KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — KYIV, Ukraine — A planned speech later this week by Russian President Vladimir Putin may see him declare four occupied territories of Ukraine parts of Russia, the British military said Tuesday. In a daily intelligence briefing, the British Defense Ministry said Putin will address both houses of the Russian parliament on …
FIFA says more than 2.4 million tickets were sold in the three rounds of sales so far this year. The final round of ticket sales for the Qatar 2022 World Cup starts on Tuesday. Thirty-two teams will take part in the tournament that kicks off on November 20, with the final taking place on December …
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Local media reported that Leonard Glenn Francis had requested to remain in Venezuela on health and political grounds. A fugitive Malaysian defense nicknamed “Fat Leonard” who orchestrated a huge bribery scheme involving dozens of United States Navy officials, contractor has requested asylum in Venezuela almost a week after he was arrested in the South American …
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Sixteen-year-old Adismarys Abreu had been discussing a long-lasting birth control implant with her mother for about a year as a potential solution to increasing menstrual pain. Then Roe v. Wade was overturned, and Abreu joined the throng of teens rushing to their doctors as states began to ban or severely limit abortion. “I’m definitely not …
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The war in Ukraine and its global fallout transfixed the meeting of world leaders at the UN General Assembly this year. When it wasn’t out front, it lurked in the background of virtually every speech. There were near-unanimous calls for an end to the seven-month war, with rich and poor countries …
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Rome, Italy – It was never in doubt. As pollsters had predicted throughout a chaotic election campaign, Italy is set to be led by its most hard-right government since World War II. Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, a largely peripheral figure in Italian politics up until a few years ago, emerged triumphant in Sunday’s election. The …
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Shinzo Abe was not his assassin’s preferred target. Investigators say Tetsuya Yamagami, who fatally shot Japan’s longest-serving prime minister on July 8, had initially wanted to kill the leader of the Unification Church — a South-Korean religious sect that the 41-year-old blames for his family’s financial ruin. But the COVID-19 pandemic got in the way. …
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Almost eight million people face extreme hunger in Somalia and more than 213,000 are at “imminent risk of dying” after four failed rainy seasons, according to the UN. So it should be a relief that after a slow start, over 70% of the UN’s $1.46bn fundraising target for aid has now been reached. One major …
Members of the United Nations Security Council appear poised to support a US-backed resolution to sanction Haiti’s gang leaders and those arming and financing them, but that warned such measures must not have already adverse humanitarian consequences on the population, which is facing “an alarming situation.” “Parameters such as listening criteria, conditions for lifting the …
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Apple has asked manufacturers to shift production from China amid geopolitical tensions and pandemic restrictions. Apple Inc will make some of its iPhone 14s in India, the company has said, as manufacturers shift production from China amid geopolitical tensions and pandemic restrictions that have disrupted supply chains for many industries. “The new iPhone 14 lineup …
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