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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST'I want to remain human': Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the price of war and the future of Ukraine
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:27:31 EDTMinister's resignation, reports of bullying part of day of mayhem in U.K. Parliament
Britain's interior minister quit on Wednesday with a thinly-veiled criticism of Prime Minister Liz Truss, who is battling to reassert her authority as lawmakers from her own party openly call on her t...
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT'Freeland Doctrine' could set the world on a path to a new trade cold war
A plan outlined by Canada's Chrystia Freeland would have us redirect trade to friendly democracies. That could be good for Canadian workers and a wise defensive strategy in a dangerous world, but brea...
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:25:42 EDTPutin declares martial law in 4 Ukrainian regions, as fight over key port city looms
Russian President Vladimir Putin has introduced martial law in four Ukrainian regions he says are part of Russia, as residents flee the Russian-held city of Kherson, which promises to be a pivotal ...
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:10:05 EDTNYC opens emergency tent complex to handle influx of migrants bused in from the south
A complex of giant tents built on an island is set to open Wednesday as New York City's latest temporary shelter for an influx of international migrants being bused into the city by southern border st...
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 03:50:57 EDTElnaz Rekabi, who competed without hijab, returns to cheering crowds in Tehran
Iranian competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi received a hero's welcome on her return to Tehran early Wednesday, after competing in South Korea without wearing a mandatory headscarf required of female athl...
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:08:03 EDTDonald Trump deposed in defamation case tied to rape allegation
Former U.S. President Donald Trump was deposed on Wednesday in a defamation lawsuit brought in New York by writer E. Jean Carroll after he denied her allegations that he had raped her, lawyers for bot...
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 06:56:25 EDTDanny Masterson of That '70s Show on trial on charges of rape
A prosecutor on Tuesday described rape allegations by three women against That '70s Show actor Danny Masterson from two decades ago that contained some of the same disturbing elements.
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:31:19 EDTBiden says he'll sign abortion rights into law if Democrats control Congress after midterms
U.S. President Joe Biden promised Tuesday that the first bill he sends to Capitol Hill next year will be one that codifies Roe v. Wade — if Democrats control enough seats in Congress for Biden to si...
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:38:09 EDTKyiv police officers shot down a drone, but officials urge citizens not to try to do the same
Three police officers in Ukraine's capital shot down a drone on Monday, but officials are warning citizens not to try it themselves.
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:14:35 EDTPolio may resurge globally, WHO says, as countries pledge funds
Various governments pledged $2.6 billion US on Tuesday toward a global plan to again try to eradicate polio, following its comeback, the World Health Organization says.
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 17:30:09 EDTSaudi Arabia sentences U.S. citizen to 16 years in prison over tweets, family says
An American citizen has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, tortured and sentenced to 16 years in prison over tweets he sent while in the United States, his son said Tuesday.
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 14:09:21 EDT50-metre section of Nord Stream gas pipeline missing, drone footage reveals
In what a Swedish newspaper described as the first publicly released footage of damage to the Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Europe, film from a private drone appeared to show a gaping ruptur...
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 12:08:39 EDTCement company Lafarge penalized $778M US for sending money to terrorist groups in Syria
French cement company Lafarge pleaded guilty on Tuesday to paying millions of dollars to the Islamic State group so that a plant in Syria could remain open, a case that the U.S. Justice Department des...
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:55:25 EDTIranian athlete Elnaz Rekabi sent home, fate uncertain after competing without hijab
An Iranian competitive climber left South Korea on Tuesday after competing without her nation's mandatory headscarf, authorities said. Farsi-language media outside Iran say she may have been forced to...
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDTHow oil drives the gang war that brought Haiti to its knees
Gasoline, diesel and kerosene not only fuel Haiti's economy — they're also at the heart of its civil conflict.
Mon, 17 Oct 2022 19:39:52 EDTCanadian sentenced to 20 years in U.S. prison for recruiting ISIS fighters
An Edmonton man directly funded "violent acts of terrorism," including the kidnapping and killing of people in Syria, said U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman in a statement.
Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:45:50 EDTNigeria rushes to aid flood victims, as death toll tops 600
The death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has increased to 603 as local authorities race to get relief items to hundreds of thousands being evacuated from their submerged homes.
Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:21:35 EDTBritish PM Liz Truss apologizes but refuses to step down after scrapping controversial economic plan
British Prime Minister Liz Truss says she is sorry for "mistakes" in a failed tax cuts policy but vows to stay in the job, as doubts swirl over her future amid slumping investor confidence and dire po...
Mon, 17 Oct 2022 03:43:56 EDTCivilians killed as Russia launches deadly drone strikes on residential area of Kyiv
Waves of explosive-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine's capital early Monday as families were preparing to start their week, the blasts echoing across Kyiv, setting buildings ablaze and sending peopl...