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West imposes new sanctions three years after Belarus crackdown
Western powers on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on Belarus three years after mass pro-democracy protests crushed by strongman President Alexander Lukashenko, whose government lashed out at criticism on the anniversary.
Lukashenko,…
Trump says prosecutors seeking to restrict his free speech rights
Donald Trump pushed back on Monday against a bid by government lawyers to restrict what he can share publicly about his historic prosecution for allegedly conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
"I shouldn't have a…
Thousands of US sailors, Marines reach Red Sea
More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said yesterday.
The deployment adds to a growing US…
Northern China floods Death toll rises to at least 30
At least 10 people were killed in floods in a city near Beijing, officials said yesterday, bringing the death toll from recent torrential rains in northern China to at least 30.
Officials reported the deaths in Baoding, about 150…
Citing threatening Trump post, US prosecutors seek protective order
Prosecutors have asked a US judge to limit information Donald Trump can publicly discuss regarding the latest indictments against him, citing a threatening post by the ex-president that his campaign defended Saturday as "political…
Canada PM Trudeau, wife announce separation
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced that he and his wife of 18 years, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, are separating.
In a post on Instagram, the prime minister said, "after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we…
Trump pleads not guilty of plotting to overturn election loss
Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges he orchestrated a plot to try to overturn his 2020 election loss in what US prosecutors call an unprecedented effort by the then-president to undermine the pillars of American…
Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow ‘thwarted’
Russia's Defence Ministry said it had brought down three Ukrainian drones early yesterday that had been trying to attack Moscow.
Nobody was hurt and there was only minor damage to the facade of two office buildings in the Moskva-Citi…
Tension runs high after religious procession in India’s Haryana pelted with stones
Tension ran high in Nuh in the northern Indian state of Haryana as some criminals threw stones and set cars on fire during a religious procession yesterday, Indian media reported citing the police.
PTI citing police said a religious…
China refuses to say why foreign minister Qin Gang removed
China refused to disclose on Wednesday why Qin Gang had been sacked as foreign minister, insisting it was releasing information "normally" despite him having not been seen publicly for more than a month.
Qin was removed from office by…