Global chemical arms watchdog warns Syria about unaccounted weapons
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The global chemical weapons watchdog has said that it reminded Syria of its obligations to comply…
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Belarus’ authoritarian ruler pardons 29 political prisoners amid claims of ongoing repression
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 29 political prisoners amid what human…
Continue ReadingThe snubs and surprises in the 2025 Golden Globe nominations
AP Film Writer The Golden Globes nominated more than 40 individual films Monday and yet still managed to overlook quite a bit. That may just be the…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in elite high school admissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Boston parents who claimed a temporary admissions policy for the city’s elite…
Continue ReadingTikTok asks federal appeals court to bar enforcement of potential ban until Supreme Court review
AP Business Writer TikTok asked a federal appeals court on Monday to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead to a ban on…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift’s Eras Tour ends by shattering own record, grossing an estimated $2.2B, Pollstar says
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour brought in approximately $2.2 billion in its nearly two-year run, making it the…
Continue ReadingAlleged cocaine trafficker at centre of international smuggling operation arrested in Dubai
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An alleged drug trafficker wanted for his role in an international cocaine smuggling operation…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents’ challenge to school guidance for transgender students
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Wisconsin parents who wanted to challenge a school district’s…
Continue ReadingPhilippine volcano eruption sends villagers fleeing for safety as homes are blanketed in ash
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A large volcano eruption in the Philippines sent a plume of ash and gases up to 1.8 miles high following a powerful…
Continue ReadingNobel Peace Prize winner urges Putin to understand the destructiveness of nuclear weapons
Associated Press OSLO, Norway (AP) — Terumi Tanaka, a survivor of the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan and the representative of an organization that…
Continue ReadingPolygamous sect leader gets 50 years in prison in scheme to orchestrate sex involving children
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A polygamist religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual “wives” including 10 underage girls was…
Continue ReadingCyprus and the US double down on a joint effort to combat financial crimes with more training
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus and the U.S. say they’re doubling down on a joint effort to crack down on illicit finance with additional training…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy open to Western troops providing security for end to war in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he’s open to the potential deployment of Western troops in…
Continue ReadingIndigenous Mayans want their sacred cenotes to have personhood status
Associated Press HOMUN, Mexico (AP) — A huge poplar tree stands proud in Maribel Ek’s courtyard, adorned with a sign that reads: “Florece…
Continue ReadingNYC ad agency titans Omnicom and Interpublic to form $30 billion marketing powerhouse
AP Business Writer Omnicom is buying Interpublic Group in a stock-for-stock deal that will create an advertising powerhouse with combined annual…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Syrians line up at Turkish border crossings as Erdogan expects more to go home
Assocaited Press CILVEGOZU BORDER CROSSING, Turkey (AP) — Hundreds of Syrian refugees have gathered at two border crossings in southern Turkey,…
Continue ReadingClosing statements begin in the trial of Central African Republic rebels at the Hague
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors have told the International Criminal Court that they are confident that two alleged…
Continue ReadingChina begins military movements around Taiwan as the island braces for potential drills
By Wayne Chang, Simone McCarthy, Eric Cheung and Nectar Gan, CNN Taipei/Hong Kong (CNN) — Multiple formations of Chinese naval and coast guard…
Continue ReadingItaly fuel depot blast kills 2 and injures more than a dozen. 3 others missing
MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities say at least two people have been killed in a fuel depot explosion in the central region of Tuscany. Fourteen…
Continue ReadingAt least two killed and four missing in explosion at Italian gas refinery
By Sharon Braithwaite and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — At least two people were killed and four are missing following an explosion…
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