Canadian sanctions against Russia target accused 'Butchers of Bucha'
Canada imposed a new round of sanctions against lower level Russia military officers, accused of taking part in atrocities outside of Kyiv las winter.

Tue, 2 Aug 2022 09:53:43 EDT
U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan for official visit heavily criticized by China
China announced military drills soon after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's arrival in Taiwan on Tuesday, an official visit that was expected to escalate tensions with Beijing, which claims the self-...

Tue, 2 Aug 2022 19:00:51 EDT
2 more found dead as huge California wildfire continues to rage
Two people were found dead within the burn zone of a huge Northern California wildfire, raising the death toll to four in the state's largest blaze of the year, authorities said Tuesday. ...

Tue, 2 Aug 2022 09:35:47 EDT
U.S. killing of al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan heightens scrutiny of Taliban
The U.S. drone strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri on the balcony of a Kabul safe house this weekend has intensified global scrutiny of Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, possibly undermini...

Tue, 2 Aug 2022 12:59:42 EDT
U.K. authorities charge man with crossbow after he was arrested at Windsor Castle
British prosecutors have charged a man with intending to "injure or alarm" Queen Elizabeth after he was arrested at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day.

Tue, 2 Aug 2022 05:43:51 EDT
World just one misstep away from 'nuclear annihilation,' UN chief warns
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres sounded the alarm over the war in Ukraine, nuclear threats in Asia and the Middle East, and other tensions, warning that "humanity is just one misunde...

Tue, 2 Aug 2022 14:37:43 EDT
Russia's top court declares Ukrainian military unit a terrorist group
The Russian Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Ukraine's Azov Regiment a terrorist organization banned in Russia, a designation that may expose Ukrainian prisoners of war held by Moscow to terrorism ch...

Mon, 1 Aug 2022 21:07:51 EDT
White House names co-ordinator to lead U.S. response to monkeypox
U.S. President Joe Biden is naming two officials to serve as the White House co-ordinators to combat the growing monkeypox outbreak, with California on Monday becoming the second state in three days t...

Tue, 2 Aug 2022 09:38:24 EDT
Greg Norman says Tiger Woods rejected up to $800M US to join LIV Golf series
Tiger Woods turned down an offer that Greg Norman says was "somewhere in that neighborhood" of $700 million to $800 million US to take part in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series.

Tue, 2 Aug 2022 12:23:54 EDT
Mo Ostin, music industry giant, dies at 95
Mo Ostin, who presided over Warner Bros. Records' rise to a sprawling, billion-dollar empire and helped discover and nurture artists from Jimi Hendrix to Green Day, has died.

Mon, 1 Aug 2022 15:30:28 EDT
Judge's order further freezes Michigan abortion ban
A judge blocked enforcement of a 1931 Michigan ban on abortion Monday, just hours after the state Court of Appeals said county prosecutors were not covered by a May order and could enforce the prohibi...

Mon, 1 Aug 2022 16:09:45 EDT
Texas man who stormed U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 while armed sentenced to 7 years in prison
A Texas man convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, while wearing a holstered handgun, a helmet and body armour was sentenced on Monday to 87 months in prison. The sentence of just ove...

Mon, 1 Aug 2022 19:20:45 EDT
U.S. drone strike kills al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, Biden confirms
A U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahri, who took over as al-Qaeda leader after Osama bin Laden's death in a U.S. raid in 2011, President Joe Biden confirmed Monday, 11...

Mon, 1 Aug 2022 12:07:33 EDT
California forest fire kills 2 as crews battle flames on Day 4
Two bodies were found inside a burnt-out car in the path of a northern California forest fire raging near the Oregon border, authorities said Monday as crews battling the flames for a fourth day took ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
New Canadian sanctions against Russia target accused 'Butchers of Bucha'

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 13:47:20 EDT
4 children among dozens killed in Kentucky flooding, toll expected to rise
Kentucky's governor said Saturday that flash floods have killed at least 25 people and that he expected that number to rise significantly. He also cautioned that it could take weeks to find all the vi...

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 15:15:35 EDT
Biden tests positive for COVID-19 again — just 3 days after he was cleared to exit isolation
U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House said, in a rare case of "rebound...

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 08:14:53 EDT
Iraqi protesters breach parliament building in Baghdad
Thousands of followers of an influential Shia cleric breached Iraq's parliament on Saturday, the second time in a week, to protest the government formation efforts led by Iran-backed groups. ...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:39:36 EDT
No rewards for Washington yet, as Moscow mulls proposed swap for Russian arms dealer
A push to use a prisoner swap to free two U.S. citizens from Russian detention may yield rewards for Washington, but experts say it provides no guarantees that future exchanges involving Moscow will ...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:20:43 EDT
Canadian man gets life in prison from U.S. judge for aiding ISIS
A U.S. judge on Friday sentenced a Saudi-born Canadian man to life in prison after he pleaded guilty in December to aiding ISIS by working with propagandists who publicized the group's beheading of ho...



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