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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
In trying to flee the war, this Ukrainian dad ended up in a Russian prison — and his kids in Moscow

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 04:00:00 EST
U.S. Democrats gain a valuable Senate seat. And Donald Trump gains a new headache
Here's how one single Senate win may have just turbocharged U.S. President Joe Biden's bid to reshape the courts. Democrats gained a valuable seat in Georgia on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Donald Trump may ha...

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 15:57:17 EST
Trump Organization found guilty of tax fraud scheme
Donald Trump's company, the Trump Organization, has been found guilty of a scheme to defraud tax authorities.

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 19:22:02 EST
Democrat Raphael Warnock wins tight Georgia run-off for Senate seat
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of U.S. Presiden...

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 10:59:57 EST
Another airfield ablaze as drone attacks hit Russia for 2nd straight day
A third Russian airfield was ablaze on Tuesday from a drone strike, a day after Ukraine demonstrated an apparent new ability to penetrate hundreds of kilometres deep into Russian air space with attack...

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 21:24:02 EST
U.S. judge dismisses lawsuit against Saudi prince over Khashoggi killing
A U.S. federal judge in Washington on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the fiancée of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi against Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, citing President Bid...

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 16:12:29 EST
Argentine VP Cristina Fernandez gets 6 years in prison, lifetime ban from public office for fraud
Argentine Vice-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office for a fraud scheme that embezzled $1 bi...

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 14:09:01 EST
Jan. 6 committee to make criminal referrals based on evidence gathered during hearings
The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will make criminal referrals to the Justice Department as it wraps up its probe and looks to publish a final report by the ...

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 15:05:36 EST
Colorado nightclub shooter charged with hate crimes among more than 300 counts
The suspect accused of entering a Colorado gay nightclub clad in body armour and opening fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding 17 others, was charged by prosecutors Tuesday ...

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 16:18:00 EST
A second chance for the bees
Metalsmith Angel Nieto is an amateur beekeeper in Vina del Mar, Chile, who started receiving calls from firefighters last year to take beehives in populated areas and relocate them to safe areas. ...

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 16:06:24 EST
FDA food programs need stronger leadership, panel says
A panel on Tuesday called for changes at the federal agency that oversees most of the U.S. food supply, saying revamped leadership, a clear mission and more urgency are needed to prevent illness outbr...

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 09:26:43 EST
Democrats look for breathing room in U.S. Senate in today's Georgia run-off vote
The Georgia run-off determines the final U.S. Senate contest in the country, with incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock battling Republican Herschel Walker, the former NFL star. There are multiple...

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 10:24:02 EST
International Criminal Court should probe killing of Palestinian journalist: Al Jazeera
News channel Al Jazeera on Tuesday formally asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the fatal shooting of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh as she was reporting from a Palestinian refugee cam...

Mon, 5 Dec 2022 15:32:26 EST
What Western media got wrong by claiming Iran abolished its morality police
This weekend, news spread in reputable media outlets that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s regime had dismantled its controversial morality police. But these reports rested on a vague statement made b...

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 07:35:00 EST
Video shows alleged Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian airfields
Russian media and Maxar Technologies videos show the aftermath of alleged Ukrainian drone strikes inside Russia.

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 06:47:58 EST
Indonesia's parliament passes law criminalizing sex outside marriage
Indonesia's parliament passed a long-awaited and controversial revision of its penal code on Tuesday that criminalizes extramarital sex for citizens and visiting foreigners alike.

Mon, 5 Dec 2022 14:43:54 EST
Prince Harry says royal household plays 'dirty game,' leaking and planting stories
Prince Harry said Britain's royal household regularly leak stories about each other, calling it "a dirty game" in a new trailer released on Monday for the much-anticipated Netflix documentary series a...

Mon, 5 Dec 2022 18:26:48 EST
Honduras freezes rights, imposes state of exception in 2 cities to fight gangs
Honduras has become the second country in Central America to impose a state of exception suspending some constitutional rights to deal with street gangs.

Mon, 5 Dec 2022 08:26:01 EST
Ukraine hit with fresh wave of deadly missile attacks, including Zaporizhzhia suburbs
Ukraine said Russia had destroyed homes in the southeast and knocked out power in many areas with a new round of missile attacks as the West imposed a price cap on Russian seaborne oil to try to limit...

Mon, 5 Dec 2022 16:55:00 EST
NASA's Orion spacecraft returns pictures of the moon
On its trip back to Earth, the Orion spacecraft performed a powered flyby of the moon, capturing stunning close-ups of its surface.



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